Ubisoft has unveiled a first-look cinematic trailer from its upcoming F2P third-person shooter, The Division Heartland. The trailer was released as part of “Division Day” where developers spoke about the upcoming game and revealed “ambitious Year 5 plans” for The Division 2.
Fans of the long-running series have been invited to swing by the Ubisoft site to register for future beta testing opportunities. Owners on multiple systems can apply including those on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, and PC.
The game is described as a PvEvP game with survival elements. It’s set in the mysterious midwestern town of Silver Creek, which is affected by the same pandemic as that in New York and Washington, though with differences. It’s up to players to explore and complete missions by day. By night, players will take on the “dynamically moving contamination” alongside enemy factions and player squads at night.
Heartland features include
- Save America’s Heartland – What’s happening in Silver Creek? Uncover the mystery before a new breed of poison spreads everywhere. Follow the expanding story to discover why this once-peaceful town has become the center of a violent conflict between a group of dangerous rogue Division agents and an aggressive band of nomadic survivors. But the AI factions and other player squads aren’t the only danger…
- Explore By Day, Survive the Night – In a single play session, experience both the challenge and exploration of daytime and the thrill and intensity of nightfall. During the day, explore and complete critical objectives, scavenge for materials and supplies, and face off against dangerous enemies. The stakes heighten when day turns to night and new enemies appear. Avoid the increasingly volatile contamination, fight through rogue NPCs, and take on newly hostile players.
- Extract or Die – Risk your arsenal and supplies whenever you venture into Silver Creek. Keep moving to survive enemy conflict, dehydration, and the lethal contamination that’s overtaken the town. Tackle various goals while building your armory at your Base of Operations (BOO). Each successful operation allows you to complete more missions and unlock unique abilities, new map areas, and crucial functions at your base. Die before you extract… and come back empty-handed.
- Squad Up with Cross-Play and Cross-Progression – Venture into Silver Creek alone or with your squad with cross-play and cross-progression, forming powerful team tactics on all platforms. Customize your agents’ skills, outfits, and go bag. Unlock story elements and level up through multiple upgrade paths. Over time, Heartland will expand to introduce new gameplay, agents, stories, challenges, and areas of the map to explore.
- Survive the Dynamic Contamination – The virus moves differently here, unpredictably, almost with a mind of its own. Though extremely dangerous, you can use the contamination to your advantage. Risk vital seconds inside the cloud to grab precious loot gear and items left behind by other players. Just make sure you have ample filters to survive. If the virus sickness sets in, return to base before it kills you.
For fans of The Division 2, the team has big plans up their sleeves for Year 5. Players can look forward to a new game mode, a new Incursion, seasons revamp, four apparel events, and a brand new story expansion.
Check out The Division Heartland official site for more details.
