Ubisoft is celebrating the sixth anniversary of its shared-world shooter The Division 2. To take action, the corporate has launched a video that includes varied builders of The Division 2, together with artistic director Yannick Banchereau, artwork producer Palle Hoffstein, and product supervisor Daria Ilyina.
“Six years in the past, The Division 2 launched, inviting gamers right into a meticulously crafted imaginative and prescient of post-pandemic Washington, D.C.,” mentioned Banchereau. “As we speak, we have a good time the unimaginable journey, honoring the group, the sport’s progress, and the individuals shaping its evolution.”
Kicking issues off, gamers will be capable to get in on the sixth anniversary celebration via a particular celebratory backpack. Dubbed the Anniversary Backpack, the merchandise contains a distinctive dynamic show that exhibits off the participant’s SHD stage.
“From the 2019 launch to the current Yr 6 Season 3: Burden of Reality, we’ve come a great distance,” mentioned Hoffstein. “84 Title Updates, together with 13 Seasons, sport modes like The Summit, Countdown, Descent, and the Paradise Misplaced Incursion, in addition to greater than 200 gear items have saved the sport thriving for each veterans and newcomers.”
There may even be a Twitch drop occasion, the place gamers watching partnered Twitch streamers taking part in The Division 2 will be capable to get their palms on particular rewards. The drops are divided into two units unfold out over per week. Step one will reward gamers with two Named Merchandise Caches for anticipating half-hour, a Celebration Arm Patch for anticipating an hour, an Unique Cache for two hours, and the Celebration weapon pores and skin for 3 hours.
The second week of Twitch drops will once more kick issues off with two Named Merchandise Caches for half-hour, an Anniversary Arm Patch for an hour, an Unique Cache for two hours, and the Anniversary weapon pores and skin for 3 hours. The Twitch Drops will be earned proper now, till March 17.
“And we wouldn’t be hear with out all of you Brokers,” mentioned Ilyina. “Thanks on your continued help, suggestions, ardour, creativity, and never-yielding curiosity within the sport.”
The Division 2 additionally has currently-ongoing occasions to have a good time the anniversary. Issues are being kicked off with an Exp Bonus occasion; till March 18, gamers will be capable to earn 5 occasions greater than the traditional quantity of exp as they play the sport. Varied actions may even have their very own associated Exp occasion, together with Darkish Zone.
April may even see a brand new occasion, kicking issues off with a model new April Fools’ occasion. Later within the month, The Division 2 may even get an occasion to have a good time Spring, that includes a novel reward within the type of the Rabbit Season Outfit.
The studio has additionally introduced a brand new podcast sequence. Dubbed the Tenacity podcast, it is going to characteristic PhD Geographer, city explorer and survivalism motion specialist Bradley Garrett. The podcast will showcase real-world applied sciences and ideas that assist individuals to adapt to “shifting circumstances.” It was impressed by the thought of the civilians of The Division making an attempt to adapt and survive the video games’ gruelling occasions.
To cap off the video, the builders additionally revealed a small video for upcoming The Division 2 DLC Battle for Brooklyn. The video showcased offers us a glimpse at among the new enemies gamers will be capable to tackle in Battle for Brooklyn, full with close-quarters fight eventualities. Whereas no particulars are given, keen-eyed gamers may even discover new weapons being utilized by the brokers.
