Ubisoft’s E3 2021: Everything about Avatar, Far Cry 6, Rainbow Six Extraction and more – CNET [CNET]

French game maker Ubisoft kicked offE3 2021 Saturday, announcing updates for its franchises like the strategy series Rainbow Six and Assassin’s Creed historical adventure games as part of its Ubisoft Forward stream. The company also announced a new installment for its Mario + Rabbids fantasy franchise and an entirely new game based on the Avatar movie franchise.

Typically, E3 consists of a huge show floor and press conferences from gaming giants like Ubisoft. But now that the convention is all online, companies are doing their E3 presentations in the form of branded online streams — like Nintendo Direct. Last year’s Ubisoft Forward, in July, focused mainly on two games: Watch Dogs Legion and Assassin’s Creed Valhalla.

How to watch: All the major announcements we’ll be following during E3 June 12-15

Here’s everything Ubisoft announced:

Rainbow Six Extraction

The company started by talking about Rainbow Six Extraction, a new game based on its popular Rainbow Six Siege tactical strategy game, first released in 2015. In this new title, players work in a team of three to take on an alien threat. Extraction will be released Sept. 16.

Assassin’s Creed Valhalla

Ubisoft announced new updates for its Assassin’s Creed historical fiction adventure series. The company said it plans to continue updating its latest installment, Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, which focuses on the viking expansion throughout Europe a little over 1,000 years ago. Ubisoft said it plans to continue offering free updates for the game, which launched last year, with an upcoming installment to focus on the siege of Paris, which happened in 885.

Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora

Ubisoft said it’s working on an adventure game based on the revived Avatar movie series, called Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora. The game company didn’t say much other than that it’s working with Disney on the title, which will be a standalone story from the upcoming movies. The game will be released in 2022.

Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope

Ubisoft’s teaming up its cartoonish Rabbids with Nintendo’s popular Super Mario Bros. characters in a new strategy game, due for release next year. The game marks the first sequel to 2017’s Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle game, which Ubisoft said more than 7.5 million people have played so far.

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See also

• E3 2021 schedule: All the major streams you need to know about
• E3, Summer Game Fest trailers: Elden Ring, Death Stranding and more
• Microsoft’s Xbox, Halo Infinite and Starfield at E3 2021: How to watch live
• Nintendo Direct E3 2021: How to watch, start times, predictions

Riders Republic

Ubisoft announced a new extreme-sports game Riders Republic, coming September 2. The game encourages people to play together, participating in various sports including mountain biking, skiing, snowboarding and wingsuit flying.

Jet packs, slopes, and spectacular tricks! The new gameplay trailer for Riders Republic covers it all! Get ready to RIDE on September 2, 2021! 👇 #UbiForward #UbisoftForward #E32021 pic.twitter.com/yBCYCKSGUJ

— GameSpot (@GameSpot) June 12, 2021

Just Dance 2022

The company confirmed it plans another installment in its popular annual dance music game series. Ubisoft didn’t share too much about the songs planned for this year, but did say it’s working with rapper and choreographer Todrick Hall for some of its songs. The game will launch November 4.