E3 2011: Ghost Recon Online Blowout

Ubisoft is detailing the upcoming title as well as the online features it includes.

Currently Ubisoft are holding their own developers roundtable and the Ghost Recon Online team got brought onstage to display their new game as well as gameplay breakthroughs thanks to the controller.

The demonstration began with Ubisoft showing an exclusive trailer detailing the game which started off showing people playing in multiplayer and using the touch pad to arm themselves with weapons, voice chat and coordinating attacks, scanning and calling air attacks with the tablet which eliminated the need for headsets for online play. Team play and strategy is being cited as a huge aspect of the title and the designers wanted to make Ghost Recon easy and intuitive to the gamer.

The title will use different classes named: Assault, Recon and Specialist. The controller will be used for intel gathering and action commands akin to the real life device "crosscome 2.0". The extra screen is used as a tactical 3D map showing real time information that users will be able to interact with, see friendly and enemy troops as well as sharing strategies such as one player tapping a location on their touch screen which creates a marker that other players can see in the battlefield field for the likes of choosing where to attack and defend.

There is also a missle perk system that allows you to aim using the controller and steer with the tablet. The tablet could also become a drone view and used as an X-Ray to spy on enemies. The tablet can then be used to scroll through various items.

The online section of the game has a personalized account system used to track stats, seamless match creation, flexible friends lists, ranking and matchmaking and scheduling to encourage "micro-competition" and includes parental controls. The game will also feature a mode called "Ghost Feed" which will allow players to follow their friends activities on the Wii U controller, even if someone is using the TV.

When asked if this friends and online account system was specifically for the game or system wide, Ubisoft replied that it was up to Nintendo to reveal the details. Ubisoft also said they guarantee security on the 'always online' services such as Ghost Feed.

Ubisoft was also asked if Ghost Recon Online is free-to-play like it's newly announced PC counterpart and replied that such details are still being discussed.


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