Ubisoft is preparing to announce a new game set in the Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon franchise later this week, the publisher has now confirmed.
Last week saw the launch of a teaser website tied to several Tom Clancy games, an in-universe presentation by Skell Technologies. The teaser didn’t clarify what game franchise it was tied to, leading to broad speculation. Ubisoft has decided to clarify the matter leading up to the May 9 event.
While Ubisoft confirmed that the announcement would be tied to the Ghost Recon franchise with a message on Twitter Monday morning, fans had already figured as much over the weekend. To start, Ubisoft held a free weekend for Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Wildlands. It also pushed a marketing campaign, hiring a large number of Twitch streamers to play through Wildlands’ new Operation Oracle story missions. Given last week’s new game teaser and the sudden Ghost Recon: Wildlands push, it only made sense for the new game to be tied to Ghost Recon.
Ghost Recon isn’t a straight forward franchise, however. The exact nature of the upcoming announcement remains mysterious. However, the obvious direction for the announcement would be a Ghost Recon: Wildlands sequel announcement. After all, Wildlands is the most recent Ghost Recon game, was reasonably successful, and Ubisoft highlighted it over the weekend. However, Ubisoft is notably using just a simple Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon logo instead of a Wildlands logo in its Twitter teaser.
It’s possible that the new game could be a direct sequel to Wildlands, Future Soldier, Advanced Warfighter, or otherwise. But it’s just as likely to be something new. Given Ubisoft’s predilection for online-focused games with microtransactions, it’s unlikely to shift too far in a new direction.
Fans can likely expect Ubisoft to officially announce the new Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon title with a cinematic trailer come May 9, 11:30 am PT. With E3 2019 just a month away now, it seems likely the full unveiling of the new game and its gameplay will be reserved for the much bigger event. Anything is possible, though. Fans of the Ghost Recon franchise won’t have to wait long for more information.
The new Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon title is planned to be announced on May 9.
