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Ghost Recon: Future Soldier deploying in Q4

[UPDATE 2] Next installment in Ubisoft's squad-based shooter due out this holiday on PS3 and 360; Wii, PC, PSP, and DS versions also confirmed; 360 Splinter Cell Conviction buyers get access to MP beta this summer.

In December, Ubisoft trademarked the name "Ghost Recon: Future Soldier." Today, the French publisher announced that the title of the long-awaited next installment in its Tom Clancy-inspired squad-based shooter series would be called…Ghost Recon: Future Soldier.

While Ubisoft was forthcoming on the game's holiday 2010 release date, it only confirmed the Xbox 360 version of the game in its official release. The announcement was supplemented by Ubisoft employees' Twitter posts, which confirmed that developer Ubisoft Paris is also working on a PlayStation 3 edition. A subsequent tweet said a PC version was also planned but did not say whether it would be simultaneously released. Many Ubisoft PC games trail their console siblings by several months, including Assassin's Creed II and Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2.

[UPDATE] In a conference call following this morning's Ubisoft earnings report, CEO Yves Guillemot also said that Ghost Recon: Future Soldier was in development for the PSP and DS. He did not, however, offer a release date for those two platforms.

[UPDATE 2] Ubisoft executives have now also confirmed a Wii version of the game but did not say if it would launch alongside the other console editions.

Ubisoft seems to be rolling out the red carpet for the 360 version of Ghost Recon: Future Soldier. The game's trailer premiered this morning on Xbox Live, and its multiplayer beta will be available exclusively to those who purchase the 360 version of another Tom Clancy game, Splinter Cell Conviction. (The offer does not apply to the PC edition.) Though that game ships in North America on April 13, Future Soldier's MP beta won't begun until this summer, according to Ubisoft.

Ghost Recon: Future Soldier will pick up where Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 (pictured) left off.

Ghost Recon: Future Soldier will pick up where Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 (pictured) left off.

First revealed last January and then officially announced in April 2009, Ghost Recon: Future Soldier appears to get its name from the "Future Soldier" programs being conducted by the US and its NATO allies. The initiative, currently part of the US Army's Brigade Combat Team Modernization Program, focuses on outfitting infantrymen with networked communications and high-tech equipment. In today's announcement, Ubisoft emphasized technology repeatedly to help hype the game, saying that it would feature prototype weapons and that its single- and multiplayer modes would be "state of the art."

Ironically, much of the real-life Future Soldier's equipment was already featured in the critically acclaimed Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2, which is set during a fictional conflict in the year 2013. (Ubisoft did not reveal any story details about the new title.) GameSpot's video review of that game is below.

153 Comments

  • Blood_Diamond

    Posted Mar 5, 2010 3:16 am GMT

    @megamega777 I agree completely i was thinking more along the lines of F*** YEA!!! but that works too

  • Blood_Diamond

    Posted Mar 5, 2010 3:15 am GMT

    I've never played Ghost recon online, i enjoyed it on single player anyway lol.... well might as well dive right into the beta and get owned

  • ADR3NALIN3_RUSH

    Posted Feb 28, 2010 11:59 am GMT

    I CAN"T WAIT FOR THE BETA I HOPE I GET ONE ........WOW IT"S BEEN AWHILE

  • MxAa

    Posted Feb 18, 2010 7:54 pm GMT

    I just hope the multiplayer is better this time around... the multiplayer hasn't beeen so good after ghost recon 2.

  • KamikazeCanuck

    Posted Feb 18, 2010 1:31 pm GMT

    @sportsfan282
    So? That's not an actual reason. Just because you have a new engine doesn't mean you have to retitle it. It's still Sam Mitchel. plus you're forgetting about ghost recon:
    Desert Seige & Jungle storm.

  • Malhound

    Posted Feb 12, 2010 2:30 am GMT

    Kanye West's Welcome To Heartbreak-official theme.
    Will the PSP Version be developed again by High Voltage?

  • megamega777

    Posted Feb 11, 2010 9:03 am GMT

    Was already going to buy Splinter Cell Conviction anyway, and now it comes with this MP beta? HELL YAH!!!!!

  • steelmouth

    Posted Feb 11, 2010 7:57 am GMT

    ugly looking cover art

  • LosDaddie

    Posted Feb 11, 2010 5:21 am GMT

    i need to pre-order this soon

  • ChiefFreeman

    Posted Feb 11, 2010 5:10 am GMT

    Oh, forgot to add --- PLEASE make the controls a bit more precise this time Ubisoft!
    ! The floaty aiming mechanics in warfighter were are a bit dated now.

  • ChiefFreeman

    Posted Feb 11, 2010 5:08 am GMT

    Great. This time I don't mind having to buy a game to get access to a beta!

  • guitardude1243

    Posted Feb 11, 2010 12:06 am GMT

    I hope it keeps the futuristic feel without going overboard and feeling mechanized (best way I can describe it really). Still can't wait to see what shapes up.

  • abdulwhed

    Posted Feb 10, 2010 2:11 pm GMT

    i like one shootre game it bter

  • Getix-01

    Posted Feb 10, 2010 1:36 pm GMT

    still cant wait though love ghost recon

  • Getix-01

    Posted Feb 10, 2010 1:36 pm GMT

    How does it pick up after ghost recon avanced warfighter 2? *SPOILER ALERT* you detonate a nuke on yourself, wtf lol

  • smghottie

    Posted Feb 10, 2010 10:40 am GMT

    It will be decent at the very least. But considering I had a sh*tload of fun playing the first one a few years back, I'm sure it'll be the same feeling for this next go around.

  • dikrik469

    Posted Feb 10, 2010 10:24 am GMT

    for all my fellow commenters lol Tom Clancy has never let us down with GR! its about time they come out wit the nxt installment, o yes btw every Clancy game was about future war tech...Modern Warfare is a great game dont get me wrong but sry nobody can compare to Uncle Clancy and his dare old Ghost Recon

  • Will2Live

    Posted Feb 10, 2010 9:32 am GMT

    It's bound to be compared to Crysis. Which isn't necessarily a bad thing ;D.

  • RoyaleWivCheese

    Posted Feb 10, 2010 9:26 am GMT

    Ok, GRAW and GRAW2 were fantastic for their time but once we saw CODMW they really showed their age. Ubisoft really need to step it up a notch. I know GRAW and COD are very different beasts but this game can't hope to compete with what's out there now unless it's built from the ground up. GRAW with a new engine (and no spawn killing) would be awesome. Fingers crossed for this one!!

  • AJ-2K7

    Posted Feb 10, 2010 8:43 am GMT

    That was by far the coolest ghillie suit ever.

  • gamermanps2

    Posted Feb 10, 2010 8:40 am GMT

    Nice move going to the future rather than competing with modern day shooters. I can't wait to see what sort of tech is available.

  • mcnerk

    Posted Feb 10, 2010 8:18 am GMT

    dont preorder at gamestop save gamecrazy everyone and yes this is coming from a 6 year employee of gamestop

  • get_bangd

    Posted Feb 10, 2010 8:14 am GMT

    omg so cool i love tom clancy games rule!!! hey ? anyone knows if a new rainbow six is coming out soon??? please let me know where i could find it????????

  • raven98030

    Posted Feb 10, 2010 7:46 am GMT

    I am with you l33tek I will too when can you pre order it

  • SkeletX

    Posted Feb 10, 2010 6:54 am GMT

    finally something about GRAW xD !!

  • Gamer_4_Fun

    Posted Feb 10, 2010 6:26 am GMT

    I loved GRAW, but this looks too much into the future.

  • l33tek

    Posted Feb 10, 2010 6:21 am GMT

    another reason for me to pre-order SC:Conviction, to get the GR:FS beta MP this summer. i also love Tom Clancy games.

  • falcOWNS

    Posted Feb 10, 2010 5:03 am GMT

    yes!

  • LT-murphy

    Posted Feb 10, 2010 4:55 am GMT

    can't f@#kin wait , Tom Clancy games are great

  • -HCMF-

    Posted Feb 10, 2010 4:30 am GMT

    can't wait, first 2 were great

  • FoxbatAlpha

    Posted Feb 10, 2010 3:47 am GMT

    Ghost Recon has always had "future" technology. I remember the UAV seemed kinda science fiction back then. Now its in every modern shooter and essential to battle. I wonder what the "future" will hold this time?

  • fps_d0minat0r

    Posted Feb 10, 2010 3:43 am GMT

    tom clancy games are good but hardly ever great.
    have to wait and see what its up against in Q4.

  • hengabung

    Posted Feb 10, 2010 3:35 am GMT

    Far out, why is it almost every game I'm genuinely interested in has "the red carpet rolled out for 360"

    D'=

  • tekkelite

    Posted Feb 10, 2010 3:15 am GMT

    You had me at Tom Clancy.

  • darkmask1991

    Posted Feb 10, 2010 3:06 am GMT

    this game will own

  • Bruno-K

    Posted Feb 10, 2010 3:02 am GMT

    Anything with a "tom clancy's" in the title i'm in.

  • Artosa

    Posted Feb 10, 2010 2:37 am GMT

    Ghost recon went downhill with ghost recon 2+3 and advanced warfighter, how about going back to the realism roots, ubisoft.

  • daveg1

    Posted Feb 10, 2010 2:16 am GMT

    cool ive been wondering when they were going to release another ghost recon...

  • Ravenor12345678

    Posted Feb 10, 2010 1:19 am GMT

    Sounds like a Mighty Boosh song

  • kikitube

    Posted Feb 10, 2010 12:13 am GMT

    I don't interested. But I'm still gonna try it.

  • Kavsta

    Posted Feb 10, 2010 12:02 am GMT

    can't wait for it

  • Ramtin_LA

    Posted Feb 9, 2010 11:50 pm GMT

    I'm going 2 buy it

  • Ramtin_LA

    Posted Feb 9, 2010 11:46 pm GMT

    I'm going 2 buy it

  • coldsauce09

    Posted Feb 9, 2010 11:01 pm GMT

    ghost recon arcades please! i really love the arcade version of it!

  • SDBusDriver1979

    Posted Feb 9, 2010 10:51 pm GMT

    Wheres the lasers, man? Can't have a future soldier without a laser guns, how is he suppose to fight against the robots with that archaic machine gun?

  • metalkid9 posted Feb 9, 2010 10:48 pm GMT (does not meet display criteria. sign in to show)

    metalkid9

    Posted Feb 9, 2010 10:48 pm GMT (hide)

    modern warriors 2 is better

  • collegekid440

    Posted Feb 9, 2010 10:09 pm GMT

    The original Ghost Recon and Ghost Recon Island Thunder were the best fps I've ever played, they need to remake those with newer servers

  • DEATH775

    Posted Feb 9, 2010 9:21 pm GMT

    Well I hope it will blow me away

  • D4NZEL-709

    Posted Feb 9, 2010 9:01 pm GMT

    Well this is not like some games when i am sold when it's announced i am going to wait for the gameplay first.

  • kejigoto

    Posted Feb 9, 2010 8:58 pm GMT

    @ grimhope

    How does Ghost Recon: Future Soldier sound anything like Call of Duty: Modern Warfare?

    Also wasn't the last Ghost Recon game... Ya know the one that came out before Modern Warfare, called Advanced Warfighter or something like that?

    Besides Battlefield: Badcompany 2 already has Modern Warfare 2 beat, so it really doesn't matter.

    Then again it wouldn't be that hard to top that rehash.

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