The next major gaming event of the summer starts in less than an hour from the time of this writing. TheUbisoft Forwardbroadcast is set to showcaseUbisoft’s planned releases for the rest of 2020 and into 2021, a line-up of some of the most highly anticipated next-gen multiplatform releases. Ubisoft Forward officially starts at 11:00 am PT/2:00 pm ET with a pre-show introduction. The main event will follow an hour later at 12pm PT. As such, it’s best to know exactly how to watch one of the summer’s biggest events.
There are two official video streaming platforms where theUbisoft Forward broadcastcan be watched. The official Ubisoft YouTube channels is the main broadcast, which is being hosted on the official Ubisoft website. The broadcast is also being streamed on Ubisoft’s official Twitch channel, as well.
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There is one special bonus being offered for watching Ubisoft Forward at certain places, however. Those watching Ubisoft Forward either on the official Ubisoft website or through Uplay with their accounts logged in will be givenWatch Dogs 2on PC for free. Twitch viewers can also earnWatch Dogs 2for free via a drop, but they’ll have to connect their Twitch account to their Uplay account first.
This past week Ubisoft released aUbisoft Forward teaser videofocusing on the lineup of games planned to be shown during the event. While no game titles were explicitly mentioned, the gameplay shown teased as many as 10 games.Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla,Watch Dogs: Legion,Hyper Scape,Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six,Just Dance, andTrialsare just some of the games and series hinted at. Plus, there are certain to be some surprises in store, as well.
One game that wasn’t shown in the teaser, but is certain to be featured, isFar Cry 6. This past week a leakedcinematic trailer forFary Cry 6dropped, possibly even revealing a young Vaas, one of the antagonists fromFar Cry 3. WhileFar Cry 6won’t be launching until early 2021, it’s still likely to be shown in some capacity. At the very least, the cinematic trailer will be shown officially.
There is a topic that Ubisoft won’t be addressing, however. In a tweet posted Sunday morning, Ubisoft confirmed that it will not address the recent wave ofmisconduct allegations levied against Ubisoft employees and executives. The statement claims that since Ubisoft Forward’s content has been “pre-recorded,” Ubisoft won’t be addressing the topic whatsoever during the show. But it also says to expect more updates soon.
For the time being, Ubisoft hopes gamers will be able to enjoy theUbisoft Forwardbroadcast it has put together.
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