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The Division 2

Developed by Massive Entertainment and published in 2019 by Ubisoft, Tom Clancy's The Division 2 is a third-person action-RPG where players complete solo or co-op missions and upgrade gear in a bid to maintain order in a plague-torn world.

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The Division 2 character creation - an improvement but not really

Picture of a male SHD agent in The Division 2

Ubisoft and Massive Entertainment seem to have taken player feedback to heart before making The Division 2 as every aspect of the game has improvements over the original. Character creation, however, may be somewhat unusual to some.

The Division 2 first in UK with only 20% of predecessor's sales

Picture of the Capitol Building in The Division 2

The Division 2 has finally launched and Ubisoft's shooter has debuted in first place in UK's retail, albeit with a result that would be extremely worrying for Ubi were it not for the fact we're talking about physical sales here only.

The Division 2 update removes the stuck in a World Tier glitch

Picture of an SHD agent hiding in cover with his crossbow

Ubisoft and Massive Entertainment have been working fairly quickly to deliver The Division 2 patches that fix bugs and bring the quality of life improvements. The latest patch removed the World Tier issue where some players would get stuck.

The Division 2 patch 1.03 buffs specialisation crossbows

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Ubisoft and Massive Entertainment have released patch 1.03 for The Division 2, bringing a fix that essentially buffed the crossbows wielded by Demolitionists along with plenty other fixes. The patch also addressed several exploits.

The Divison 2 player discovers game-breaking netcode bug

According to Reddit user eternal70200 once you launch two The Division 2 copies and try to join a group on the same network, or same external IP adress, the enemies in the host's world completely freeze and cannot be interacted with.

The Division 2 file size confirmed to be 100 GB on PlayStation 4

Picture of some SHD agents walking in Washington D.C.

The Division 2 officially launches on 15 March 2019 and Ubisoft have confirmed that PC and Xbox One crowds will need between 48 and 52 GB of free space to install, while PlayStation 4 players will require as much as 100 GB post-patch.

Third party stores won't sell The Division 2 keys after launch

Ubisoft won't offer The Division 2 keys to third-party digital stores after the game launches on 15 March 2019. This was confirmed by Gamesplanet who released a notice stating that they won't have any more keys after the release date.

Mexico builds a wall along the US border in The Division 2

Promotional image for The Division 2 showing SHD agents in front of Washington Monument

Ubisoft and Massive Entertainment continue to say that The Division 2 is not political in nature, but their PR crew know an open goal when they see one as it issues a spoof Mexican Government communique announcing a US border wall.

The Division 2 gets another live action trailer by Drive director

Ubisoft released another live action trailer for The Division 2, and once again, it's helmed by Drive director Nicolas Winding Refn. Dubbed the Good Guy, the trailer follows a group of Division agents in their battle against enemy factions.

The Division 2 open beta has been kind of extended by 24 hours

Screenshot from The Division 2 announcing the game's beta

Ubisoft initially stated that The Division 2 open beta would run from 01 to 04 March 2019, then announced a 24-hour extension and finally corrected themselves, saying that it was always the intention to keep the beta running until 05 March.