Ubisoft's betting big on The Division, but is it late to the party?

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For Division Day, Ubisoft has revealed new details on the entire The Division franchise, including the future of The Division 2, mobile spin-off The Division: Resurgence, and middle-America's The Division: Heartland.

The Division 2 is entering its fifth year, but Ubisoft shows little sign of slowing down. Season 1, which arrives in June, comes with a new roguelite game mode, Descent. Existing inside a simulation, it's a mode that can be played solo or in co-op, and is all about fine-tuning your build to complete each run.

Through the rest of the year, Ubisoft will be working on a rework of the game's Castle area, with new activities taking place around that. In Season 3 we'll be heading back to New York for Christmas, while Season 4 will introduce new story DLC. Around that, there'll also be new cosmetics, including a Sam Fisher outfit available as part of Ubisoft's ongoing attempts to keep Splinter Cell's chambling corpse alive until the Splinter Cell remake, and Leon Kennedy's Raccoon City PD gear for a Resident Evil crossover.

While The Division 2 is still trucking, it's far from the only thing the Division franchise has going for it these days. During the Division Day stream, Ubisoft also showed off The Division: Resurgence, which it claims will be a "full-fledged Division experience," complete with a campaign that will bridge the gap between the two mainline games. It looks pretty ropey from the brief snippet of gameplay shown off, but if you're interested in checking it out, you can register for a test phase via the game's official website (opens in new tab).

Ubisoft wrapped up with what was clearly intended to be the main event of its broadcast – The Division: Heartland. A free-to-play survival spin on The