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Ghost Recon Phantoms crosses over with AC: Rogue, adds new gear
Ubisoft has launched a new customization pack for its free-to-play online shooter Ghost Recon Phantoms that features an array of equippable items inspired by the recently released Assassin's Creed Rogue. The Assassin's Creed Rogue Pack includes new helmets and tactical suits, the Fiveseven ACR tier 2 firearm, and five additional weapons (the AK-12-H SP ACR, PKM-H SP ACR, M14-H SP ACR, M3A1-H SP ACR, and M960-H SP ACR) styled after the latest Assassin's Creed series entry. All featured items can be equipped across all included classes and character builds. Packaged items will remain available through the end of the year. [Image: Ubisoft]
Ghost Recon Phantoms hits 200,000 daily users, tweaks map
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Phantoms is currently the third most-played free game on Steam, and ensnares more than 200,000 daily users in its ghostly web, according to a Ubisoft press release. As the game continues to evolve from its previous life as Ghost Recon Online, the development team has made multiple changes, including the modification of a map now known as "Subpen." Previously titled "Balaklava Sub-Pen," the map is now darker thanks to reworked lighting, and problem areas where players could exploit level design have been tweaked, offering more cover or discouraging camping. In theory, this allows players to be more tactical, just like they would be if they were real Ghost Recon soldiers - you know, charging forward, slamming into riot shields, and screaming "lolololoool" at the top of their lungs. If you want to see the changes to the Subpen map in action, Ubisoft has released an overview video, which you can watch above. [Image: Ubisoft]
Ghost Recon Online gets a new title, April Steam release
The online-only, free-to-play shooter Ghost Recon Online has ditched its redundant subtitle for something a little more bomb, yo. Ghost Recon: Phantoms will launch on PC via Steam in April, publisher Ubisoft has announced. "With all the changes the game has undergone since its conception, the team felt it deserved a 'fresh identity," Producer Corey Facteau explained in a Q&A post. Its arrival in April as Phantoms will end the game's 21-month-long beta phase, add new visual flair and continue the franchise's showcase of "a realistic depiction of tomorrow's battlefield." Along with its new level design and lighting, Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Phantoms also features new character classes, fresh gear, and plans for "even more" additional content following its official launch next month. [Images: Ubisoft, Dean Koontz, Paramount Pictures, Our Hearts]
