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Thursday4th Apr 2019
News The Division 2 Trailer Outlines Year One Updates, Teases Next Specialisation Class
Gunning it
Tomorrow (that's Friday the 5th April at the time of writing) sees the release of the first big content update for The Division 2. It's set to add a new stronghold (supposedly the toughest of the bunch) alongside a new world tier. A few fresh weapons will also be introduced, and you'll be able to get your hands on specific gear sets. But...
Wednesday3rd Apr 2019
News The Division 2 Details Big Changes to Skills and Mods Ahead of the Game's Friday Update
Modding the mods
Developer Massive Entertainment has outlined a number of changes coming to The Division 2 in the game's next update. Dropping at the same time as the title's new world tier and stronghold, the incoming patch aims to make positive changes to skills, skill mods, and weapon mods. It'll also include some weapon balancing. For starters,...
Thursday28th Mar 2019
News The Division 2 Patch 1.7 Is Live on PS4, Fixes a Load of Bugs and Gameplay Issues
Taking back control
After a few hours of downtime earlier today, The Division 2 is back up and running alongside its latest update. Patch 1.7 can be downloaded on PlayStation 4 now, and it promises to fix a list of remaining bugs and pesky gameplay issues. You can find the full patch notes below: Performance Various improvements to reduce frame...
Wednesday27th Mar 2019
News Incoming The Division 2 Patch Aims to Fix Frame Rate Drops, Co-Op Scaling Issue
Stay safe, agent
Tomorrow (that's the 28th March), the latest patch for The Division 2 will be deploying on PlayStation 4. The primary goal of update 1.7 will be to address a number of remaining, high priority issues that some players may still be running into. This includes fixes for noticeable frame rate drops, bugged skill cooldowns, and broken...
Take back D.C. from the Black Tusk
The Division 2 already has a lengthy and robust endgame, but it's going to get a whole lot bigger on 5th April when the first batch of post-launch content drops for free. This will include the unlock of the Tidal Basin Stronghold that players who have already reached the maximum gear score have been eagerly...
Tuesday19th Mar 2019
News The Division 2 Skill Bug Supposedly Fixed After Game Goes Down for Maintenance
That was fast, thankfully
Well, props to Massive Entertainment -- the developer has reportedly managed to fix The Division 2's most frustrating bug. Over the last couple of days, players have stumbled across an issue that basically makes skills unusable. You'd pop out a turret or drone or some other doohickey, and it'd almost immediately disappear...
Monday18th Mar 2019
News Fixing The Division 2's Disastrous Skill Cooldown Bug Is the Developer's 'Highest Priority'
But it doesn't want to rush
There's a major bug in The Division 2 right now that's seriously damaging the experience for many a player -- ourselves included. The issue causes skills to malfunction, essentially rendering them useless. Instead of throwing out a turret or deploying a drone and having them operate as expected for a set amount of time,...
Thursday14th Mar 2019
News The Division 2's 1.03 Update Issues Mission and Weapon Fixes on PS4
Some massive support
The Division 2's latest update, patch 1.03, brings with it multiple fixes to issues concerning missions and weapons on PS4. As well as that, XP rewards for endgame activities have been better adjusted to scale to the player's level. Here are the full patch notes for the 1.03 update where the PS4 is concerned: Weapons We...
Tuesday12th Mar 2019
News The Division 2 PS4 Frame Rate Issues Plaguing Some Players, But There Is a Quick Fix
Thankfully
The Division 2 is now live on PlayStation 4 for those who bought the Gold or Ultimate edition of the game. By most accounts it's been a smooth early launch experience so far, but that's not to say everything's perfect. A number of reports on Reddit and social media claim that, on consoles, the game's frame rate can plummet while out in...
Monday11th Mar 2019
News The Division 2 Creative Director Reckons Death Stranding Will Be 'Timeless' After Studio Visit
Nothing divisive about this
Julian Gerighty, creative director on The Division 2, has tweeted about his experiences over the course of the game's development. More specifically, Gerighty says that the team received support from loads of other developers, and includes a photo of himself standing alongside Hideo Kojima. Gerighty clearly paid a...
News The Division 2 Character Creation Looks Like a Huge Improvement Over the First Game
Sculpt that perfect face
The character creation system in The Division 2 seems quite in-depth, based on this video from the guys over at Arekkz Gaming. You'll be able to tweak a number of settings in order to sculpt an ideal mug for your agent, from eye spacing all the way to lip size and jaw structure. Needless to say, it's a huge improvement over...
Sunday10th Mar 2019
News The Division 2's Trophy List Is Looking for the Most Iconic Agents
Going for the Platinum
If you're hoping to add The Division 2's Platinum Trophy to your virtual collection, you'll need to engage with and master almost everything the game has to offer. The loot shooter's Trophy list has popped up on Exophase a few days before the launch of the Gold Edition, and it's most certainly not one thats finishable in a...
Saturday9th Mar 2019
News Physical Copies of The Division 2 Will Require a Gigantic 90GB Download
Full game is the same size
Remember the days when you could just pop a disc into your PlayStation and play it immediately? Those days are long gone, we're afraid, and this fresh information about The Division 2 is a grim reminder. Ubisoft has noted that those who purchase the game physically will be prompted to download an absolutely massive 90GB...
Tuesday5th Mar 2019
News The Division 2 Gets One Heck of a Dramatic Launch Trailer
Plus guns and explosions, obvs
The Division 2's not far away at all, and so as we've come to expect, the Ubisoft marketing machine is really kicking into gear. The publisher's released the game's launch trailer, which opts for drama and a lot of bullets. Not to mention a few explosions, obviously. The Division 2's due out next week, on the 15th...
Friday1st Mar 2019
News The Division 2 Open Beta Is Live on PS4
Last line of defence
The Division 2's open beta -- your last chance to play the game before its launch on the 15th March -- is now live on PS4. The beta is around 50GB, so you'll want to get it downloading sooner rather than later. It's live from today, Friday the 1st March, until Monday the 4th March. Much like the closed beta that took place last...
Wednesday27th Feb 2019
News The Division 2's Year 1 Content Is Free, But the Season Pass Supposedly Lets You Get It Early
Early access freebies
We may now know what the point of The Division 2 having a season pass is. Since the game was announced, Ubisoft has been reiterating that the first year of additional content will be totally free for all players. With this in mind, the existence of a season pass has seemed strange. If everything's free, why buy a season pass?...
Monday25th Feb 2019
Welcome back, agent
Running from the 1st March to the 4th March, The Division 2's open beta should be a good indication of how the finished game's going to turn out when it launches on the 15th March. The closed beta was rather robust and, in our opinion, pretty enjoyable, so it should be worth a download if you're interested. Anyway, Ubisoft's...
Thursday21st Feb 2019
News The Division 2 Details Its Hopefully Hefty Endgame Content
Raids, specialisations, and more
Looter shooters are all the rage right now with ANTHEM dropping imminently and The Division 2 due out next month, and so 'endgame' is a word that we're hearing more and more often. What's there to do after you've finished the main story? What's going to keep me playing for hundreds of hours? How good is the grind?...
Tuesday12th Feb 2019
News The Division 2's Open Beta Will Unlock Legendary Loot in March
Try before you buy
As already awkwardly outed earlier in the week, The Division 2 will get an open beta from 1st March through 4th March, meaning that everyone will get a chance to try out Ubisoft’s latest and (hopefully) greatest loot shooter – no purchase necessary. It’s unclear what content the server stress test will include, but it’s...
Monday11th Feb 2019
News The Division 2 Open Beta Accidentally Outed by Massive Entertainment Dev
Oopsie daisy
In case you weren't aware, Ubisoft hosted a private beta for The Division 2 over the weekend, which came to a close a couple of hours ago. You could only get in if you received a code from either pre-ordering the game or specifically signing up, so not everyone was able to join in. As with most beta tests, it suffered from a few bugs,...
Friday8th Feb 2019
Giveaway Enter the Dark Zone with the Chance to Loot a Code for The Division 2 Private Beta
Sign up now
As you may be aware, Ubisoft is currently hosting a private beta test for its fast approaching looter shooter, The Division 2. Access is usually granted via pre-orders or sign-ups on the official site, but today, we're happy to present you with another way to enter the Dark Zone. There are 3,000 The Division 2 private beta codes up for...
News The Division 2 Beta Patch 2.01 Out Now on PS4, Fixes Delta Error
Tango yankee
If you've been playing The Division 2 private beta, you may have run into something called a 'delta-3' error. When this pops up, you get kicked from the current game and dumped back to the beta's main menu. It's basically been the biggest issue with the test so far. Thankfully, Ubisoft has worked quickly to fix it. Patch 2.01 is...
Thursday7th Feb 2019
News Extended Play Sessions and Game Invites Could Crash the Division 2 Beta, Says Ubisoft
Careful out there
The private beta test for The Division 2 gets started today, allowing a selection of players to go hands on with Ubisoft's looter shooter sequel ahead of launch. However, as is always the risk with betas, a couple of fairly big bugs have flared up already, and the publisher has advised ways to work around them
Tuesday5th Feb 2019
News The Division 2 Beta Codes Being Sent Out
Check your mail
Private beta codes for The Division 2 are starting to make their way to players, we've been told. Set to begin on the 7th February, the beta is available to those who pre-order the game. You can also get in by signing up through the official site, but Ubisoft has said that it can't promise a place to everyone who applies. Those of...
News A Group of Much Tougher Enemies Take Over The Division 2 Once You've Beaten the Campaign
Endgame
"What's the endgame like?" is a question that's being asked more and more when it comes to loot-based titles like The Division 2. Once you're done with the campaign and the game's side activities, is there enough additional content to keep you coming back for more? It's something that developer Massive Entertainment has clearly been thinking...
Monday4th Feb 2019
News Take Cover with 20 Minutes of The Division 2 Co-Op Gameplay
Four-pronged attack
IGN's gone ahead and published 20 minutes of gameplay from The Division 2, giving us our most in-depth look yet at how co-op works in the sequel. A four-player squad takes on one of the game's multiplayer missions, resulting in a lot of cover-based skirmishes. It's just about what you'd expect, but it does look solid. The...
Tuesday22nd Jan 2019
News The Division 2 Gets Almost 2 Hours of Gameplay Footage and Details on PvP
Locked and loaded
Ubisoft hosted a livestream for The Division 2 earlier today, and we've embedded the footage above. There's almost two hours of gameplay here, as the developers talk us through the title's new Dark Zones and player versus player modes. From where we're sitting, it looking pretty good. The Division 2 is still slated for its 15th...
Friday18th Jan 2019
News The Division 2 Details Dedicated PvP Modes and All New Dark Zones
Darker
The Division 2 seems to be expanding upon the first game's idea of competitive multiplayer. The sequel will see the return of the Dark Zone, or rather Dark Zones due to the fact that there'll be three of them instead of just one. On top of that, more traditional player versus player modes will be added through 'Domination' and 'Skirmish'. You...
Wednesday16th Jan 2019
News The Division 2 Private Beta Dated, Sign Ups Open Now
Freedom fighters
Ubisoft's slapped a date on the private beta for The Division 2. As is usually the case these days, you can to pre-order the game to gain access, but you can also try your luck and sign up for it through here. You can do this using a Ubisoft account or a PlayStation Network account. The private beta runs for four days, from the 7th...
Tuesday10th Jul 2018
News The Division 2 Campaign and Endgame Can Be Played Single-Player
Lone wolf
The Division 2 won't force you to group up with friends or randoms, Ubisoft has confirmed. Much like the first game, you'll be able to fly solo and enjoy just about everything that the title has to offer without forming a squad. Game director Mathias Karlson told Aus Gamers: "You can play through the entire story campaign into endgame and...
