See a colourful cohort of "Just Dance 2017" performers pause to remember Orlando, Geordi LaForge gets excited for "Star Trek" VR, swooping "Eagle Flight" reimagines Paris monuments reclaimed by nature, "Grow Up" brings life to a whole planet, and friends chilling on the snowy slopes of "Steep" in this collection of trailers from Ubisoft's 2016 Electronic Entertainment Expo showcase.
Just Dance 2017
Reveal Trailer:
E3 Segment:
Leading Ubisoft's briefing was a choreographed performance of Queen's up-tempo "Don't Stop Me Now," with "Just Dance 2017" setting a tone that said "I'm the craziest of 2016's E3 presentations, but, for a change, in a good way." Launching on "all consoles" in October, "Just Dance 2017" also became the first non-Nintendo game announced for 2017's new Nintendo console, the NX.
Star Trek
Reveal trailer:
E3 Segment:
Who wouldn't feel a little proud, announcing a Virtual Reality tie-in for the "Star Trek" universe? Not only that, but Ubisoft corralled a quartet of "Star Trek" actors from film and TV to test it out and then relay their enthusiastic astonishment. "This is it!" squealed TV legend LeVar Burton, Geordi LaForge of "The Next Generation," who also appeared on stage. Out this fall on Oculus Rift and HTC Vive (Windows PC) and PlayStation VR (PS4).
Eagle Flight
Multiplayer Gameplay:
E3 Segment:
Another virtual reality offering, and taking place in a wonderfully overgrown Paris, this demo had 6 players split into two teams, racing to bring a rabbit back to their own eagle's nest. Oculus VR's Palmer Luckey and Jason Holtmann were the celeb guests on this one. Out this fall on Oculus Rift and HTC Vive (Windows PC) and PlayStation VR (PS4).
Grow Up
Announcement trailer:
E3 Segment:
Adorable experimental exploration game "Grow Home," the story of a clambering robot bringing a planet back to life, became Ubisoft's fastest-downloaded title with 2 million installs -- no doubt being made available for free to upwards of 10m PlayStation Plus members helped things along a little. This time, things get more ambitious as happy chappy robot BUD sets out on his own. August 2016 on PS4, XBO and PC.
Steep
Gameplay Walkthrough:
E3 Segment:
Closing out Ubi's E3 2016 show, "Steep" offers snowbound action sports (snowboarding, skiing, wing suiting and paragliding) in a fully explorable open world, set in the Alps near where its French studio is based in Annecy. Serene mountain views and scenes of billowing multiplayer clown-suited chaos. December 2016 on PS4, XBOX and PC.
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