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Ubisoft announces E3 date, June 13

Ubisoft has set an E3 date, following big developers like Microsoft, Sony PlayStation, Electronic Arts and Bethesda.

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Aisha Tyler presenting the Ubisoft E3 Media Briefing 2013.
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The "Assassin's Creed," "Ghost Recon" and "Just Dance" publisher will preview its upcoming titles at the Electronic Entertainment Expo on June 13, 2016.

A 1pm start time for the San Francisco event equates to 8pm UTC (6:30pm to 1:30am IST)1pm start time for the San Francisco event equates to 8pm UTC (6:30 PM to 1:30 AM IST)

Ubisoft's show follows those of "FIFA" and "Mass Effect" publisher Electronic Arts on June 12 at 1pm PST (1:30am IST) and Bethesda at 7pm PST (7:30am IST), a studio whose parent company publishes the "Fallout," "Elder Scrolls," "Dishonored" and "Doom" franchises.

Microsoft's Xbox then takes the stage before Ubi on June 13 at 9.30am PST (10:00pm IST), and Sony PlayStation is now expected to round out the keynote schedule later the same day.

Thirty years old in March, Ubisoft has three big games with release potential for this calendar year.

Despite its prestige, "Assassin's Creed" won't have a new, core franchise entry out in 2016. Not unless we look away from games, as it's part of Ubisoft's biggest film push so far: Michael Fassbender and Marion Cotillard co-star in a big-budget "Assassin's Creed" movie due December.

Instead, we're looking at "Ghost Recon Wildlands," "For Honor" and "South Park: The Fractured but Whole" as potential holiday season hits.

Preview footage for "Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands" closed out 2015's E3 presentation, received as a move to merge Ubisoft's action game formula with the open world chaos of "Grand Theft Auto Online."

Also revealed at E3 2015 was medieval-era multiplayer action game "For Honor," in which players fight against each other as knights, samurai, and Viking warriors.

And 2014's critically acclaimed "South Park: the Stick of Truth" is due a follow-up in the shape of "South Park: The Fractured but Whole."

Looking a little further forward, a "Watch Dogs 2" is expected in 2017 -- in many ways a contemporized "Assassin's Creed," right down to the merchandising and movie-making plans.

A new entry to the "Raving Rabbids" franchise is likely to be shown, after Ubisoft's Twitter announcement image included a reference to the bunny-eared aliens, while "Criminal Minds" star Aisha Tyler is in place to dominate the stage again, name-dropped in the same visual.

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