Ubisoft quietly confirms it’s working on The Division 3

Ubisoft sure does love a sequel, and it’s now confirmed – in just about as understated a fashion as is possible – that it’s got another one in the works, this time in the form of The Division 3.

News of The Division 3’s existence comes not via a flashy announcement trailer or Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot bellowing the news through a megaphone while sat astride a glitter cannon, but instead tucked away in a press release announcing something else entirely.

Specifically, as spotted by Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier, Ubisoft today disseminated a press release among news outlets specifically to announce that Julain Gerighty – the creative director of next year’s eagerly anticipated Star Wars Outlaws – has been appointed new executive producer for its Tom Clancy’s The Division brand.

It then added, almost like an afterthought, that this would include The Division 3, in development at series stalwarts Massive Entertainment, which is currently said to be “actively building a team for the game”. That does, of course, suggest we’re still in the very early stages of its creation – not really surprising given Massive is still tied up with Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora and next year’s STar Wars Outlaws – so it may be some time before we hear more.

News that a third mainline series in the works isn’t all that surprising either, seeing as both The Division and The Division 2 have managed to shift over 10m copies each for Ubisoft. The company’s has, however, seemingly had some trouble getting its free-to-play The Division spin-off, Heartland, out the door. Footage of the game originally leaked back in 2021, when it was expected to arrive sometime before the end of 2022. Two and a half year on, it’s still yet to release, with Ubisoft having announced a further round of player testing over the summer.