Splinter Cell vs Division vs Ghost Recon: Crossover Shooter from Ubisoft?

Splinter Cell vs Division vs Ghost Recon: Crossover Shooter from Ubisoft?

Splinter Cell vs Division vs Ghost Recon

There may be a big surprise awaiting us at Ubisoft Forward. According to current rumors, a new team shooter in the style of Overwatch & Co. with a large-scale crossover element is currently being developed under the publisher's banner. At least that is what the leaker "Zer0Bytes_" claims via Twitter and delivers some pictures as "proof".

The pictures give the impression that they come from a presentation. Accordingly, the currently still secret project should be called "BattleCat", which could also be a project or internal code name. According to the information from this presentation, "BattleCat" is a team-based multiplayer shooter in which characters from different Ubisoft brands gather to fight with or against each other. Examples are the cleaners from the online shooter The Division, which are equipped with flamethrowers. Also there are the Wolves from Ghost Recon Breakpoint and the Echelon unit from the Splinter Cell universe.

According to the leak, the teams compete against each other in different multiplayer modes. One of them is an escort variant, as you should know from Overwatch. It is the task of one team to accompany a vehicle to several checkpoints while the opponents try to stop them. There is also talk of a mode called "Ringleader", which is about picking up rings that drop defeated opponents.

Recommended editorial content At this point you will find external content from [PLATTFORM]. To protect your personal data, external integrations are only displayed if you confirm this by clicking on "Load all external content": Load all external content I consent to external content being displayed to me. This means that personal data is transmitted to third-party platforms. Read more about our privacy policy . External content More on this in our data protection declaration. However, this is only a rumor so far, as Ubisoft has not yet confirmed the leak. However, that could happen at the latest with the next edition of Ubisoft Forward, which will take place on June 12, 2021 at 9:00 p.m. German time - in line with this year's E3.

Source: Twitter





The Division, Splinter Cell, and Ghost Recon crossover called BattleCat possibly leaked

A Tom Clancy crossover game featuring The Division, Splinter Cell, and Ghost Recon could be on the way according to a leak.


The supposed leak comes from Twitter user Zer0Bytes_, who shared official-looking images from the game, referred to as The Division BattleCat, though it is not clear if that is a project name or the actual name of the game. The photos hint towards a role-based player vs player first-person shooter game with different modes. 


Across the images, four factions are shown off, where the crossover elements become clear. One of the factions, called Echelon is very clearly taking its cues from the Splinter Cell franchise. Two characters are seen sporting the Sam Fisher goggles, and their defining trait is their stealth and subterfuge. Elsewhere Ghost Recon Breakpoint's Wolves are seen as battle-hardened mercenaries that can take a lot of punishment. 


The Cleaners are DPS specialists who deal specifically in fire and creating chaos on the battlefield. Lastly, Outcasts are the final faction shown, and are the healer class, though they do more healing after doing damage.


It's never stated across the images, but it would appear that these factions would be mixable, creating rounded teams of tanks, healers and damage dealers.


If this is beginning to sound a little Overwatch-y, well that makes sense as one of the modes sounds very much like Blizzard's hero shooter. In one of the images, an Escort mode is called out specifically. This will see attackers trying to push an objective through checkpoints, while defenders try to stop progress.


The game does seem to feature a more traditional arena-type mode too called Ringleader. Players drop rings when killed that can be picked up. The player on each team with the most rings becomes the Ringleader and must hold onto the rings for 30 seconds to bank them, while the other team tries to hunt them down.


Zer0Bytes_ adds that the game has been in 'testing' since around January. It's not entirely clear if that is referring to internal testing or if Ubisoft has been inviting players to play in a secret environment. It's also not clear what the original purpose of these images are, or exactly how Zer0Bytes_ got a hold of the images. This may be an elaborate fake, but there is a lot of convincing evidence here, complete with assets and details. Still, until Ubisoft officially comment on the leak, it's best to take this with a pinch of salt.


The Ubisoft Forward E3 2021 press conference is set to go live on Saturday, June 12 at 12PM PT/8PM BST. If BattleCat is to surface, it will almost certainly be here.


If you love shooters, check out our list of the Best FPS Games you can buy.