E3 2021: Ubisoft E3 2021 Eurogamer.net If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. E3 2021: Ubisoft E3 2021 Join us live from 8pm BST. Blog by Martin Robinson Editor-in-chief Updated on 12 Jun 2021 273 comments E3 might not be happening in LA this year, but that shouldn't stop Ubisoft delivering what's become one of the highlights of the season - 60 minutes of camp charm and maybe even some game reveals too. Our live coverage of this event has finished. Coverage 18:45 pm UTC *taps mic* – Martin Robinson 18:45 pm UTC *clears throat* – Martin Robinson 18:45 pm UTC Hello, good evening and welcome to Ubisoft's 2021 E3 show! – Martin Robinson 18:48 pm UTC Now excuse me while I set up my screens (and figure out how to get the iPlayer up and running out here so I can sneakily have the Belgium v Russia game on as well). – Martin Robinson 18:48 pm UTC (and also thank heavens Christian Eriksen is okay after those terrifying scenes earlier). – Martin Robinson 18:49 pm UTC But we're not here for football! We're here for video games! – Martin Robinson 18:49 pm UTC What to expect tonight? – Martin Robinson 18:50 pm UTC Well, it's mostly leaked already, but to keep things spicy I won't post any spoilers here. – Martin Robinson 18:50 pm UTC Though allow me a small 'lol' at the fact that Nintendo itself was one of those who leaked one of the games. – Martin Robinson 18:51 pm UTC I do believe there is still room for a few more surprises, though. – Martin Robinson 18:52 pm UTC And I'm not saying that just to keep you here for the next hour! – Martin Robinson 18:52 pm UTC Though the company would be nice as I slowly slip into madness and the kind of low-key drunk that happens while sipping this beer I just poured after a day spent out in the sun. – Martin Robinson 18:53 pm UTC If past years are anything to go by it'll be the opener - and I really hope it is as it's always upbeat and nutty. – Martin Robinson 18:54 pm UTC That's the weird thing about Ubisoft's E3 conferences - I'm not a big player of their games at all, and yet I'm a massive fan of their conferences. – Martin Robinson 18:55 pm UTC They typically do a wonderful job of capturing so much of what's brilliant about video games. – Martin Robinson 18:55 pm UTC I hope I'm not giving this the commentator's curse and what follows is an hour of neckstabbing and moody swears. – Martin Robinson 18:56 pm UTC Absolutely not - that was when Ubi's conferences peaked! – Martin Robinson 18:56 pm UTC Though you could also argue that was the Mr. Caffeine year. – Martin Robinson 18:58 pm UTC I was there for the birth of my daughter, I've got to see my team lift the FA Cup, stand under the podium as the motorsport outfit I love the most take Le Mans after years of trying, and yet when I'm on my deathbed I will lean forward and proudly proclaim 'I was there for that Mr. Caffeine year at E3'. – Martin Robinson 18:58 pm UTC God it was brilliant. – Martin Robinson 18:58 pm UTC The kind of thing that's not really possible away from a live E3. – Martin Robinson 18:58 pm UTC I should probably start watching the stream tbh. – Martin Robinson 19:00 pm UTC Just over an hour, I believe. – Martin Robinson 19:00 pm UTC And here we go! – Martin Robinson 19:01 pm UTC We have presenters! – Martin Robinson 19:01 pm UTC And they're a smartly turned-out, professional pair. I fear they are too good to start making jokes about 'poop on your toothpaste'. – Martin Robinson 19:02 pm UTC All these years later I still have no idea what he was on about. – Martin Robinson 19:02 pm UTC But I digress! – Martin Robinson 19:03 pm UTC Here we have freshly retitled Rainbow Six: Extraction. – Martin Robinson 19:03 pm UTC You can't say that anymore! – Martin Robinson 19:04 pm UTC I do understand the reasoning though. Given all that's happened the past year it'd be about as popular a title as Rainbow Six: Poking a Swab in Your Gob Until You Really Start to Gag. – Martin Robinson 19:04 pm UTC I have to say though. – Martin Robinson 19:04 pm UTC Having gotten excited about a Just Dance opener. – Martin Robinson 19:05 pm UTC A CG trailer for a zombie shooter is possibly the most disappointing thing possible. – Martin Robinson 19:05 pm UTC Thanks Ubi! – Martin Robinson 19:05 pm UTC Well that was a complete waste of everyone's time. – Martin Robinson 19:05 pm UTC Kami: ... I... I did say I wanted a new Zombi... but not like this. Not like this... This is all your fault. – Martin Robinson 19:06 pm UTC Given how tight the mechanics are in R6: Siege I've still got plenty of hope for this. – Martin Robinson 19:07 pm UTC I am not so much of a fan of this painfully scripted, overly long presentation. – Martin Robinson 19:08 pm UTC Perhaps? It's weirdly po-faced and drawn out. – Martin Robinson 19:09 pm UTC I presume this is because this is Ubi's big best this year and they are going all in on it. – Martin Robinson 19:09 pm UTC Which is fair enough. – Martin Robinson 19:09 pm UTC The end result is after ten minutes of pre-amble we are finally getting to see the game in action. – Martin Robinson 19:10 pm UTC Like Siege, the probe plays a big part - it's all about planning and execution, like a real-time XCOM. – Martin Robinson 19:12 pm UTC I'm hoping 60fps is a given on current gen! – Martin Robinson 19:13 pm UTC We have just been asking ourselves that... – Martin Robinson 19:13 pm UTC I think you might be on to something there! – Martin Robinson 19:14 pm UTC Is Belgium Russia any good? – Martin Robinson 19:15 pm UTC Well, I really did condemn us all with my hype earlier didn't I? – Martin Robinson 19:15 pm UTC Even I couldn't have imagined something as dreary as this. – Martin Robinson 19:15 pm UTC That's one brilliant thing they have done. – Martin Robinson 19:15 pm UTC Those comment sections are cesspools. – Martin Robinson 19:16 pm UTC Unlike our lovely comments here, of course. – Martin Robinson 19:16 pm UTC (Honestly, thank you so much for joining me here tonight - it's always lovely to watch these alongside all of you). – Martin Robinson 19:16 pm UTC Well that's a decent looking video game but I don't think it quite necessitated that. – Martin Robinson 19:17 pm UTC Here's that new Rocksmith that leaked earlier by Gibson! – Martin Robinson 19:17 pm UTC Like a lot of others, I'm sure, my midlife crisis has been accelerated by the pandemic and I spent a lot of the last year fiddling around with guitars. – Martin Robinson 19:18 pm UTC So I'd be quite keen to have a crack at a new generation of Rocksmith - it always seemed like a fun and useful thing. – Martin Robinson 19:19 pm UTC blarts: My 31 guitars are willing to accept this challenge OMG I DEMAND A LIST OF THEM! – Martin Robinson 19:19 pm UTC Rocksmith +, coming from Ubisoft San Francisco. – Martin Robinson 19:20 pm UTC You can use your phone as a mic now - I presume bypassing the interface of old? – Martin Robinson 19:20 pm UTC Indeed that is the case. – Martin Robinson 19:21 pm UTC Kami: I have a vintage Ukelele and an old 90's keyboard. One of the massive ones. I like playing it every so often. That's all you need for a killer band tbh. – Martin Robinson 19:23 pm UTC The Rocksmith+ beta is on its way. And that looks like fun! – Martin Robinson 19:23 pm UTC Now its on to Steep follow-up Riders Republic. – Martin Robinson 19:24 pm UTC I hope it's alright to say that we'll have a bit more on this later on tonight on the site - it looks incredible and I'm really hoping it catches on in the way that Steep sadly never could. – Martin Robinson 19:25 pm UTC Don't they just! I feel bad for being miserable about them sometimes when the truth is they're often bloody astounding these days. – Martin Robinson 19:25 pm UTC I don't believe that was ever properly cancelled. Maybe it's waiting for Switch Pro! – Martin Robinson 19:25 pm UTC Or maybe not... – Martin Robinson 19:26 pm UTC blarts: For Martin, Gibson ES335 and Les Paul, Fender Strat, Telecaster, Coronado and Hellcat,,3 Grestch, a 2008 Signature Porl Thompson (The Cure) Schecter Corsair, 6 epiphones, 5 Squier, Vintage 12 String, Hagstrom Viking, a Jackson, and a few more dotted about This makes me feel better about my collection. Also a Coronado is my dream guitar atm. That's an amazing haul! – Martin Robinson 19:27 pm UTC Anyway back to Riders Republic - there's a lot to love here, with a bustling Ubi open world pieced together by some off-the-wall takes on extreme sports. – Martin Robinson 19:27 pm UTC AquinasBatman: Thank you, x201. As bearer of bad news, however, I'm holding you responsible Thanks for being the one to tell them... I didn't have the heart. – Martin Robinson 19:28 pm UTC I totally forgot it's coming out in 2021 - September 2nd, to be precise. – Martin Robinson 19:28 pm UTC So there will be some fun games to play this year! – Martin Robinson 19:29 pm UTC A quick update on Siege, and time for me to feel guilty again for not checking in on Siege for a while. – Martin Robinson 19:29 pm UTC It's very bloody tense isn't it? – Martin Robinson 19:30 pm UTC Crossplay is coming to cloud platforms this year, and to consoles next year - which is of course welcome news. – Martin Robinson 19:30 pm UTC That's your progression shared across all plaftforms too. It really is time for me to start playing this again isn't it? – Martin Robinson 19:31 pm UTC Well, it's not a gameplay trailer exactly - I will excuse a stylish cartoon trailer like the one we're getting now for Rainbow Six Siege and.... – Martin Robinson 19:31 pm UTC I was going to say a new operator but I won't pretend I know that for sure. – Martin Robinson 19:31 pm UTC The pacing is not great, for sure. – Martin Robinson 19:32 pm UTC Well there you have it a new operator. – Martin Robinson 19:32 pm UTC Is that a compliment? – Martin Robinson 19:32 pm UTC It sounds to me like a pretty awesome compliment. – Martin Robinson 19:33 pm UTC Oh no it's another game I really like and have lost track of - Trackmania, funnily enough, which has some nice look ing new DLC. – Martin Robinson 19:34 pm UTC As does The Crew 2 (like that one) Brawlhalla (never played it - sorry) Watch Dogs: Legion (accents lol) and For Honor. – Martin Robinson 19:34 pm UTC Live service games everyone! – Martin Robinson 19:34 pm UTC I feel ashamed for not playing more of them. – Martin Robinson 19:35 pm UTC AquinasBatman: checked stream at odd time. Footage of Teenage Mutant Ninja turtles followed immediately by a logo for 'Crew 2' Would play that crossover. – Martin Robinson 19:35 pm UTC YES! – Martin Robinson 19:35 pm UTC It's what we actually genuinely I'm not even being sarcastic here all came for! – Martin Robinson 19:35 pm UTC JUST DANCE! – Martin Robinson 19:35 pm UTC This has honestly woken me right up. – Martin Robinson 19:36 pm UTC Ru Paul choreographer Todrick Hall is stepping up for this new Just Dance. – Martin Robinson 19:36 pm UTC Please give Just Dance as much time if not more than you gave Rainbow Six Ubisoft. – Martin Robinson 19:37 pm UTC Forge002: Yeah at this stage i much pefer listening to Lee Dixon I would also take Lee Dixon appearing in Ru Paul Drag Race. – Martin Robinson 19:37 pm UTC Forge002: Yeah at this stage i much pefer listening to Lee Dixon I would also take Lee Dixon appearing in Ru Paul Drag Race. – Martin Robinson 19:37 pm UTC That's Just Dance 2022, anyway. – Martin Robinson 19:37 pm UTC Malek86: No Wii version this time, goodnight champ RIP – Martin Robinson 19:38 pm UTC Tekken and Gran Turismo used to be our go-tos with our old dance mat. – Martin Robinson 19:38 pm UTC Valhalla now! – Martin Robinson 19:39 pm UTC A game that everyone here loves, but one that I know I'll never have the time to play. – Martin Robinson 19:39 pm UTC Aye - you have one arse cheek steering left, one steering right, then you use your feet to accelerate or brake. – Martin Robinson 19:39 pm UTC It's called Groin Turismo. – Martin Robinson 19:40 pm UTC AquinasBatman: Mr Robinson seek medical help I'm ringing them right now! – Martin Robinson 19:40 pm UTC Anyway back to Valhalla! – Martin Robinson 19:42 pm UTC There's a new Discovery Tour coming this autumn - which always sounds so very appealing to me, as it's a chance to explore the world without the game getting in the way. – Martin Robinson 19:42 pm UTC Valhalla is also getting a second year of DLC. – Martin Robinson 19:44 pm UTC A pivot to television - Mythic Quest, which I passed on after a handful of episodes but which I'm reliably informed gets a lot, lot better and actually becomes quite brilliant. – Martin Robinson 19:44 pm UTC Ah so now I'm feeling bad about not watching TV series as well as not playing video games. – Martin Robinson 19:45 pm UTC I'm a huge fan of Sam Richardson so will probably watch this bizarre werewolf sitcom. – Martin Robinson 19:46 pm UTC But yes, that does feel odd sitting here in this E3 conference. Convergence, ey? – Martin Robinson 19:46 pm UTC (Is the Belgium Russia game still any good?) – Martin Robinson 19:46 pm UTC INSOMANiAC: I just watched 'Nodlbody' and it's basically John Air Wick. John Wick meets the A Team. It's pretty pretty good. Getting on this as soon as possible! – Martin Robinson 19:48 pm UTC My attention perhaps drifted. – Martin Robinson 19:48 pm UTC But I had no idea what this was for the last few minutes. – Martin Robinson 19:48 pm UTC Why is everyone so serious? – Martin Robinson 19:49 pm UTC That's all our dear Ian Higton wants as well. – Martin Robinson 19:49 pm UTC I'm not sure who plays these games for this kind of drama. – Martin Robinson 19:49 pm UTC Maybe it makes sense in context! – Martin Robinson 19:52 pm UTC slowdog1976: that would be me martin Hello! I think I'm just an impatient idiot! – Martin Robinson 19:52 pm UTC This twisted take on Far Cry does look brilliantly unhinged, mind. – Martin Robinson 19:53 pm UTC And a tease of the return of Blood Dragon? – Martin Robinson 19:53 pm UTC Or simply a re-release/remaster! – Martin Robinson 19:53 pm UTC Okay, that did win me over. – Martin Robinson 19:54 pm UTC And now, could you please look surprised as the new Mario + Rabbids game is unveiled. – Martin Robinson 19:54 pm UTC If you weren't aware Nintendo leaked this earlier. – Martin Robinson 19:54 pm UTC Yes, that Nintendo. – Martin Robinson 19:55 pm UTC And they did so by simply publishing the game details - screenshots and all - on its own website. – Martin Robinson 19:55 pm UTC That's the sort of E3 drama I live for. – Martin Robinson 19:55 pm UTC Indeed! – Martin Robinson 19:55 pm UTC Well, after the look at the unhinged post-launch plans for Far Cry 6, it makes sense that we segue into the fever dream of this crossover. – Martin Robinson 19:56 pm UTC Sparks of Hope be its name. – Martin Robinson 19:57 pm UTC In keeping with the format of the evening, we're getting a quick interview with the developers after that CGI reveal, before we move into the gameplay itself a bit later. – Martin Robinson 19:57 pm UTC Miyamotosan: This better not be the closer I think it may well be! – Martin Robinson 19:57 pm UTC I could be wrong, though. – Martin Robinson 19:58 pm UTC I'm wrong about most things, and have been about pretty much everything tonight. – Martin Robinson 19:58 pm UTC Deadman316: What's Sparks of Hoorp? It's a typo that our CMS will no longer let me edit out. *sadface* – Martin Robinson 19:59 pm UTC Oh I thought you were dissing my spelling. As you were! – Martin Robinson 19:59 pm UTC I'm in awe of how crisply pressed his shirt is. – Martin Robinson 19:59 pm UTC You could cut your fingers on that collar. – Martin Robinson 20:00 pm UTC It would be the sweetest revenge. – Martin Robinson 20:00 pm UTC Tell you what, though. – Martin Robinson 20:00 pm UTC This looks bloody good and very technically impressive given it's running on a Switch. – Martin Robinson 20:00 pm UTC It is for Switch, right? – Martin Robinson 20:01 pm UTC Interestingly I didn't see a platform announced for that... – Martin Robinson 20:01 pm UTC Anyway, as you were! Here's a final surprise from Yvvvveessss. – Martin Robinson 20:03 pm UTC Here we go! – Martin Robinson 20:04 pm UTC Oh it's Avatar. – Martin Robinson 20:04 pm UTC A lovely surprise! – Martin Robinson 20:04 pm UTC As is the reminder that more Avatar movies are somehow being made. – Martin Robinson 20:04 pm UTC That will happen when you're the highest grossing film of all-time, of course. – Martin Robinson 20:05 pm UTC Doesn't mean it isn't a piece of vapid shit. – Martin Robinson 20:05 pm UTC What it is certainly, though, is very pretty. – Martin Robinson 20:05 pm UTC And this looks absolutely breathtaking. – Martin Robinson 20:06 pm UTC Avatar was probably better off as a video game anyway - this looks like proof of that. – Martin Robinson 20:06 pm UTC Avatar Frontiers of Pandora, coming in 2022. – Martin Robinson 20:07 pm UTC Wasn't it just? – Martin Robinson 20:07 pm UTC An odd one, but a staggeringly beautiful one. – Martin Robinson 20:07 pm UTC And while that was protracted beyond all reason, there was still plenty to find cheer in there. – Martin Robinson 20:08 pm UTC Also that was probably first look at a game running on the new Switch so I'll take that. – Martin Robinson 20:08 pm UTC Devolver is later! I won't be joining live, I'm afraid, as I'm old and need a liedown, but I will be back at 6pm tomorrow for Microsoft. Hope to see some of you back here then - and thanks for joining me tonight! – Martin Robinson Comments Become a Eurogamer subscriber and get your first month for £1 Get your first month for £1 (normally £3.99) when you buy a Standard Eurogamer subscription. Enjoy ad-free browsing, merch discounts, our monthly letter from the editor, and show your support with a supporter-exclusive comment flair! Support us View supporter archive More Blogs Digital Foundry DF Direct Weekly: do we really need a Horizon Zero Dawn remake? Plus: path-traced Quake, PSVR2 and the new Need for Speed. 34 VR Corner 13 confirmed PSVR2 games we cannot wait to play Pleasing to the eye. 51 Digital Foundry DF Direct Weekly: Stadia is dead - so what will it take to make cloud gaming a success? 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