Ghost Recon Frontline is a new and evolving free-to-play shooter for up to 102 players Eurogamer.net If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Ghost Recon Frontline is a new and evolving free-to-play shooter for up to 102 players With a smaller 9v9 offering and other modes. News by Tom Phillips Deputy Editor Updated on 5 Oct 2021 42 comments Ubisoft has announced Ghost Recon Frontline, a new free-to-play class-based installment in its long-running tactical military shooter series. Frontline will offer a variety of modes, but its "flagship" offering available at launch will be Expedition, a 102-person large-scale mode where teams of three players complete objectives before calling for extraction. A secondary mode, Control, will offer a 9v9 points-based affair, though details on this are more sketchy. In Frontline's reveal, during tonight's Ghost Recon 20th Anniversary livestream, Ubisoft vaguely mentioned "a traditional arena shooter" offering as well as other additional modes which would launch within Frontline, season by season. Watch on YouTube While some of the gameplay will be familiar to Ghost Recon fans, and Ubisoft promised Frontline would eventually boast a variety of modes with "something for everyone", early reaction to the reveal from the stream's hardcore fan audience has been mixed. It hasn't helped that Ubisoft's announcement for Frontline focuses heavily on details of its Expedition mode, or that the game's press release omits detail on other offerings apart from a note that "additional modes will also be available at launch". Consequently, coverage of the game's reveal has largely been focused on Expedition mode's battle royale-like qualities. In its own press release, Ubisoft describes Expedition as a "new take on the battle royale genre" with no converging circle. But, speaking in a GamesRadar interview published alongside the announcement, Frontline's brand director Stefan Marinescu said the game was actually "different in many ways". "Battle royale is a genre. It's not like we're very far away from it, but we are different in many ways," Marinescu said. "We are free to play, indeed, but we are a tactical, action, massive PvP shooter, that's what we want to call it. "It's our own, very personal take on this massive PvP shooting scene that's done in the Ghost Recon universe. We always wanted to have something different. We didn't want to come to the market with the same thing as everyone else." Elsewhere, fans have compared Expedition mode's gameplay to Escape from Tarkov. Ghost Recon Frontline is in development for PC, PlayStation 4, PS5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S, plus Amazon Luna and Google Stadia. There's no detail on when the game will arrive, other than a statement from Ubisoft during its livestream that Frontline was still "early" in development. A technical test for PC players in Europe to play Expedition mode will take place starting next week, on 14th October, with sign-ups available now. 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 News Google announces cloud gaming Chromebooks less than a fortnight after Stadia shutdown GeForce Now preinstalled. 4 Atari will hold RollerCoaster Tycoon rights for another decade Ups and downs. 7 Lady Dimitrescu will be a tad smaller in Resident Evil Village's Mercenaries DLC Level the playing field. 1 Overwatch 2 suffers another DDoS attack and character roster bugs Mei Mei. 13 Latest Articles Digital Foundry Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090: a new level in graphics performance The Digital Foundry video review - and how the new GPU champion delivers for 4K 120fps gaming. Google announces cloud gaming Chromebooks less than a fortnight after Stadia shutdown GeForce Now preinstalled. 4 Feature Evercore Heroes wants to wind people up the right way "There's less rage at them, because they didn't end your fun." Genshin Impact Path of Gleaming Jade dates, login event rewards Including other anniversary rewards and how to claim them. Supporters Only Premium only Off Topic: Take a minute to appreciate Cookin' with Coolio's incredible scallops recipe. What a great book. Premium only Off Topic: Reading City of Glass in comic form "Where exactly am I going?" Premium only Off Topic: Il Buco is a transporting film about a really big hole Underlands. Off-Topic Netflix handled Sandman brilliantly It was Dreamy. 9 Buy things with globes on them And other lovely Eurogamer merch in our official store! Explore our store