Ubisoft has announced a brand-new solo and co-op PvE Arcade mode for its multiplayer melee fighter For Honor, alongside news that the game is currently free to keep on Steam and via Xbox Games With Gold.
For Honor's new PvE-focussed asymmetrical Arcade mode comes to PC, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4 on October 16th, as part of the game's next major expansion, Marching Fire. We already knew that Marching Fire would bring the new Wu Lin faction (and its four new fighters), alongside a new 4v4 castle siege mode known as Breach - and now we've a clearer idea of what, exactly, the previously hinted at new PvE content will entail.
According to Ubisoft, Arcade mode will allow participants - either playing solo or in teams of two via online co-op - to compete in "randomly generated combat scenarios of varying difficulty". This, says the publisher, will ensure that each experience is unique. There's a smattering of Arcade mode's new PvE action in the announcement trailer above.
For Honor's seventh season, otherwise known as Storm and Fury, arrives on Xbox One, PS4, and PC on August 2nd.
Storm and Fury's headline additions come in the form of a brand-new map, further Hero reworks (this time for the Warden and Valkyrie), an updated Ranking System, and more.
Breaking those down a little further, Season 7's new map takes the form of Secluded Keep, which will be available in Tribute, Skirmish, Elimination, Brawl, and Duel modes. "Once the personal retreat of a pious Lord surrounded by water," Ubisoft explains of Secluded Keep, "it is now a highly disputed outpost". You can see what that looks like below.
UBISOFT: Soldiers! For Honor is not a game. It is a quest for medieval prowess. You will spend hours honing your swordsmanship, weeks sharpening your wits. Only the most ferocious survive in this ahistorical spike pit of combat, a land torn asunder, soaked in flame and dread and ash. You will train for months, tempering yourself in this sharp-edged gauntlet. You will dodge, limp, parry and perish, and steadily climb the ladder of fate until, one day, you too will become a warrior. A master. Unbeaten on the battlefield, feared by many, respected by all, the steel-born menace you were destined to be. Yaaaargh!
FOR HONOR PLAYER: What if we just got really good at throwing cups?
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