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Riders Republic, Skull & Bones Will Have In-Game Events to Highlight Climate Issues

Riders Republic, Skull & Bones Will Have In-Game Events to Highlight Climate Issues
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Ubisoft has announced that in-game events in both Riders Republic and Skull & Bones will be used to highlight real-world environmental issues.

Beginning in late 2022, the first live event will take place in Riders Republic and deal with forest fires.

There will be no warning (to simulate the immediacy of forest fires), the sky will change to an ominous shade of orange, and players will need to team up in order to save endangered sequoia trees from the blaze.

Certain areas of the map will become inaccessible, and you will be able to pinpoint the location of each conflagration by the smoke on the horizon.

You can read our full thoughts on Riders Republic in our review.

Skull & Bones, meanwhile, will have an event focusing on the consequences of overfishing. While we don’t have a firm release date for the long-in-development title, we should hear more soon, and it is rumoured to be released in October.

What do you think of Ubisoft’s idea of adding live events to highlight these issues? Let us know in the comments section below.

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Weird West Gets Free Content Updates, Community Events

Weird West Gets Free Content Updates, Community Events

It may not look like that sort of game, but it’s been announced Weird West will be treated to some free content updates and community events in the coming months. The first is an event called The Plague, with a content pack, Nimpossible Mode, the Caged Ones event, and mods to follow. The roadmap then confirms there’ll be even “more to come”.

These community events are only available for a limited time according to the YouTube description. “Reports are rolling in from across the Weird West of a plague of undead rising from the grave! Worse, a terrible sickness seems to follow in their wake. Stay sharp, travelers.” Footage depicts pools of blood and zombies across the western setting, so it looks like the undead has taken over ala Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare.

In our Weird West PS4 review, we praised its combat, player freedom, and story. Accompanied by a 7/10 rating, we concluded: “Immersive sim fans will be in their element here, but Raphael Colantonio’s latest won’t have as wide an appeal as his previous successes with Arkane.”