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Ubisoft's getting into the free-to-play shooter space with Ghost Recon Online for PC, the publisher has announced today.

It's exactly what you'd expect: a full-featured, online multiplayer, third-person, cover-based tactical shooter. Oh, and did you catch the part where it's free-to-play? Ubisoft will offer optional "premium items" to "personalize" the game experience, however.

I had a chance to get an early hands-on with the game at Ubisoft's pre-E3 event, and came away impressed by what Ubisoft's Singapore studio is building. We were able to choose from one of three classes -- Assault, Recon, Specialist -- before fiddling around with the game's weapon customization and load outs. For a free-to-play title, the game looked surprisingly sharp. Ubisoft tells us its aiming for Ghost Recon Online's minimum specs to hit the bar for most mid-range PCs.

Applications to get in on this summer's beta are open now on the game's official website; the title is slated to be fully launched by year's end.

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Isshak Ferdjani's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/24/2011 11:08
Isshak Ferdjani
Hm for some reason I had a feeling Ubisoft was making MAC version of their games now. Guess not :/
I'm starting to get used to Brink's SMART system, other FPSs feel so restrictive now lol!
Mr Andy Dixon's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/24/2011 11:10
Mr Andy Dixon
"We were able to choose from one of four classes -- Assault, Recon, Specialist"

Let's see here... 1 + 1 + 1... carry the 0... subtract the dividend... find the square root of -7... multiply that by the amount of time it takes 2 trains to meet halfway when one is driving 60 MPH and the other 70... factor in the strength of the solar winds in December...

Yeah, that's only three classes.
asjr13's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/24/2011 11:10
asjr13
ima try it out
Isshak Ferdjani's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/24/2011 11:13
Isshak Ferdjani
@mrrandydixon: the fourth class is "--" obviously duh
Nick Chester's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/24/2011 11:14
Nick Chester
The fourth class is your mom.
RedQueensAce's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/24/2011 11:16
RedQueensAce
Goodbye Ghost Recon.
Isshak Ferdjani's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/24/2011 11:17
Isshak Ferdjani
oh no he didn't!
:p
Mr Andy Dixon's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/24/2011 11:40
Mr Andy Dixon
@Nick Chester

"The fourth class is your mom."



Touché.
Dhaos's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/24/2011 11:44
Dhaos
So this is a new ghost recon and not the o.g.?
B4DKARM4's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/24/2011 11:45
B4DKARM4
How about ubisoft stop dicking around with this F2P bullshit and finally get around to shitting out future soldier before it becomes Ghost Recon Vaporware Soldier?
Bobthecatlol's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/24/2011 11:54
Bobthecatlol
what special skills will Andy's mum bring to the Ghost Recon team?
Linfosoma's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/24/2011 11:59
Linfosoma
What's a "tactual shooter"?
Mr Andy Dixon's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/24/2011 12:20
Mr Andy Dixon
@Bobthecatlol

"what special skills will Andy's mum bring to the Ghost Recon team?"

Let's just say her weapons are of the... "biological" nature.
Max-'s Avatar - Comment posted on 05/24/2011 12:22
Max-
This looks like it could be fun, though I'd rather have Future Soldier right now thanks :)
Nick Chester's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/24/2011 13:03
Nick Chester
@Linfosoma:

I want the answer to be "it's your mom," but it's just a typo.
Linfosoma's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/24/2011 13:25
Linfosoma
I dont know, I would play a tactual shooter, it sounds kinky.
Xzyliac's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/24/2011 13:49
Xzyliac
@Bobthecatlol
She bangs dudes and poops out babies which you can then send to attack your opponents en masse.
Hawks's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/24/2011 14:25
Hawks
Meh, 3rd person. Pass.
tahmidk's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/24/2011 14:30
tahmidk
hope it runs ok on my beast intel pentium 4 3.0 ghz with a 256mb graphics card and 2gb ram
stevesan's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/24/2011 15:21
stevesan
Huh color me interest!
The Cast's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/24/2011 19:17
The Cast
So it's Future's setting but with GRAW gameplay?
ParkourDog's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/25/2011 19:37
ParkourDog
ZZZZzzzzz
rolippsite11's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/14/2011 17:40
rolippsite11
record them, as they were the impressions of an ignorance crasse. The buy avodart
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