UBISOFT LAUNCHES THE GAME’S BIGGEST UPDATE YET WITH THE BEGINNING OF YEAR 2: NEW ISLAND OF MAUI, SEASON 5, NEW PLAYLISTS, AND THE CHASE SQUAD EXPERIENCE WILL BE LIVE ON 6 TH NOVEMBER
November 5, 2024
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Ubisoft :
LONDON, UK – 5TH NOVEMBER, 2024 — Today, Ubisoft announced that the highly anticipated Year 2 and Season 5 update for The Crew™ Motorfest will be available worldwide starting tomorrow, 6th November, on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 5 Pro, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One and PC. Unveiled during The Crew Showcase 2024, Season 5 of The Crew Motorfest is the biggest update ever released by Ubisoft Ivory Tower's team for the franchise, introducing a substantial amount of new content that expands the game's experience.
With the arrival of Season 5 on 6th November, The Crew Motorfest players can explore the new island of Maui for free. With over nine new areas and biomes, plus more than 470 km of new roads to explore, Maui offers endless opportunities for adventure, competition, and fun. Best of all, it’s seamlessly accessible from O’ahu without any loading time, making travel between islands a pure pleasure for all players.
New and exciting playlists will also make their debut:
Made In Japan Volume 2: the thrilling follow-up to the highly acclaimed original playlist brings a fresh, intense night street racing experience, available for free to all The Crew Motorfest players. Completing the playlist unlocks access to Rival Races, where players can compete against 21 rivals scattered across O’ahu and Maui. Engaging in dynamic face-offs on randomly generated races and earning exclusive rewards as players dominate the streets.
Chase Squad Playlist: players will embark on a high stakes hunt to track down, outmanoeuvre, and take down street racing rivals in dynamic face-offs across the island. Available through the Year 2 Pass, this high-octane experience offers a chance to rise from rookie status to a respected squad member. After completing the Chase Squad Playlist, new open-world chases, with 21 street racers to take down, will be playable. Throughout the playlist, they will discover exclusive intense music tracks by Carpenter Brut, a renowned French artist notorious for blending elements of horror films, metal, rock, and electronic music. These creations perfectly capture the intense atmosphere of the Chase Squad experience, and the Playlist will include exclusive custom track Death Racer available on all music digital and streaming platforms on 1st November.
The Chase Squad experience, with its exclusive playlist, will be included in the Year 2 Pass, available on day one for £24.99. It also unlocks access to 20 additional vehicles in total: 7 exclusive Chase Squad vehicles players can earn through dedicated missions and open-world chases; and 13 new cars via Monthly drops, including 2 at launch. Year 2 pass is also part of the refreshed Gold and Ultimate Editions of The Crew Motorfest, available today. As for the Year 1 Pass, its price drops to £24.99.
The new Gold and Ultimate Editions of The Crew Motorfest come with the Year 2 Pass across all platforms. It will allow players to unlock the thrilling Chase Squad experience, complete an exclusive playlist, and dive into a new open-world chase game mode. The pass also grants access to 20 additional cars, starting with 9 unlockable vehicles in the playlist from 6th November.
Season 5 also introduces significant improvements for the experience of all players, including functional rearview mirrors on New Gen Consoles and PC, for the first time ever on a The Crew game, enhancing situational awareness and providing a better view of competitors and the environment behind. Prestige Tickets, a new currency, allow players to unlock previously missed rewards from the Summit Contests. To add depth to the racing experience, new Grand Race modifiers and sections on Maui make their debut, alongside the addition of the No Collision feature. More modifiers will be incorporated based on player feedback to ensure an engaging experience for everyone.
Lastly, the Bug Reporter, an online tool for tracking any in-game issues, provides greater transparency about the development process and ensures a smoother experience for all players.
With Season 5, Ubisoft Ivory Tower is thrilled to be part of the first batch of games that will be enhanced for the new PlayStation 5 Pro when the console launches on 7th November. The game will run at 60 FPS with an average resolution of 1696p during missions, upscaled using the new PSSR technology. Maximising the console’s capabilities, The Crew Motorfest will reach an unprecedented level of visual quality on PS5, with sharper and cleaner image quality and more objects on-screen decals, vegetation, and crowds to provide the most intense way to experience the game.
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About The Crew™ Motorfest
Developed by Ubisoft Ivory Tower, a studio based in Lyon, France, The Crew™ Motorfest lets players fulfill the driving bucket list of their dreams in one of the most exhilarating and vibrant open worlds ever created. Motorfest is a car-culture infused festival organized in one of the world’s most breathtaking locations: O‘ahu, one of the main islands of the Hawaiian archipelago. On their own or with friends, players can explore this galvanizing tropical playground behind the wheel of hundreds of the most legendary vehicles ever built. At every corner of the island, the festival offers infinite opportunities for pure fun, all forms of driving challenges, and invites them to explore incredible landscapes: from big city streets to volcano slopes, lush rainforests, idyllic beaches… They are free to follow the roads or forge their own path!
About Ubisoft
Ubisoft is a creator of worlds, committed to enriching players’ lives with original and memorable entertainment experiences. Ubisoft’s global teams create and develop a deep and diverse portfolio of games, featuring brands such as Assassin’s Creed®, Brawlhalla®, For Honor®, Far Cry®, Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon®, Just Dance®, Rabbids®, Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six®, The Crew® and Tom Clancy’s The Division®. Through Ubisoft Connect, players can enjoy an ecosystem of services to enhance their gaming experience, get rewards and connect with friends across platforms. With Ubisoft+, the subscription service, they can access a growing catalog of more than 100 Ubisoft games and DLC. For the 2023-24 fiscal year, Ubisoft generated net bookings of €2.32 billion. To learn more, please visit: http://www.ubisoftgroup.com
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