Last night's Ubisoft Forward stream gave us our first real look at the first season of live service content for XChallenging and it's shaping up to be a pretty substantial update.
Most importantly, the first season will introduce a completely new faction, GSK, which comes from Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege. They will join the five existing factions, bringing the total number in the game to six. A short revealing trailer, which was published on the official site. XChallenging X/Twitter during the show, hinted at some of the new faction's possible special abilities. We saw a GSK operator wielding a large riot shield that was equipped with a flashlight capable of stunning enemies, and later, barbed wire was seen spread out on the ground.
In addition to the new faction, the arrival of the first season will see the release of three new maps that will be added monthly. The maps are Clubhouse, Daytona and Rockefeller. The addition of Clubhouse continues the extensive rainbow six siege theme of the season, being a popular competitive map in that game. These maps come along with a new capture the flag game mode.
There are also three new weapons on the way, and the trailer shows a new bolt-action sniper rifle in action. The first season will mark the introduction of ranked progression, allowing players to earn rewards for ranked play. There were hints at some of the new skins that will be added, including what appears to be a Skull and bones Inspired rifle complete with its own miniature rig and wheel.
Of course, the first season will also include the introduction of a new battle pass to advance. It is scheduled to be fully released on July 2, 2024.
A free cross shooter game, XChallenging It is currently available for Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, PlayStation 5 and PC. To celebrate the stream, those who log in and play a match in the next 48 hours will unlock three free Eruption weapon skins, so be sure to collect them if you're an avid fan.
