Gunning for May

About time

Ubisoft's much-delayed tactical shooter Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier is nearly ready for deployment, with a 25th May release date finally announced for Europe.

The game will arrive with a Kinect-enabled Gunsmith mode and voice recognition in its combat too, augmenting its controller-led action. You can find out what we thought of the game in our post-E3 Ghost Recon: Future Soldier Kinect preview.

There'll be a multiplayer beta from April to get you in the fighting spirit.

UBISOFT® SETS LAUNCH OF TOM CLANCY™’S GHOST RECON FUTURE SOLDIER™ FOR MAY

Company Confirms PC Version, Announces Multiplayer Beta for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 in April

London, UK – January 10, 2012 – Today Ubisoft announced Tom Clancy™’s Ghost Recon Future Soldier™ will launch in the UK on May 25, 2012. The game will be available for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system and Windows PC. A multiplayer beta will be available in April for both Xbox 360® and PlayStation®3.

“Ubisoft prides itself on creating some of the most compelling and innovative experiences in digital entertainment,” said Adrian Lacey, IP development director at Ubisoft Studios - France. “Today we are feature complete in our MP, Single player and 4 player coop campaign modes. We have taken the decision to move the date in order to ensure that all these ingredients are pushed to the highest level and provide a truly unique shooter experience. The Ghost Recon franchise is known for setting the standard of high definition gaming and we believe the extra couple of months will allow us to reach that goal. We would like to thank all Ghost Recon fans for their patience and look forward to unveiling some exciting new elements in the coming weeks.”

For a message from the development team and ongoing updates about the game, please visit: www.GhostRecon.com and www.facebook.com/GhostRecon