It might not be the biggest conference when it comes to headlines, but on past form it's certainly one of the most fun. Ubisoft takes to the E3 stage at 9pm BST to offer fresh looks at Assassin's Creed Odyssey, The Division 2 and Beyond Good and Evil 2, plus hopefully more than a little gallic eccentricity on the side. Join us to see it all unravel.

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19:22 pm UTC Hello, hi, sorry it's me again. Martin Robinson 19:23 pm UTC Just over 30 minutes to go, and I'm heading down to Easy Hours on a beer run. Who wants what? Kami, you're on the jasmine tea, right? Martin Robinson 19:41 pm UTC Hello from the Orpheum Theatre, where I'm probably watching the same pre-conference spiel as you are. As always, the chandeliers in here are lovely. Tom Phillips 19:43 pm UTC

ExileClub: Anything else interesting to share?

The pre-conference food is stroopwaffles. They were good.

Tom Phillips 19:49 pm UTC Oh I do love the Orpheum Theatre. Martin Robinson 19:49 pm UTC

Centrale1: A new version of Rocksmith would be a welcome surprise! Other than that I'm hoping to see some gameplay in BG&E2.

I've heard BGE2 still isn't playable at E3 this week, but we should definitely see more than last year's tech demo. Honestly though, Michel Ancel can take as long as he wants to nail it.

Tom Phillips 19:51 pm UTC It's an incredibly classy backdrop, and it's just a delight to sit in the beautiful beaux arts theatre. Martin Robinson 19:52 pm UTC And no, Aaron Priceman - also known as Mr. Caffeine - will not be there this year. Martin Robinson 19:52 pm UTC More's the pity. Martin Robinson 19:53 pm UTC How can you not love this guy? Martin Robinson 19:54 pm UTC Aisha > Mr. Caffeine. Tom Phillips 19:56 pm UTC Three minutes! I will put my money down and say we will see an Assassin's Creed game. Tom Phillips 19:56 pm UTC So, what to expect. Martin Robinson 19:56 pm UTC Well, there's the known knowns. Martin Robinson 19:57 pm UTC As Tom says, expect an Assassin's Creed. Martin Robinson 19:57 pm UTC I think there will also be a lot of disappointed people if Ubisoft's annual "one last thing" is not Splinter Cell. Tom Phillips 19:57 pm UTC The Division 2, Beyond Good & Evil 2, Skull & Bones. Martin Robinson 19:58 pm UTC What I'd love? Fade to black at the end, see three green lights come up on screen and that traditional fizzing power sound. Martin Robinson 19:58 pm UTC And a tease - and hopefully a little more - of a new Splinter Cell. Martin Robinson 19:59 pm UTC That'd be very nice thank you very much. Martin Robinson 19:59 pm UTC The really big news, though. Martin Robinson 19:59 pm UTC Is that Aisha is back. Martin Robinson 20:00 pm UTC Last thing from me - do refresh Eurogamer.com as soon as the conference finishes to hear a lot more about Assassin's Creed Odyssey. If you have a burning question from seeing it in the conference, we hope you will find answers. Tom Phillips 20:01 pm UTC Says who? Martin Robinson 20:01 pm UTC Right, let's do this. Martin Robinson 20:01 pm UTC Who are these jabronis? Paul Watson 20:01 pm UTC We want Aisha. Paul Watson 20:02 pm UTC Oh I forgot they've got a cars. The Crew 2 will obviously feature a little, even if it's out fairly soon. Martin Robinson 20:02 pm UTC First though, a panda dancing. Martin Robinson 20:02 pm UTC How can you not love Ubisoft? Martin Robinson 20:03 pm UTC Would be up for 90 minutes of this to be honest. Martin Robinson 20:03 pm UTC I've never really played Just Dance. Martin Robinson 20:04 pm UTC But I hope that every year it opens Ubisoft's conference. Martin Robinson 20:04 pm UTC Because it's just the greatest. Martin Robinson 20:04 pm UTC This dance number is better than all of Square Enix's miserable half hour. Tom Phillips 20:04 pm UTC

Pacman8MyGhostkart: Please be Aisha in the Panda costume!

That'd win E3, really. Sorry Microsoft.

Martin Robinson 20:05 pm UTC I really hope this never stops. Martin Robinson 20:05 pm UTC It's showing no signs of stopping as the extended musical number goes on and on and on, and the panda just keeps on dancing. Martin Robinson 20:06 pm UTC So there you go, there's a Just Dance game coming out in October. Martin Robinson 20:06 pm UTC And what is this? Martin Robinson 20:07 pm UTC It's Beyond Good & Evil, because why not start with the big guns. Martin Robinson 20:08 pm UTC I still don't quite understand how these extravagant cinematics square with what sounds like quite an MMO-ish game. Martin Robinson 20:09 pm UTC And there's your money shot. Jade. Martin Robinson 20:10 pm UTC I didn't even care much for the original, but that gave me goosebumps. Martin Robinson 20:12 pm UTC Will we get to see some more of the game in action though? Martin Robinson 20:12 pm UTC If you're at E3 - and are lucky enough to have an appointment - there's an extended demo. Martin Robinson 20:12 pm UTC We are getting our own look at Ganesha, though, one of the locales in the game. Martin Robinson 20:12 pm UTC And it's mighty, mighty pretty. Martin Robinson 20:13 pm UTC And annoyingly we're not seeing it properly on the feed. Martin Robinson 20:13 pm UTC That was an utter waste. Why show us a zoomed out shot of the stage? Silly sausages. Martin Robinson 20:14 pm UTC And here's Joseph Gordon-Levitt for a little touch of the bizarre - his company Hit-Record is involved in Beyond Good & Evil 2. Martin Robinson 20:15 pm UTC It's that guy that was going to be Batman before sad Affleck came along and ruined it all! Martin Robinson 20:16 pm UTC Anyway, this is about community collaboration. Do people who contribute art, assets and so forth get paid? Martin Robinson 20:16 pm UTC The mic is left on as they leave stage. Martin Robinson 20:17 pm UTC And you hear a high-pitched 'WE NAILED IT'! Martin Robinson 20:17 pm UTC Yeah you kind of did. Nice one! Martin Robinson 20:17 pm UTC Here's Rainbow Six: Siege with an impressive number to kick its section off - there are now 35 million players of Ubi's tactical shooter. Martin Robinson 20:19 pm UTC

Kami: BGE2 is confusing. If it's a prequel - how does Pey'j know who Jade is?

\_(ツ)_/¯

Martin Robinson 20:20 pm UTC (also a quick follow-up - apparently HitRecord does pay contributors, so good one all around well done everybody!) Martin Robinson 20:21 pm UTC That was... A trailer for a Rainbow Six documentary? Martin Robinson 20:21 pm UTC Who cares her's RedLynx's nutty Antti with what must be a new Trials. Martin Robinson 20:22 pm UTC He is a beautifully strange man. Martin Robinson 20:22 pm UTC And quite a good slapstick comedian. Martin Robinson 20:22 pm UTC I've met him a few times, and this isn't an act. He really is this nuts. Martin Robinson 20:22 pm UTC We're due a decent Trials game, I think, as the last couple have fallen a little flat. Martin Robinson 20:23 pm UTC It looks like Trials without some of the gimmicks that have blighted recent games. Martin Robinson 20:24 pm UTC So I'm in. Martin Robinson 20:24 pm UTC Trials Rising be it. Martin Robinson 20:25 pm UTC Professor Fatshady, a Trials streamer, is up here now. Martin Robinson 20:26 pm UTC Closed beta coming later this year is the upshot of all that. Martin Robinson 20:26 pm UTC February 2019. Martin Robinson 20:26 pm UTC And yes it's coming to Switch. Martin Robinson 20:28 pm UTC

LividCarrion: Is it the 22nd by any chance? Is it like the video game releace date version of chicken?

It must be, because every game is attracted to that date like it's some kind of deep void of a black hole.

Martin Robinson 20:29 pm UTC Julian Gerrighty, who you might remember from the original The Crew and other games, looks like he's walked straight out of Watch Dogs as he presents The Division 2. Martin Robinson 20:30 pm UTC That untucked dress shirt under a jacket is not going down well in the Eurogamer office, let me tell you. Martin Robinson 20:31 pm UTC

Korlis: Potentially unpopular opinion but I enjoyed the story/setting of The Division. The wintry city helped. Not sure I want to swelter through DC.

I'm with you, I thought it worked well.

Martin Robinson 20:31 pm UTC Under a denim jacket. WITH SWEAT PANTS. Oli Welsh 20:31 pm UTC Perfect. Martin Robinson 20:31 pm UTC Anyway The Division 2 will have colours. Martin Robinson 20:32 pm UTC I love Ubisoft games, but I do think it's time to leave the Tom Clancy bullshit behind. Martin Robinson 20:33 pm UTC It seems dated, nasty and kind of in contrast to the values they otherwise extol. Martin Robinson 20:33 pm UTC I dunno though, it does mean cool gadgets and lots of shooty bang bang so maybe I should shut up. Martin Robinson 20:34 pm UTC The Division 2's going to have a much bigger focus on the endgame, which is a good thing seeing how hard I bounced off of it after seeing through the (generous) main questline. Martin Robinson 20:35 pm UTC

HerrProduk: @MartinRobinson I agree. Or they should go the whole hog & base the next one on Stephen Segal’s terrible novel Way of the Shadow Wolves

Gets my vote.

Martin Robinson 20:35 pm UTC And The Division 2 will have raids. Martin Robinson 20:36 pm UTC (I thought the incursions were already kind of like raids?) Martin Robinson 20:36 pm UTC DLC episodes will be free. Martin Robinson 20:36 pm UTC I think they're on to us, hence the new trend for jirts. Martin Robinson 20:36 pm UTC The jirt allows you to be free and unencumbered while still covering your nipples. Martin Robinson 20:39 pm UTC And on from that dirgey shooter to something a bit lighter - Rabbids. Martin Robinson 20:40 pm UTC It's about the Donkey Kong DLC coming to Mario and Rabbids. Rather than anything new we're getting a Grant Kirkhope performance. Martin Robinson 20:40 pm UTC And you know what, I'm fine with that. Martin Robinson 20:41 pm UTC Sometimes the mic stays on and gets stuff which paints you in a positive light. Sometimes, a little less so. Martin Robinson 20:41 pm UTC Again, I'm very much behind this. How lovely to have a Kirkhope performance live on stage. Martin Robinson 20:43 pm UTC This is, above all, a lovely celebration of games, and another nice little tip of the hat from Ubisoft to Nintendo. Martin Robinson 20:44 pm UTC ‘They changed the intro again?’ ‘Yeah, they change it every two seconds’ Something along those lines - some minor squabbling. Martin Robinson 20:44 pm UTC And they've slowed it riiiiiggggghhhht down. Martin Robinson 20:45 pm UTC Skull & Bones now please. Martin Robinson 20:46 pm UTC

Kiliko: oh god how've we gone from Donkey Kong joyousness to a turgid grey pirate cannon-a-thon?

There is nothing turgid about pirates!

Martin Robinson 20:47 pm UTC

Pacman8MyGhostkart: This is looking like the game Sea of Thieves was meant to be. He says have only seen about 8 minutes of pre-rendered footage.

Probably enough for me to base a review on to be fair.

Martin Robinson 20:47 pm UTC Why's Justin Farren wearing a scarf indoors? Martin Robinson 20:48 pm UTC Is the aircon on super strong in The Orpheum? Is he Doctor Who? Martin Robinson 20:48 pm UTC Or does he just have a hickey that he's trying to hide. Martin Robinson 20:48 pm UTC In case he's mum sees it and asks what he was up to last night. Martin Robinson 20:49 pm UTC

wellzy4eva: Is this already confirmed as online Multiplayer only?

It was last year, I believe.

Martin Robinson 20:51 pm UTC This does look an awful lot like Sea of Thieves. With more graphics and somehow less of them too. Martin Robinson 20:51 pm UTC (Don't expect me to be writing for Digital Foundry anytime soon). Martin Robinson 20:52 pm UTC

blarty: The problem with multiplayer only games, such as Sea of Thieves, and presumably Skull & Bones, is the propensity of gankers and grievers.

But pirates are the original griefers!

Martin Robinson 20:55 pm UTC That was Skull and Bones. It's got pirates in it. Martin Robinson 20:56 pm UTC And this is Elijah Woods game that I forgot all about. It's Transference. Martin Robinson 20:56 pm UTC Gary Busey's coming on stage to introduce his own take on the Battle Royale genre a bit later. Martin Robinson 20:57 pm UTC It's a VR game, I believe, but it's also getting a flatscreen release. Martin Robinson 20:59 pm UTC I'm sure this was announced as a VR exclusive, and that seems to have been watered down with it coming to traditional platforms. Martin Robinson 20:59 pm UTC It does look fascinating, mind. Martin Robinson 21:00 pm UTC This is a fairly interesting new take on the toys to life phenomenon - or maybe not such a phenomenon anymore - called Starlink. Martin Robinson 21:00 pm UTC I didn't see it last year, but people I know who did tell me it's very interesting indeed. Martin Robinson 21:01 pm UTC Coming October 16th. Martin Robinson 21:02 pm UTC I think it's for a slightly older market than Skylanders, a slightly younger one than Amiibo (because they're all bought by tragic thirtysomethings like me, right?) Martin Robinson 21:02 pm UTC Oh. Martin Robinson 21:02 pm UTC Oh. Martin Robinson 21:03 pm UTC Oh my. Martin Robinson 21:03 pm UTC It's Star Fox. Martin Robinson 21:03 pm UTC And that music has me close to tears. Martin Robinson 21:03 pm UTC YVESSSSS. Martin Robinson 21:03 pm UTC Star Fox is coming to Starlink. I'm not sure how integral it'll be. Martin Robinson 21:04 pm UTC It's a Switch exclusive - Star Fox, that is. But I guess that was obvious. Martin Robinson 21:04 pm UTC And here's Miyamoto, and every time I see him I can't help but smile. Martin Robinson 21:05 pm UTC Enormous cheers and applause for Yves and Miyamoto. Crowd here loved that. Tom Phillips 21:05 pm UTC And here's what Star Fox the toy looks like in Star Link. Martin Robinson 21:05 pm UTC I will be buying that. Martin Robinson 21:05 pm UTC Well that was a nice surprise. Martin Robinson 21:07 pm UTC For Honor, which judging by our recent re-review has come a fair way since launch, steps up now. Martin Robinson 21:08 pm UTC We've still got Assassin's Creed to step up as well, and just over 20 minutes left to run through by my estimations. Martin Robinson 21:10 pm UTC Marching Fire is an all-new For Honor expansion. Martin Robinson 21:10 pm UTC It's out October 16th. Martin Robinson 21:11 pm UTC We're due one, aren't we? Hoping it shows up tomorrow. Martin Robinson 21:11 pm UTC There's a new 4x4 multiplayer mode coming to For Honor, in a new mode called Bridge. Martin Robinson 21:13 pm UTC I can't hear for all the explosions. You're right, it is. Martin Robinson 21:14 pm UTC The Crew 2 up now, then - so we might only have room for Assassin's and one... more... thing. Martin Robinson 21:14 pm UTC Pre-load for The Crew 2 is up right now, if that's your thing. Martin Robinson 21:16 pm UTC I think collectively at Eurogamer we also enjoyed it more than most, as we've all got a bit of a soft spot for eccentric racers. This also looks pleasingly offbeat. Martin Robinson 21:17 pm UTC It's time for your Assassin's update - a sequel to last year's Origins, and a continuation of that story. Martin Robinson 21:18 pm UTC We'll have quite a bit more detail on this hitting the site shortly. Martin Robinson 21:19 pm UTC This chap's gone even further to protect any nipple reveal under the shirt - he's wearing some kind of protective undergarment so even if they stiffen up and poke out like bullets we're unlikely to see them. Martin Robinson 21:19 pm UTC For shame. Martin Robinson 21:20 pm UTC Ah so I might have bene wrong and it's not a strict continuation, seeing as you choose your own character in this Assassin's Creed. Martin Robinson 21:22 pm UTC

blarty: Given the focus on nippleage - what drinking game are you playing, Martin?

I'm drinking a beer every time I get thirsty.

Martin Robinson 21:22 pm UTC It's my favourite drinking game. Martin Robinson 21:23 pm UTC

Kami: Almost nipples!

Taking that as the title of my memoirs, thanks.

Martin Robinson 21:24 pm UTC I got it wrong, sorry - I'm not too hot on Assassin's stuff (Tom is the super nerd on all things AC, and thankfully he's handling the write-up that's about to hit the site). Martin Robinson 21:24 pm UTC Well Odyssey certainly has its fair share of graphics. Martin Robinson 21:29 pm UTC There's a much bigger RPG feel to this, especially in the branching conversations. Martin Robinson 21:30 pm UTC Also it's just really, really pretty. Martin Robinson 21:30 pm UTC I believe so. More BioWare than Anthem, it would seem. Martin Robinson 21:30 pm UTC

Korlis: So the PC Gaming show up next - is it worth watching? Does anything interesting get announced, or should I go watch Black Panther before it's time for Sony?

We won't be live reporting the PC gaming show this year, but it's always got a few good moments in there. And it is something to do while we wait for Sony, so...

Martin Robinson 21:31 pm UTC That's Odyssey then. Looks alright, don't it? Martin Robinson 21:31 pm UTC We're past 90 minutes now. Martin Robinson 21:31 pm UTC That dancing panda seems like a lifetime ago. Martin Robinson 21:31 pm UTC But there's surely time for one last thing. Martin Robinson 21:32 pm UTC Oh. Martin Robinson 21:32 pm UTC That really is it. Martin Robinson 21:33 pm UTC No big climax, although Assassin's does look lovely. Martin Robinson 21:33 pm UTC So that was Ubisoft's conference. Martin Robinson 21:34 pm UTC Typically upbeat, full of lovely moments - Antti being a highlight, as ever - and some decent looking games. Martin Robinson 21:34 pm UTC No real showstoppers like The Division, Watch Dogs or Rabbids back in the day - but maybe there's something of a holding pattern while Ubi preps for the next gen that's clearly imminent. Martin Robinson 21:34 pm UTC In the meantime we've got lots of awesome things to keep us occupied. Martin Robinson 21:35 pm UTC We'll be back at 2am for Sony. Hopefully see you there! Martin Robinson 21:37 pm UTC Srsly. Martin Robinson 21:37 pm UTC Catch you all later, and thanks, as ever, for joining. Martin Robinson Load more comments Loading