Ghost Recon: Future Soldier confirmed for March 2012

Ubisoft has confirmed that Ghost Recon Future Soldier is set for a March 6th release date. Ubisoft also plans to release a beta of Ghost Recon: Future Soldier during January next year for the Xbox 360, Playstation 3 and PC version of the game.

Future Soldier takes place in the future in Norway, the Middle East, and Asia where Russia went into war. The Ghosts will be fighting an ultra-nationalist force that took control of Russia and are invading neighboring countries on the deadliest missions behind enemy lines. The player will take control of a 4-man Ghost team consisting of a commando (Kozak), a sniper expert (Pepper), a reconnaissance expert (30k), and an engineer (Bones). The Wii and PSP versions have different storylines and are being developed by Next Level and Virtuos respectively.

The Xbox 360 version of Future Soldier will support the Kinect and allows an unprecedented level of customization, down to the gas management parts of every gun. While customizing weapons, the player is also allowed to test their creations in a simulated environment. Voice control is also used in weapon creation, in addition to hand movements. Using Kinect, drawing a weapon is done by reaching a hand over your back, and pulling it back down, as if grabbing a gun from your back. Shooting is accomplished by opening the hand and closing it again.