Had you shown me this image in October or November of last year, then I might have been extremely excited Ubisoft’s upcoming, hyper ambiguous third person shooter, Tom Clancy’s The Division. But following their recent escapades, see Assassin’s Creed Unity, Far Cry 4, Watch_Dogs and Uplay in general, I find myself leaning more towards concern than excitement.

Showing of the easily recognisable and somewhat iconic Times Square in New York, the image certainly captures the mood of The Division. And having the Happy New Year sign and clock illuminated by flare light was a nice touch of visual design. Though if you are sharp eyed, you may notice that the clock reads 11:55 rather than 00:00. So perhaps something is about to happen at midnight and this image is a glimpse into a danger zone of sorts?

Public interest The Division is very high at the minute, but faith in Ubisoft is low, so they really need to start pulling out all the stops if they hope to have a successful 2015. This is their second Tom Clancy game that’s expected this year alongside Tom Clancy’s Siege.

How big is Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed franchise, a franchise which will see not one but apparently two games coming out this year with Assassin’s Creed: Unity and Comet? According to Superannuation (via Kotaku), Ubisoft’s Facts 7 Figures page saw an update recently which put the series total sales at 73 million units. Just Dance came in second with 48 million units. If that’s not a strong indication as to why Ubisoft is still sticking to yearly sequels, then nothing is.

Ubisoft’s Tom Clancy series of games is also immensely popular – Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell sold 30 million lifetime units, followed Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six with 26 million units and Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon with 25 million units. Petz is also pretty popular with 24 million units sold till date.

Rumours state that Ubisoft will show off Assasin’s Creed: Unity at this year’s E3 with two demos, one for the single-player campaign and the other to show off the new four player co-op. It will be releasing in the Holiday season for PS4, PC and Xbox One.