Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Online
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Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Online (Ghost Recon Online) is a third-person perspective, multiplayer action
video game, scheduled for release on the personal computer
(PC) and Wii U console
. On 24 May 2011, Ubisoft
announced that its Singapore studio would develop Ghost Recon Online for the latter half of 2011, following an initial closed beta. This game will be supported by micro transactions, meaning that the player will "rent" a gun for n amount of days for a set price. On 7 June 2011, Nintendo
announced at the Electronic Entertainment Expo that Ubisoft would release the game on the Wii U. Also, Ubisoft presented trailers and demos for the Wii U version of the game. The Windows version, at least, is by far confirmed to be a free-to-play
game.
Action game
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video game, scheduled for release on the personal computer
Personal computer
A personal computer is any general-purpose computer whose size, capabilities, and original sales price make it useful for individuals, and which is intended to be operated directly by an end-user with no intervening computer operator...
(PC) and Wii U console
Video game console
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. On 24 May 2011, Ubisoft
Ubisoft
Ubisoft Entertainment S.A. is a major French video game publisher and developer, with headquarters in Montreuil, France. The company has a worldwide presence with 25 studios in 17 countries and subsidiaries in 26 countries....
announced that its Singapore studio would develop Ghost Recon Online for the latter half of 2011, following an initial closed beta. This game will be supported by micro transactions, meaning that the player will "rent" a gun for n amount of days for a set price. On 7 June 2011, Nintendo
Nintendo
is a multinational corporation located in Kyoto, Japan. Founded on September 23, 1889 by Fusajiro Yamauchi, it produced handmade hanafuda cards. By 1963, the company had tried several small niche businesses, such as a cab company and a love hotel....
announced at the Electronic Entertainment Expo that Ubisoft would release the game on the Wii U. Also, Ubisoft presented trailers and demos for the Wii U version of the game. The Windows version, at least, is by far confirmed to be a free-to-play
Free-to-play
Free-to-play refers to any video game that has the option of allowing its players to play without paying. The model was first popularly used in early massively multiplayer online games targeted towards casual gamers, before finding wider adoption among games released by major video game...
game.