When there's an international incident afoot, it's nice to have a team handy that can clean it up with discretion. The crack squad of operatives to whom such tasks fall and their missions have defined Ghost Recon games. After numerous delays the latest installment, Ghost Recon: Future Soldier, is finally ready to deploy. It upholds the tradition well with strong catch-the-enemy-off-guard stealth mechanics, fun tech to play with, and a solid set of new features.

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Ubisoft has released Ghost Recon Alpha, a 25-minute film that leads into the events of the upcoming Ghost Recon: Future Soldier. Directed by Hervé de Crécy and François Alaux, Alpha follows the four playable soldiers as they try to take out a wanted war criminal. The events of the movie lead to a key event in the game: a devastating attack on a major European city.

Read more: The mission leading up to the game »

Ghost Recon: Future Soldier is getting ready to deploy, and Ubisoft has already announced its first downloadable content pack. The "Arctic Strike Map Pack" will release on July 3, just in time for you to celebrate Independence Day by taking out virtual enemies of freed. America!

Read more: DLC pack details and pricing »

Transmedia movie-and-game tie-ins are all the rage for games these days. Look at Dragon Age and Assassin's Creed for recent examples. Ghost Recon: Future Soldier is no exception. It will connect with a 25-minute movie titled Ghost Recon Alpha, teased by Ubisoft today with a trailer.

Read more: Airing May 3 at 6:30 PM »

Crysis becomes a trilogy with the newly announced Crysis 3. Little is known right now, but check out that bow and arrow. Also, check out how the Future Soldiers wage war in a brand new augmented trailer. Finally, we take a look at Vita's very first free-to-play game.

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Nearly four minutes of Ghost Recon: Future Soldier sneaking fun are on show in a new trailer. In this questionable vision of the near-future, you'll see how handy a stealth suit is, uses of mini-drones, augmented reality, and some jolly nice weapon customisation.

Watch: The Ghost op »

Not unlike a certain big-name competitor, Ubisoft has announced a companion stats service for the upcoming Ghost Recon: Future Soldier. Called the "Ghost Recon Network," the online service promises to let players "be a spec op 24/7."

Ghost Recon Network will give access to personal performance stats, leaderboards, challenges, friend activity, community updates, heatmaps, and more via the online interface and an upcoming iOS and Android app.

Read more: Included games and a bonus for going above and beyond »

The long-awaited Ghost Recon: Future Soldier beta is coming soon. The multiplayer test session will run for about two weeks: from April 19th through May 2nd on both Xbox 360 and PS3.

While the beta was originally unveiled as an Xbox 360-exclusive, access has been expanded on both platforms. Owners of the Xbox 360 version of Splinter Cell Conviction will be able to access the beta "directly through the game." If you don't have the game on-hand, another option will be to pre-order Future Soldier from GameStop for a beta code.

Read more: Maps and modes detailed »

Facebook tie-in games for triple-A releases were all the rage a couple of years ago, but fewer publishers seem to be putting time into them nowadays. Ubisoft is keeping the faith, though, with a new Facebook game titled Ghost Recon: Commander, which will connect with the upcoming Ghost Recon: Future Soldier.

John Romero and Brenda Brathwaite's studio Loot Drop is working on the game. Brathwaite is serving as lead designer.

Read more: Combat mixes real-time, turn-based strategy »

After a lengthy and awkward silence on the PC edition of Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier, Ubisoft has finally opened up and shared, well, most things you might want to know. Along with its release date--June 12, three weeks after on consoles--it's detailed the system requirements, one-time DRM activation, and PC-specific features including DirectX 11 whizz-bangs.

Read more: Features and requirements »

PlayStation Plus members are entitled to a number of games as part of their subscription. In April, Plus subscribers will be able to download Shift 2 Unleashed, Shank 2, Frogger Returns, Canabalt, and the very original Silent Hill.

While this content alone makes April a banner month for Sony's premium subscription service, there is an extra bonus that should serve as a cherry on top for Plus members: access to the Ghost Recon: Future Soldier beta.

Read more: April's goodies laid out »

"Only the dead fight fair."

It's the provocative tagline to Ubisoft's long-delayed Ghost Recon: Future Soldier. The next Tom Clancy game is set to arrive on Xbox 360 and PS3 on May 22nd, and it will have you utilizing a number of futuristic gadgets--from cloaking to sensors that see through walls--to take down hostiles and save civilians.

Watch: Call of Ubi: Future Warfare »

After a development cycle so long that some of its original futuristic concepts are probably now a reality, Ubisoft has announced Ghost Recon: Future Soldier will launch on May 22 in North America and May 24 in Europe for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. And continuing Ubisoft's track record, the PC version of the game won't be available until "a later date."

Read more: Beta coming to Xbox 360 and PS3 »

Earlier today, a plethora of retailers revealed that Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Solider would arrive on March 6, 2012. Moments ago, Ubisoft has confirmed the date.

The near-future game features the Ghost Recon team venturing to far off locales such as Norway and the Middle East, to combat a force that have occupied Russia.

Read more: Multiple delays plague the ghosts »

Shacknews receives a slew of new screenshots and trailers for upcoming games everyday. The most anticipated titles receive their own post, because we know you're eager to see that content. For the rest, we have the Daily Filter, a place to feature all of the media we add to our enormous database on a daily basis.

Today's Filter features a new Gamescom 2011 trailer for LittleBigPlanet 2, a PvP trailer for Star Wars: The Old Republic, an Ubisoft developer panel at Gamescom 2011, a demo walkthrough of Dark Souls, two inside looks at the brand new PlayStation Vita, four new background trailers for Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine, a multiplayer sneak peek at Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier, a cinematic trailer for Might & Magic Heroes VI, a new look at the Ico and Shadow of the Colossus Collection, a PAX Prime 2011 Blacklight: Retribution trailer, and new screenshots for Tribes: Ascend, Prototype 2, GoldenEye 007: Reloaded, X-Men: Destiny, and The Baconing.

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