Ubisoft will hold a surprise event in a game to draw attention to climate issues

In the next few months, they’re going to start a wildfire all of a sudden and without warning in the Republic of Riders.

In the midst of some controversy due to servers being shut down for most of their games, Ubisoft continues to prepare new editions and add content to books already on the market. One of them is Riders Republic, an extreme sports game that we know will be news soon, but with a more special feature.

As Stephen Totilo could sum it up at Axios, the French company plans to surprise with an in-game event to raise awareness of climate issues. Specifically, they will A sudden wildfire in the world of Riders Republic in order to surprise the players.

A flash fire will appear in the gameThey plan to implement it in the next few months, but they will not inform you of your arrival nor is it related to any event that they will advertise before implementation. Its name comes from Phoenix, and when players step inside they will see the sky turn orange and their character wearing gas masks.

From there, users will be able to reduce the spread of fire through in-game activities. event they describe as “short and intense”. The idea won an award at the annual Green Game Jam, which invites studios to present ideas that promote green thinking among gamers.

If you want to know what our experience with the game has been like, we suggest you take a look at the Riders Republic analysis published by Jesús Bella in October of last year. in itself, a fun title with a lot of potentialalthough there is room for improvement regarding the diversity of events and the balance regarding progress.