Ubisoft announced For Honor

For Honor's Shinobi and Centurion

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Season 2 adds two new heroes, the Shinobi and Centurion, as well as a pair of new maps and "new customization items and gameplay updates." The update also introduces Epic gear, "a new level of gear rarity."The Shinobi are armed with a "traditional Japanese Kusarigama," while the Centurion brings a traditional Roman gladius to the battlefield, using it for "strategic close-quarters combat."Ubisoft said the new Epic rarity level increases "the maximum gear score," while also bringing a new level of balance to the "gear stats system."Season Pass holders can unlock the two new heroes "immediately" on May 16, while non-season pass holders can unlock them using in-game steel beginning May 23. May 16 also marks the reset of the faction war.In our For Honor review , we gave the game an 8.0, heaping high praise on its melee combat system. In spite of only having been available for 12 days, For Honor was the best-selling game of February 2017

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