The Division shield challenges pave the road to the sequel
The Division 2 is on the way, but there are still things to do coming to the first game.
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The sprawling Manhattan devastation of The Division isn't done yet, even though the sequel has been shown off for the first time at E3 2018.
While we're left to wait until March next year for the new game, on the first Inside Xbox of the event, Ubisoft announced new challenges coming to the current game to take us through to the big launch.
Shield challenges will be a monthly event coming to The Division, with four shields kicking off the action in June with new challenges every month after up to and including February.
Article continues belowCompletion of the challenges will unlock not only in-game rewards for the current game, but you'll begin to earn things for The Division 2 before you ever set foot in Washington D.C.
The Division 2 is set to launch on Xbox, PS4, and PC on March 15, 2019. The Division is available to play right now for free as part of Xbox Game Pass.
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Richard Devine is the Managing Editor at Windows Central, where he combines a deep love for the open-source community with expert-level technical coverage. Whether he’s hunting for the next big project on GitHub, fine-tuning a WSL workflow, or breaking down the latest meta in Call of Duty, Forza, and The Division 2, Richard focuses on making complex tech accessible to every kind of user. If it’s happening in the world of Windows or PC gaming, he’s probably already knee-deep in the code (or the lobbies). Follow him on X and Mastodon.
