<s>
Tom	B-Application
Clancy	I-Application
's	I-Application
The	I-Application
Division	I-Application
is	O
an	O
online-only	B-Application
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Massive	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
published	O
in	O
2016	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
,	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Division	I-Application
is	O
structured	O
with	O
elements	O
of	O
role-playing	O
games	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
cooperative	O
and	O
player	O
versus	O
player	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tom	B-Application
Clancy	I-Application
's	I-Application
The	I-Application
Division	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Tom	B-Application
Clancy	I-Application
's	I-Application
The	I-Application
Division	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
March	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tom	B-Application
Clancy	I-Application
's	I-Application
The	I-Application
Division	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
set	O
in	O
an	O
open	O
world	O
mid-crisis	O
Manhattan	O
with	O
destructible	O
environments	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
freely	O
explored	O
by	O
the	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Dark	O
Zone	O
is	O
the	O
player-versus-player	O
competitive	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
featured	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Division	I-Application
,	O
where	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
high-end	O
weapons	O
are	O
left	O
behind	O
when	O
the	O
military	O
retreats	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
people	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
can	O
turn	O
against	O
the	O
player	O
at	O
any	O
moment	O
,	O
going	O
rogue	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
Black	O
Friday	O
2015	O
,	O
a	O
viral	O
epidemic	B-Application
,	O
transmitted	O
by	O
a	O
smallpox-based	O
virus	O
planted	O
on	O
banknotes	O
,	O
sweeps	O
through	O
New	O
York	O
City	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
disease	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
Green	O
Poison	O
"	O
or	O
the	O
"	O
Dollar	O
Flu	O
"	O
,	O
causes	O
widespread	O
chaos	O
,	O
and	O
major	O
cities	O
across	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
are	O
placed	O
under	O
quarantine	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Facing	O
the	O
collapse	O
of	O
law	O
and	O
order	O
,	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
government	O
activates	O
sleeper	O
agents	O
in	O
the	O
population	O
who	O
work	O
for	O
the	O
Strategic	O
Homeland	O
Division	O
(	O
SHD	O
;	O
or	O
simply	O
"	O
the	B-Application
Division	I-Application
"	O
)	O
,	O
to	O
assist	O
the	O
Joint	O
Task	O
Force	O
(	O
JTF	O
)	O
—	O
a	O
combined	O
task	O
force	O
of	O
police	O
,	O
fire	O
and	O
rescue	O
,	O
National	O
Guard	O
,	O
disaster	O
response	O
organizations	O
,	O
and	O
civilian	O
volunteers	O
—	O
in	O
restoring	O
order	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
wave	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
player	O
Agent	O
and	O
fellow	O
agent	O
Faye	O
Lau	O
,	O
are	O
preparing	O
to	O
deploy	O
to	O
Brooklyn	O
when	O
the	O
aircraft	O
meant	O
to	O
take	O
them	O
there	O
explodes	O
,	O
killing	O
the	B-Application
Division	I-Application
Commander	O
and	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
second	O
wave	O
,	O
and	O
wounding	O
Lau	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
there	O
,	O
the	O
Agent	O
undertakes	O
assignments	O
to	O
assist	O
and	O
rescue	O
personnel	O
,	O
restore	O
the	O
base	O
to	O
full	O
working	O
capacity	O
,	O
and	O
combat	O
New	O
York	O
City	O
's	O
dominant	O
criminal	O
groups	O
:	O
the	O
Rioters	O
,	O
common	O
street	O
thugs	O
attempting	O
to	O
take	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
quarantine	B-Application
;	O
the	O
Rikers	O
,	O
sadistic	O
escapees	O
from	O
Rikers	O
Island	O
;	O
and	O
the	O
Cleaners	O
,	O
insane	O
Department	O
of	O
Sanitation	O
workers	O
who	O
believe	O
everyone	O
is	O
infected	O
and	O
attempt	O
to	O
"	O
purify	O
"	O
them	O
with	O
incendiary	O
weapons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
learn	O
of	O
rogue	B-Protocol
Division	O
agent	O
Aaron	O
Keener	O
,	O
who	O
broke	O
down	O
and	O
defected	O
alongside	O
the	O
first	O
wave	O
to	O
assist	O
the	O
Last	O
Man	O
Battalion	O
(	O
LMB	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
private	O
military	O
company	O
hostile	O
to	O
the	B-Application
Division	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tom	B-Application
Clancy	I-Application
's	I-Application
The	I-Application
Division	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
being	O
developed	O
as	O
an	O
eighth	B-Application
generation	I-Application
consoles	I-Application
exclusive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
15	O
May	O
2014	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
The	B-Application
Division	I-Application
would	O
be	O
delayed	O
until	O
2015	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
an	O
anonymous	O
source	O
inside	O
Massive	O
Entertainment	O
studio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Division	I-Application
uses	O
Ubisoft	O
's	O
new	O
proprietary	O
engine	O
known	O
as	O
Snowdrop	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
made	O
for	O
PC	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
9	O
June	O
2014	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Division	I-Application
was	O
showcased	O
at	O
E3	O
2014	O
with	O
an	O
anticipated	O
release	O
for	O
late	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2016	O
,	O
Ubisoft	O
announced	O
that	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
for	O
The	B-Application
Division	I-Application
would	O
be	O
timed	O
exclusives	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
beta	O
was	O
set	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
in	O
December	O
2015	O
and	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Windows	O
in	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
7	O
December	O
2015	O
,	O
Ubisoft	O
announced	O
that	O
The	B-Application
Divisions	I-Application
beta	O
would	O
be	O
moved	O
to	O
"	O
early	O
2016	O
"	O
and	O
that	O
an	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
exclusive	O
alpha	O
would	O
begin	O
on	O
9	O
December	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
26	O
January	O
2016	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
confirmed	O
that	O
the	O
Closed	O
Beta	O
would	O
begin	O
on	O
28	O
January	O
2016	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
29	O
January	O
2016	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
end	O
,	O
for	O
all	O
platforms	O
,	O
on	O
1	O
February	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
9	O
February	O
2016	O
,	O
Ubisoft	O
announced	O
that	O
The	B-Application
Divisions	I-Application
open	O
beta	O
would	O
begin	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
18	O
February	O
2016	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
PC	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
on	O
19	O
February	O
2016	O
,	O
and	O
would	O
end	O
for	O
all	O
platforms	O
on	O
22	O
February	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Division	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
8	O
March	O
2016	O
,	O
two	O
years	O
after	O
its	O
initially	O
planned	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tom	B-Application
Clancy	I-Application
's	I-Application
The	I-Application
Division	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favourable	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
review	O
aggregator	O
,	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ars	O
Technica	O
drew	O
comparisons	O
between	O
The	B-Application
Division	I-Application
and	O
Destiny	B-Application
,	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
game	O
with	O
similar	O
overall	O
mechanics	O
regarding	O
items	O
,	O
crafting	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
shared	O
world	O
"	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
compared	O
to	O
"	O
modern	O
"	O
massively	B-Protocol
multiplayer	I-Protocol
online	I-Protocol
role-playing	I-Protocol
games	I-Protocol
(	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
)	O
,	O
explaining	O
that	O
"	O
structurally	O
,	O
it	O
all	O
feels	O
like	O
it	O
could	O
have	O
been	O
ripped	O
from	O
Guild	B-Protocol
Wars	I-Protocol
2	I-Protocol
or	O
a	O
latter-day	O
World	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Warcraft	I-Protocol
,	O
"	O
including	O
"	O
that	O
old	O
MMO	O
staple	O
of	O
being	O
stuck	O
in	O
a	O
server	O
queue	O
before	O
diving	O
into	O
a	O
game	O
"	O
on-launch	O
,	O
in	O
combination	O
with	O
the	O
"	O
quintessential	O
Ubisoft	O
design	O
style	O
"	O
of	O
varying	O
types	O
of	O
collectible	O
and	O
upgrade	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Division	I-Application
was	O
criticized	O
for	O
lacking	O
variety	O
in	O
its	O
activities	O
and	O
missions	O
,	O
explaining	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
does	O
little	O
to	O
break	O
from	O
or	O
advance	O
what	O
is	O
fast	O
becoming	O
the	O
general	O
form	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
loot	O
shooter	O
"	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Dark	O
Zone	O
was	O
described	O
as	O
being	O
"	O
harrowing	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
panned	O
for	O
sharing	O
characteristics	O
with	O
the	O
post-game	O
content	O
of	O
Destiny	B-Application
,	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
only	O
means	O
of	O
obtaining	O
higher-level	O
gear	O
that	O
is	O
,	O
ultimately	O
,	O
only	O
theoretically	O
needed	O
for	O
further	O
play	O
in	O
the	O
Dark	O
Zone	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
not	O
introducing	O
any	O
major	O
differences	O
in	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
like	O
the	O
raids	O
of	O
Destiny	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vince	O
Ingenito	O
of	O
IGN	O
was	O
more	O
critical	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Division	I-Application
,	O
outlining	O
that	O
"	O
next	O
to	O
every	O
good	O
thing	O
The	B-Application
Division	I-Application
does	O
,	O
there	O
hangs	O
a	O
big	O
,	O
ugly	O
asterisk	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gun	O
mechanics	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Division	I-Application
were	O
described	O
as	O
being	O
"	O
standard	O
"	O
and	O
more	O
in	O
line	O
with	O
the	O
more	O
realistic	O
feel	O
of	O
other	O
Tom	O
Clancy-branded	O
games	O
,	O
with	O
guns	O
that	O
had	O
distinct	O
feels	O
due	O
to	O
their	O
varying	O
statistics	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
the	O
action	O
leans	O
so	O
heavily	O
on	O
smart	O
tactics	O
makes	O
it	O
rewarding	O
when	O
the	O
last	O
foe	O
in	O
a	O
pack	O
finally	O
goes	O
down.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
noting	O
that	O
its	O
"	O
post-game	O
"	O
content	O
was	O
mainly	O
limited	O
to	O
harder	O
versions	O
of	O
story	O
missions	O
with	O
stronger	O
"	O
bullet	O
sponge	O
"	O
enemies	O
,	O
Ingenito	O
praised	O
the	O
Dark	O
Zone	O
for	O
"[fixing]	O
just	O
about	O
every	O
problem	O
I	O
have	O
with	O
The	B-Application
Division	I-Application
's	O
pacing	O
,	O
its	O
lack	O
of	O
player-driven	O
moments	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
overall	O
toothlessness	O
and	O
emptiness	O
of	O
its	O
open	O
world	O
"	O
,	O
by	O
adding	O
an	O
"	O
omnipresent	O
"	O
danger	O
and	O
a	O
higher	O
degree	O
of	O
risk	O
to	O
player	O
interactions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
exotic	O
weapon	O
(	O
the	O
highest	O
quality	O
weapon	O
)	O
,	O
an	O
LMG	O
whose	O
ability	O
allows	O
its	O
user	O
to	O
never	O
reload	O
while	O
firing	O
,	O
was	O
named	O
after	O
the	O
character	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Division	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Ubisoft	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
broke	O
company	O
records	O
,	O
including	O
highest	O
number	O
of	O
first-day	O
sales	O
(	O
breaking	O
the	O
record	O
previously	O
set	O
by	O
Watch	B-Application
Dogs	I-Application
in	O
2014	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
becoming	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
best-selling	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Division	I-Application
also	O
broke	O
the	O
industry	O
record	O
for	O
biggest	O
first-week	O
launch	O
for	O
a	O
new	O
game	O
franchise	O
,	O
generating	O
an	O
estimated	O
amount	O
of	O
$330	O
million	O
globally	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
retail	O
version	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Division	I-Application
was	O
the	O
best	O
selling	O
game	O
in	O
its	O
week	O
of	O
release	O
in	O
the	O
U.K.	O
and	O
Ireland	O
,	O
debuting	O
at	O
No	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
launch	O
marked	O
the	O
biggest	O
video	O
game	O
debut	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
quarter	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
in	O
the	O
U.K.	O
,	O
breaking	O
the	O
record	O
previously	O
held	O
by	O
Sony	O
's	O
Gran	B-Device
Turismo	I-Device
4	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
third	O
biggest	O
launch	O
of	O
a	O
Ubisoft	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
U.K.	O
,	O
behind	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
III	I-Application
and	O
Watch	B-Application
Dogs	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
the	O
highest	O
week	O
one	O
sales	O
for	O
a	O
new	O
intellectual	O
property	O
,	O
breaking	O
the	O
record	O
held	O
by	O
Destiny	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
NPD	O
Group	O
indicated	O
that	O
the	O
retail	O
version	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Division	I-Application
was	O
the	O
best	O
selling	O
game	O
in	O
March	O
2016	O
in	O
the	O
U.S.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
sold	O
more	O
than	O
10	O
million	O
copies	O
during	O
the	O
eighth	B-Application
generation	I-Application
of	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
consoles	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2016	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
a	O
live	O
action	O
feature	O
film	O
adaption	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Division	I-Application
is	O
in	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
9	O
March	O
2018	O
,	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Tom	B-Application
Clancy	I-Application
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The	I-Application
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,	O
was	O
announced	O
,	O
that	O
was	O
currently	O
being	O
worked	O
on	O
by	O
Massive	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
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<s>
On	O
10	O
June	O
2018	O
,	O
Tom	O
Clancy	O
’s	O
The	B-Application
Division	I-Application
2	I-Application
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to	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
15	O
March	O
2019	O
,	O
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the	O
game	O
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to	O
take	O
place	O
within	O
Washington	O
,	O
D.C.	O
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it	O
falls	O
into	O
anarchy	O
,	O
and	O
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months	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Tom	B-Application
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's	I-Application
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