A new video has been unveiled today from Ubisoft and Massive Entertainment showcasing their answer to next-gen technology with the Snowdrop engine, the previously revealed in-house game creation technology powering the upcoming next-gen game, The Division.

With commentary from Anders Holmquist, the Technical Director, Christian Savoie, the Lead UI Programmer, Jill Jarlestam, an Environmental Design Artist and Magnus Ander, a Technical Artist, the video talks about the creativity and freedom of the engine, the rendering power and programming depth, its simple design using a variety of components, and how the engine encourages the team to work together and innovate new ways to build next-gen worlds.

Check out the video below; for more on the engine's power, you may want to check out all of our The Division news, screenshots and trailers.

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