---
title: "The Crew 2 Announced by Ubisoft, Promises to Go ‘Beyond the Road’"
description: "Upcoming open-world racer announced via the game's official Twitter account."
date: "2017-05-17"
modified: "2017-05-17"
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  - name: "Chris Tsui"
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url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/10368/the-crew-2-announced-by-ubisoft-promises-to-go-beyond-the-road"
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  - "News"
  - "Video Games"
tags:
  - "News"
  - "racing games"
  - "the crew"
  - "ubisoft"
  - "Video Games"
---

# The Crew 2 Announced by Ubisoft, Promises to Go ‘Beyond the Road’

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French video game publisher Ubisoft has announced a sequel to its premier racing franchise, *The Crew*. Released in 2014, the original *Crew* featured a massive online open world that ambitiously mimicked the entirety of a scaled down United States. Despite releasing to mixed reviews, *The Crew* was given two sizable expansions in each of the following years—*Wild Run* and *Calling All Units—*and boasted 12 million online players just earlier this year, according to [*GTPlanet*](<https://www.gtplanet.net/the-crew-2-revealed/>).

In a [tweet](<https://twitter.com/TheCrewGame/status/864511174234210307>) from the game's official account yesterday, the existence of a sequel (simply named *The Crew 2*) was confirmed alongside a logo and a promise of going 'beyond the road..."

https://twitter.com/_/status/864511174234210307

Given off-road racing was already introduced in the first game's *Wild Run* expansion, could "beyond the road" refer to vehicles without wheels? The inclusion of boat- or helicopter racing would certainly set the game apart from its contemporaries. Speaking of the competition, 2017 is shaping up to be a good year to be a fan of racing games, with [*Gran Turismo Sport*](<https://www.thedrive.com/tech/8884/exclusive-first-impressions-from-gran-turismo-sport-beta>) (fingers crossed), the inevitable annual [*Forza*](<https://www.thedrive.com/tech/1038/behind-the-scenes-of-forza-motorsport-6>) entry (aka *Forza Motorsport 7*), and the [recently announced return of *Need for Speed*](<https://www.thedrive.com/article/10122/need-for-speed-back-for-2017-reintroduces-ability-to-pause-game>) all set to launch before January. Will *The Crew 2* successfully foil the offerings of its admittedly much more established competitors? Only time will tell.

Stay tuned for more details on *The Crew 2* at Ubisoft's E3 press conference [scheduled](<https://kotaku.com/the-e3-2017-press-conference-schedule-1795222953>) for Monday, June 12th at 4pm EDT/1pm PDT.

## Author
Chris Tsui is *The Drive*'s former Reviews Editor and current freelance automotive journalist. He's based in Toronto.

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