NEWS For Honor Announces Closed Alpha, Details Classes & Drops New Trailer

Ubisoft has announced a load more details for upcoming historical combat game, For Honor.

First of all, the alpha will run from September 15th through to September 18th, and will be available on PS4, Xbox One and PC. You can sign up for your chance to be a part of that here.

Then, there's a new trailer - it reveals that of the three playable factions (Vikings, Samurai and Knights) there will be 12 playable heroes, split into four different types of warrior: Vanguards, Assassins, Heavies, and Hybrids.

Each mode in the game will be playable with/against other players or bots in split-screen co-op on consoles, as well as online. Each mode is designed to make the most out of the player fantasy of being a powerful warrior on a realistic battlefield.

Here are the modes that'll be shipping with the game:

• Dominion is a 4v4 objective-based mode in which two teams of four players fight for control of the battlefield. It’s a mode that relies upon skill, communication and teamwork.
• Brawl 2v2: Each team of two players need to kill the two enemy Heroes to win a round. Skill, awareness, cooperation and the capacity to use the environment to the player’s advantage are key components.
• Duel 1v1 puts two Heroes face-to-face in a fight to the death. Skill is fundamental in Duel, but as in Brawl, players have the possibility to use the environment to their advantage.
• Skirmish is a 4v4 Team Death Match mode. Combat skills are key, as players score points for their team by killing enemy Heroes.
• Elimination In this 4v4 mode, the last surviving player on the battlefield wins the round for their team.

For Honor is out February 14th on PC, PS4, and Xbox One.