Tom Clancy’s The Division has an engrossing world that’ll eat up all your free time

I’m a little scared of Tom Clancy’s The Division. I’m already playing so many other time-consuming open-world games, and I’m not sure I can fit another one in my life. But after trying it at a recent preview event, I just have to try.

The Division (which hits March 8 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC) is from Sweden-based developer Ubisoft Massive. The open-world shooter takes place in a wintry New York City during the middle of a catastrophic societal collapse. The city is reeling from an outbreak of a mysterious but fatal disease. As the body count rises and food and water become increasingly scarce, the remaining survivors grow uneasy and resort to violence. Some of them form merciless gangs to take advantage of the anarchy.