Probably the latter.Īs for ManiaPlanet 4, that's out today. Ubi haven't announced a price yet but other bits of Trackmania 2 cost £8/$10 or £16/$20 so I'd guess one of those.

Ubisoft can 'flip' right off with their funny little ². The game will include a brand-new solo campaign, a new official team game mode, Chase, a deep multiplayer experience, and a world of possibilities with user-generated content.'

'Trackmania² Lagoon will take racers to tracks between fabulous palm trees and the crystal-clear bay waters of the Tropical Island of Lagoon, where they will experience arcade gameplay unlike anything in the series to date. Here's a textual picture from a marketer's mouth: Lagoon should broadly look like that, with palms and beaches and whatnot. Ubisoft, in their infinite wisdom, decided to announce Lagoon without a single screenshot. The taxonomy of Trackmania is endlessly confusing but I believe this is Nadeo rolling the lagoon environment of 2016's Trackmania Turbo into the ManiaPlanet world of Trackmania 2 to share its player-made content and community features.Īhead of Lagoon's launch, Ubisoft have launched a big ManiaPlanet update with performance improvements and new features.ĭon't mind that screenshot ↑ up there - it's Trackmania Turbo. It'll bring tropical courses to race across in a new solo campaign and a new multiplayer team mode. More splendidly silly timetrial racing is coming with Trackmania 2 Lagoon on May 23rd, Ubisoft have announced.