Just Cause 3 Trailer and Release Date

We've been waiting for some time now for a new look at Avalanche Games'Just Cause 3 in action, thanks to E3.

Now, finally, it's here - a gameplay trailer launched with surprisingly little fanfare. Nevertheless, it's Just Causeas we all recognise it - a dervish of absurdly over the top stunts and explosions that make Michael Bay's back catalogue look like a joke.

Avalanche Studios' Just Cause games turn destruction into something approaching an artform. With the previous two games providing a wealth of tools to play with - a grappling hook, a parachute, dozens of guns - the experience was akin to improvising your own Jerry Bruckheimer movie. Where else could you tether an exploding gas canister to a bad guy's vehicle, or surf on the wing of a soaring fighter jet?

While we only know a few precise details about Just Cause 3 at the time of writing - the return of series hero Rico Rodriguez, plus a more varied "volumetric" terrain of caverns and tall buildings - the emphasis is clearly still on wildly over-the-top action.

Just Cause 3 is scheduled for December 1st for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC.