Today, Ubisoft revealed Operation Vector Glare, the second season of Rainbow Six Siege’s Year 7, will arrive on June 7. This season introduces Sens, a new Belgian Operator, a new Team Deathmatch map, Phase 1 of the new Reputation System bringing Privacy Mode and other updates, a narrative change, and more gameplay improvements. Operation Vector Glare puts strategy at the forefront with new Attacker Sens, a brilliant tactician from Belgium with military experience and training in psychology. Their R.O.U. Projector System gadget deploys a wheel that travels in a straight line to leave behind small projectors and self-destructs after a set amount of time. The projectors construct a wall of light that blocks players’ line of sight, so making a versatile approach fits right into Sens’ wheelhouse. They are a low speed, high health Operator, carrying a new weapon, the POF-9 or a 417 as a primary weapon and an SDP ...

Today, Ubisoft announced Rengoku, a new limited-time event for Rainbow Six ® Siege, available tomorrow, April 26, until May 17. Rengoku introduces a new control area game mode with unique Kiba loadouts and fast respawn, creating a fast-paced and action-packed event. Set in Japan, Rengoku unveils a temple in the sky and a fight for eternity, where Operators are Samurai warriors possessed by spirits fighting for the honor of the gods in a revisited Skyscraper map. In the 5v5 control mode, players must stay near altars for five seconds unopposed to score control points or steal control points from the opposing team – the first team to reach 300 points wins the match. Every two minutes, the control points will change location. #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 33%; } #gallery-1 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-1 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } /* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes/media.php */

Today, Ubisoft announced that Emerald Plains, the first new map added to Rainbow Six Siege in three years, is now available for all players on PlayStation®4, PlayStation®5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X | S, Windows PC including on Xbox Game Pass, Ubisoft+, Ubisoft’s subscription service, Amazon Luna, and Stadia.* Experience the rolling hills of Northern Ireland in the Emerald Plains country club and private ranch. In the idyllic setting, players can explore the grounds to develop the best approach for their matches, whether it be risking a rappel through the skylight, taking advantage of the three interior stairs, or seeking cover beside the fireplace atrium. The two floors inside Emerald Plains are distinct, with a modern bottom floor contrasting against the classic style of the manor’s upper floor, to emphasize clear call outs and orientation landmarks. Partially inspired by Bartlett and Border, these spacious rooms provide a large playground in this medium-sized ...

Today, Ubisoft Australia announced the 2022 Season of the Oceanic Nationals (OCN) will commence on March 25th. In Stage 1, the best Rainbow Six Siege teams in the Oceanic region will play to earn their share of the $25,000 AUD prize pool. During Stage 1, eight teams will compete in a single round robin format BO1 series with overtime to see who will take out their share of the prize pool. The full schedule for Stage 1 of the OCN is as follows: Playday #1 – Friday, March 25 Playday #2 – Friday, April 1 Playday #3 – Saturday, April 2 Playday #4 – Friday, April 8 Playday #5 – Monday, April 11 Playday #6 – Friday, April 22 Playday #7 – Friday, April 29 Stage 1 will include a promotion and relegation match, with the bottom placed team in OCN competing against the top team from the Oceanic Challenger League (OCL). The stage will finish with all teams from ...

Today, Ubisoft announced that Demon Veil, the first season of Rainbow Six Siege’s Year 7, is now available on PlayStation®4, PlayStation®5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X | S, Windows PC including on Xbox Game Pass, Ubisoft+, Ubisoft’s subscription service. This new season brings new Japanese Operator Azami, a Team Deathmatch game mode, and a new map later in the season amongst other gameplay updates. Players can try out the Team Deathmatch mode alongside Rainbow Six Siege for free on PC and PlayStation from March 18 to March 25.* In Demon Veil, players will discover a brand-new Defender: Azami. Equipped with the game-changing Kiba Barrier gadget, her throwable canisters deploy an expandable material that solidifies into a bulletproof surface, which allows her to quickly repair holes in walls and floors, providing a more mobile and versatile defensive approach. In addition, Emerald Plains will be the first new map added to Rainbow Six ...

Today, Ubisoft announced an ambitious 2022 roadmap for Rainbow Six Siege, which recently surpassed the 80 million player milestone. Year 7 will bring new maps for the first time in three years, new permanent game modes including Team Deathmatch, continued efforts to encourage positive player behaviour, and many more updates. During Year 6, Rainbow Six Siege introduced four new Operators, multiple thorough map reworks, numerous Operator balancing updates, Privacy Mode, UI and HUD improvements, and more. In Year 7, Ubisoft continues its long-term commitment to make Rainbow Six Siege an exciting, thoughtful, and fair game. YEAR 7 ROADMAP Demon Veil, the first season of Year 7, will bring the Japanese Defender Azami, a new country club map set in Ireland, and a Team Deathmatch permanent game mode. Season 2 will introduce a Belgian Operator and an exclusive Team Deathmatch map set in Greece. Season 3’s Operator arrives from Singapore, bringing a new competitive ...

Today, Ubisoft revealed the first season of Rainbow Six Siege’s Year 7 Season 1, Demon Veil. This season introduces Azami, a new Japanese Operator, a new map, a permanent Team Deathmatch game mode, gameplay updates including Attacker Repick, universal sights and more. In Demon Veil, uncover the secrets of Azami, an enigmatic new Defender – equipped with the Kiba Barrier gadget, her throwable canisters deploy an expandable material that solidifies into a bulletproof surface, providing fast cover. Azami’s gadget allows her to quickly repair holes in walls and floors, creating for a more mobile and versatile defensive approach. Azami is a medium speed, medium health Operator, and her loadout features a 9X19SVSN or an ACS12 as a primary weapon and a D-50 as a secondary weapon. Alongside Azami, an exclusive new map arrives mid-season for the first time in Rainbow Six Siege in three years: Emerald Plains. Set in Ireland, this modern ...

Today, Ubisoft announced that the Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six® Invitational 2022 will take place from February 8 to 20. After a season-long race, the top 20 teams worldwide are preparing for the most awaited event of the year in Rainbow Six Esports with hopes of claiming the title of World Champions and lifting the coveted hammer. Due to recent regulations and event restrictions in Quebec, Canada, where the Six Invitational 2022 was scheduled to take place, the event has been relocated to Stockholm, Sweden. With the health and safety of our pro players, fans, staff, and partners as our first priority, the event will be held in a LAN environment following strict sanitary measures and will not have any on-site audience. More than just a tournament, the Six Invitational is a special moment for the entire Siege family, host to breathtaking matchups, community events, and exciting news as the game enters ...

Starting tomorrow, the Road to S.I. in-game event returns to Rainbow Six Siege, running every day between February 2 until February 21. This year, play as any Operator in the ultimate competitive Stadium map, combining elements of both the Border and Coastline maps by night or day. All Operators will be unlocked in a three-minute, three-round, unranked Plant Bomb, with Pick and Ban mode. The Captains – Mira, Capitão, Ash, and Vigil – and their teams will sport outfits from the Battle Pass. The High Calibre Battle Pass offers exclusive rewards in its Free track and Premium track available for 1200 R6 Credits. Starting tomorrow, players who purchase the Premium Battle Pass bundle now will instantly unlock 20 Tiers instead of 12, receiving rewards faster. For the players who already bought the Premium Battle Pass Bundle, 8 additional free tiers will be granted to their account. Every Battle Pass owner will ...

Today, Ubisoft® announced a new limited-time event for Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six® Siege, Snow Brawl, beginning tomorrow and running for three weeks until January 5. Snow Brawl introduces a snow-filled capture the flag game mode, where players must capture the flag of the opposing team and bring it back to their own base to score a point. Equipped with unlimited snowballs as their main weapon and the Snowblast Launcher as secondary, players will enjoy a chilling fight in a revisited Chalet map. Flags can be released by the holder or by taking down the carrier, and fallen flags can be returned to base by picking them up. Three hits down a player and sends them to Respawn. Boosts available on the map include: running speed, rate of fire, air jab ammo, and health packs. The team with the most points at the end of the 10-minute round wins – in case ...

Today, Ubisoft® announced that High Calibre, the fourth and final season of the Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege Year 6, is now available on PlayStation®4, PlayStation®5, the Xbox One family of consoles, Xbox Series X | S, Windows PC, including Ubisoft+, Ubisoft’s subscription service*. This new season brings new updates with the addition of the Irish operator Thorn, the rework of the map Outback, new default colours of the teams, and a new Battle Pass featuring a new exotic weapon skin, amongst other updates. In High Calibre, players will discover a brand-new defender: Thorn, equipped with the Razorbloom Shell: a throwable proximity device that once triggered initiate a timed blast. If an enemy player doesn’t get out of the area of effect on time, they will receive damage at the end of the fuse timer. Thorn is a medium speed, medium armour Operator, and her loadout consists of the new custom ...

Today, Ubisoft® Australia announced the Season Finals of the Rainbow 6 Siege Oceanic Nationals (OCN) 2021 will take place across two days, on December 11 & 12. The Season Finals will determine who is the best team in Oceania and will also feature an inaugural OCN Awards Ceremony and Charity Show Match. The Season Finals will be played online taking place at ESL’s studio in Sydney. The broadcast will start with the top four teams in OCN battling it out in a Bo3 semi-final on Saturday, with the winners facing off on Sunday in a Bo5 Grand Final. The winning team will be crowned Season Champions and earn AUD $15,000 of the $25,000 total prize pool. The prize pool split is as follows: 1st – $15,000 2nd – $5,000 3rd & 4th – $2,500 On December 12, the broadcast will commence with a charity show match to raise awareness for the Foundation for National ...

Today, Ubisoft announced that the sixth edition of the Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Invitational will be held in Montreal, Canada, from February 8 to 20, 2022. The Six Invitational 2022, the pinnacle of the Rainbow Six Siege’s competitive year, will gather 20 teams across the four main regions of the Rainbow Six Esports circuit, competing offline in a LAN environment. “More than just a tournament, the Six Invitational is this special moment of the year when the entire Siege family comes together to celebrate a new year in Rainbow Six Siege. With such a symbolic event, taking the decision not to host a live audience has been a difficult one.” shared the Rainbow Six Esports global team. “The health and safety of all participants is our main priority, and we look at every event based on empirical data, a global risk evaluation and ongoing assessment of the pandemic’s trajectory. We are continuously ...

Ubisoft have revealed High Calibre, the fourth and final season of Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege Year 6. This new season includes a new Operator, Thorn, coming from Ireland and equipped with Razorbloom Shells and bearing a brand-new weapon, the UZK50Gi, in addition to the reworked Outback map and many other updates. In High Calibre, players will discover a brand-new Defender, Thorn, equipped with Razorbloom Shells: throwable proximity devices that, once triggered, initiate a timed detonation. If enemy players don’t get out of the area of effect in time, they will receive damage at the end of the fuse timer. Thorn is a medium speed, medium armour Operator who can be equipped with either the new UZK50Gi or the M870 as primary weapon and with the 1911 TACOPS or the C75-AUTO as secondary weapon. In addition, the Outback map has been rebuilt to improve balancing and player comfort. Both the main building ...

Today, Ubisoft announced that Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Sweden Major will take place from November 8 to November 14, 2021, at Gasklockorna in Gävle, Sweden. The best teams from all four Rainbow Six Esports regional leagues will compete in a LAN environment for the title, and a final chance to earn points in the Global Standings in the race towards a qualification at the Six Invitational 2022. With the health and safety of our pro players, fans, staff, and partners as our first priority, the event will be organised following strict sanitary measures and will not be open to any on-site audience. Following an action-packed Group Stage phase running from November 8 to 10, the top eight teams will then face off during the Playoffs from November 12 to 13, with the best 2 teams reaching the Grand Final on November 14. November 8 – 10: Group Stage November 12 – 13: Playoffs November 14: ...

Today, Ubisoft® announced that the frightful, limited-time event from Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege Year 4, Doktor’s Curse, will be back starting tomorrow until November 2. This event brings back the Monster Hunt game mode in the same spooky but reworked, Frankenstein version of the Theme Park map where Doc’s dreadful horrors are roaming. But this time, monsters will hunt monsters. In this new version of the 5v5 Monster Hunt mode, some Monsters (Lion and Jackal) have joined the side of the Exterminators. The Sledges are back and again, they only wield Sledge hammers as weapons and one gadget from a selection of three, each attached to a unique operator skin – Eyenox Model III (Jackal), Heartbeat Sensor (Pulse) and EE-ONE-D (Lion). They will face five other Monsters: a cast composed of Lesion, Frost, Kapkan, Smoke, and Ela, with new additions of Aruni and Melusi. The defending Monsters have no weapons ...

Today, Ubisoft® announced that Crystal Guard, the third season of Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege Year 6, is now available on PlayStation®4, PlayStation®5, the Xbox One family of consoles, Xbox Series X | S and Windows PC, including Ubisoft+, Ubisoft’s subscription service*. This new season brings innovations with the addition of the Croatian operator Osa, and the rework of the maps Bank, Coastline and Clubhouse. Additionally, players will be able to play Rainbow Six Siege and Crystal Guard for free from September 9 to September 13. In Crystal Guard, players will discover a brand-new attacker: Osa, equipped with the Talon-8 shield, a deployable transparent shield that she can carry. Osa is armed with a 556xi or a PDW9 as a primary weapon and a PMM as a secondary weapon. In addition to the new operator, players will have access to the reworked maps Coastline, Bank and Clubhouse. These maps have had ...

Today, Ubisoft® announced the final stage of the Rainbow 6 Siege Oceanic Nationals 2021 Season will commence on September 10th, taking place over seven playdays across four weeks. Additionally, Ubisoft announced details of the Promo Relegations taking place in November to determine next year’s participants in the 2022 season. The full schedule for Stage 3 is as follows: Playday 1: Friday, Sept 10 Playday 2: Saturday, Sept 11 Playday 3: Friday, Sept 17 Playday 4: Saturday, Sept 18 Playday 5: Friday, Sept 24 Playday 6: Saturday, Sept 25 Playday 7: Saturday, Oct 2 At end of Stage 2, the Chiefs were once again crowned Stage champions after defeating Team Bliss in the Grand Final. They were awarded 25 season points, and $7000 of the $25,000 prize pool. Going into the final stage, this places the Chiefs at the top of the season leaderboard, with Knights in second and Team ...

Today, Ubisoft announced that Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six® Siege will be joining the PlayStation Tournaments Open Series starting September 1. The PlayStation Tournaments Open Series has brought players together from across the globe to compete in and enjoy their favourite competitive games, while elevating their competitive play. Through this partnership, Ubisoft continues its efforts to develop Rainbow Six Siege’s grassroots competitions, open to all with weekly and monthly tournaments hosted on the PlayStation 4 console. PlayStation 4 players from across the world will now have the opportunity to engage in competitive Rainbow Six Siege by taking part in weekly online qualifiers: Thursdays: Asia-Pacific, Latin and South America qualifiers Fridays: Eastern Europe and North America qualifiers Saturdays: Western Europe, North America and Middle East qualifiers Players can register at compete.playstation.com and compete for titles and special rewards such as themes, avatars, virtual currency and cash prizes. The top teams from each weekly qualifiers will compete in ...

Today, Ubisoft® revealed Crystal Guard, the third season of Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege Year 6, and its new Operator, Osa, a military engineer coming from Croatia, in addition to light reworks of the maps Coastline, Bank and Clubhouse and many other updates. In Crystal Guard, players will discover a brand-new attacker, Osa, equipped with Talon-8 Clear Shield: a transparent bulletproof shield that she can deploy on the ground, in door or window frames. She can navigate with the shield in her hands if needed, albeit with certain restrictions (weapon stored, no sprint, no prone). Osa is a medium speed, medium armour Operator, equipped with 556 Xl or PDW9 as primary weapon and the PMM as a secondary weapon. In addition, the Bank, Coastline, and Clubhouse maps have been rebuilt from the ground up to enhance balancing, environmental destruction, sound propagation, and lighting. Crystal Guard introduces numerous balancing adjustments to these maps, ...

Today, Ubisoft® announced a new time-limited PvP event for Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege, Containment. The event starts tomorrow, August 4, and will run for three weeks until August 25. Inspired by the upcoming game Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Extraction, Containment sets the players in a reworked version of the Consulate map overruled by the Chimera Parasite in a new game mode called Nest Destruction. Rainbow Six Siege will also be free from August 14 to August 16, where players can earn twice as many bonus Battle Pass points. This event offers a look into the world of Extraction in Rainbow Six Siege, with a team of REACT agents (attackers) intervening to destroy Nests that are being defended by a team of Proteans, a deadly Archæan variant that can adopt the form of REACT operators (defenders) and mimic their behaviour with maximum speed and melee attacks. Defenders will be provided with ...

At Ubisoft’s digital press conference, Ubisoft Forward, the company announced that Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege is coming to Stadia on June 30. From this date on, PC, Stadia, and Amazon Luna will have the opportunity to enjoy unified matchmaking and progression. Crossplay between console players and cross-progression for all platforms will be available early 2022. In addition, North Star, the second season Rainbow Six Siege’s Year 6, is launching today, introducing the new operator Thunderbird and the reworked map Favela, amongst many other updates. While crossplay is already available amongst consoles from the same family, crossplay will be possible between Xbox players and Playstation® early 2022, along with cross-progression between all platforms. In North Star, players will discover a brand-new Defender: Thunderbird. She can deploy a Kóna Healing Station, which heals any player – ally or enemy – close to this device, even if they are downed. The Kóna Station has ...

Today, Ubisoft® revealed the second season of Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six® Siege Year 6: North Star and its new indigenous Operator, Thunderbird, coming from the Nakoda nation, a North American First Nation, in addition to an entirely reworked Favela map, and more. In North Star, players will discover a brand-new Defender: Thunderbird. She deploys Kóna Healing Stations, which heal any player – ally or enemy – as long as they are within close proximity to this device, even if they are downed, and has a short cooldown between each charge. Thunderbird is a low armor, high-speed operator, equipped with the SPEAR .308 or SPAS-15 as primary weapon, and BEARING 9 or Q-929 as a secondary weapon. In addition, North Star introduces a reimagined Favela map with reworked rooms, better map overview and improved navigation. These changes will improve readability, making sure players always know where they are and where they are going ...

Today, Ubisoft® announced a new limited-time event for Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege Year 6 Season 1, ‘Apocalypse’, beginning tomorrow and running for two weeks until May 18. Apocalypse introduces a post-apocalyptic version of Outback, where players will have to fight for their clan, hope and freedom to revitalise life. In the world of Apocalypse, humanity’s dependence on nuclear energy has ultimately led to the fall of civilisation and the emergence of two clans, The Keepers and The Warband. These warriors and scavengers seek the last plant on Earth, which holds the power to re-grow life on Earth. The new game mode, Canister, will have players fight as The Keepers (Defenders) or The Warband (Attackers) for the last remaining plant on Earth. Defenders can move the canister containing the plant around the map, while the Attackers can activate specific scanner rooms to detect defenders as they roam through the rooms. The main ...

Today, Ubisoft confirmed that Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six® Invitational 2021 will take place from May 11 through May 23 in Paris, France, with all four Rainbow Six Esports regions participating. Following approval from the French Government and local authorities, Brazilian teams will be authorised to join the competition in France, following additional safety measures. To ensure everyone’s safety, the event will be held without any live audience and all participants will follow strict sanitary measures – available HERE. While Ubisoft is saddened once more by the fact that, despite its joint efforts with the organisation, Wildcard Gaming will not be competing at the Six Invitational. The crown jewel event of the Rainbow Six Siege competitive year is fast approaching, and the company is looking forward to offering the Siege communities around the world, the long-awaited clash of the regions that will determine Season 2020’s World Champions. The competition will gather 19 ...

Today, Ubisoft® and Adult Swim® announced a partnership on two new exclusive Rick and Morty® cosmetic bundles, Sledge Gromflomite and Smoke Pickle Rick, coming to Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege tomorrow. The Sledge Gromflomite bundle includes all the items needed to survive breaches and defend galaxies with. This bundle includes the Gromflomite uniform and headgear, the Federation Defense attachment skin, weapon skin for Sledge’s M590A1, and the Seal Team Rick charm. Suit up with the infamous gear that helped Rick survive the sewers and avoid therapy. The Smoke Pickle Rick Bundle includes the Pickle Rick Rat Suit and headgear, Portal Gun attachment skin, weapon skin, and Pickle Rick Charm. Available from April 16th, each bundle costs 2160 R6 Credits. Rainbow Six Siege will continue introducing more exclusive bundles throughout Year 6. Rainbow Six Siege is available on PlayStation®4, PlayStation®5, the Xbox One family of consoles, Xbox Series X | S and Windows PC, including ...

Today, Ubisoft announced its best performance to date for Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Esports regional leagues, with record-breaking peak concurrent viewers and average minute audience results in each of its four regional leagues, including respective subdivisions. Positive performance throughout the first playdays of the leagues further validates Rainbow Six Esports’ ongoing efforts to reinforce the quality and competitiveness across all regional leagues, with: Extensive efforts in content creation, storytelling and broadcast production value to engage viewers Improvement to the competitive formats, now streamlined across the four regions, allowing fans to follow their favorite team each week in regular rendezvous More rewarding streams for viewers due to the addition of Twitch Drops Continued support of strong organisations, including the arrival of new names in the ecosystem such as T1 and DWG KIA in the Asia-Pacific League North Division. EUROPEAN LEAGUE If Playday 1 of the Season 2021 European League saw a massive progression in viewership compared with last ...

Today, Ubisoft Australia announced the official theme of the Oceanic Nationals 2021, ‘Clockwork’, by Australian musicians, Northlane. ‘Clockwork’ is an exciting collaboration between Ubisoft Australia and Northlane focusing on the themes of competition, time and dreaming big. The release of the song coincides and celebrates the start of the Oceanic Nationals, the premier Rainbow Six Siege tournament of the Oceanic region. “Clockwork reflects the pressures and anxieties I felt as we jumped back into writing after an uninspiring year,” said Marcus Bridge, Northlane lead singer. “I always want to push myself creatively but with life on hold and with no end in sight, I felt empty and lonely, running out of time as our self-imposed deadline approached.” ‘Clockwork’ came together with each member of the band recording their parts remotely before being mixed and mastered by Adam “Nolly” Getgood (Periphery / Devin Townsend) and Ermin Hamidovic (Periphery / Sylosis) respectively, the same team ...

ORDER, Australia’s leading esports organisation, is today making their entrance into one of Oceania’s fastest-growing competitive scenes, Rainbow Six Siege, by signing the former Okami LFO roster. The team, formerly known as Okami LFO, is rated as one of Australian Rainbow Six Siege’s leading squads, having achieved top-two placements in both the Six Masters 2020 and the November 2020 Major. After consistent performance at a high level across a number of years, ORDER’s commitment to the team signals a positive step forward for both the players and the local Rainbow Six Siege professional scene. “We are super happy to have the guys from Okami represent ORDER in Rainbow Six,” ORDER’s Chief Gaming Officer Chris “GoMeZ” Orfanellis said. “At the start of 2021 we looked into a variety of titles to expand into and Rainbow Six really stood out, providing a strong system of growth and opportunity in Australia. We’re thrilled to be working ...

Today, Ubisoft® announced that Crimson Heist, the first season of Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege Year 6, is now available on PlayStation®4, PlayStation®5, the Xbox One family of consoles, Xbox Series X | S and Windows PC, including Ubisoft+, the Ubisoft subscription service*. This new season brings innovations with the addition of the Argentinian operator Flores, the Border map rework, the new Gonne-6 secondary weapon and the Match Replay beta, amongst other updates. Additionally, players will be able to play Rainbow Six Siege and Crimson Heist for free from March 19 to March 25**. Year 6 Season 1 comes with a brand-new Battle Pass, including 100 tiers and 131 rewards, available until May 25. The Battle Pass includes a free and a Premium track available for ...