Today, Ubisoft® revealed the list of professional organisations selected to be part of R6 SHARE, as well as their initial Tier placement in the program. R6 SHARE is the cornerstone of Ubisoft’s vision of sustainable esports for Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six® Siege and aims to ensure a mature and virtuous environment for partner organisations. R6 SHARE will support 42 organisations worldwide and introduces a multi-tier support system with three Tiers, to adapt both revenue shares and requirements to the variable situations that organisations worldwide face. Following a qualitative in-depth selection process conducted with the assistance of an independent third party, the 42 selected teams have been placed in Tiers listed below. R6 SHARE organisations will then be assessed every three months and ranked against other organisations in their Tier on a set of criteria; the performance of their in-game items, viewership of their matches, support provided to their players, and the ...

Today, Ubisoft® announced that the eight teams in the upcoming Stage 2 of the Oceanic Nationals will be competing for a $40,000AUD prize pool, and the chance to compete in the November Six Major. The Oceanic Nationals is the premier Rainbow Six Siege tournament of the ANZ region. The AUD$40,000 total prize pool will be spilt as follows: 1st: $12,000 2nd: $9,000 3rd: $7,000 4th: $5,000 5th: $3,500 6th: $3,500 At the conclusion of the playdays, the top six teams will move onto three days of Playoffs in Bo3 matches. The final two teams will then go head to head in a Bo5 Grand Final with a one map advantage to the upper bracket team to determine the winner of the stage. At the end of this stage, the top three teams will qualify to compete in the November Six Major, which will continue in an online regional format, with the Asia-Pacific portion taking place on November 25 – ...

Today at Ubisoft’s digital press conference, Ubisoft Forward, the company announced the first ever Rainbow Six World Cup, an exciting new way to enjoy esports with Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six® Siege. The Rainbow Six World Cup will take place in the Winter of 2021. For the first time in Rainbow Six Esports history, players from 45 countries and regions will compete at the highest level to become the team that will make history by bringing home the very first Rainbow Six World Cup trophy. The World Cup is also a unique and unprecedented opportunity for fans to share their love, pride and unconditional support with the team that will represent them on the worldwide stage. “We noticed during our events that both professional players and fans showcased their national pride and enthusiasm,” said François-Xavier Dénièle, Esports Director at Ubisoft. “As we saw all the different flags in the audience and international ...

Today, during Ubisoft Forward, Ubisoft announced that Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six® Siege is coming to PlayStation®5 and Xbox Series X | S in 4K and 120 FPS with render scaling. It will be available later this year at the same price as the current-gen version. All current game owners will get the next-gen version of the game on the same family of devices at no additional cost*, and players will keep their progression and in-game content. The game will be a cross-generation game, meaning next-gen players will be able to play with current-gen players on the same family of devices. In addition, Operation Shadow Legacy, the third season of Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege Year 5, is now available on PlayStation®4, the Xbox One family of consoles and Windows PC, including UPLAY+, the Ubisoft subscription service.** This new season brings innovation with the addition of Sam Fisher from the Tom Clancy’s ...

Today, Ubisoft Australia, in partnership with ESL Australia, announced the Oceanic Nationals will officially commence on September 16, 2020, beginning stage two of the 2020 season and will run in an online format. The Oceanic Nationals is the premier Rainbow Six Siege tournament of the Oceanic region. The Oceanic Nationals will see the eight best teams in the Oceanic region compete in a round robin format across seven playdays, in a Bo1 match with overtime. At the end of the playdays, the top six teams will move onto three days of double-elimination playoffs. The teams competing to be crowned the Oceanic Nationals champion are: Wildcard OkamiLFO Pittsburgh Knights Melon Cat LFO Team Ferox Elevate Kanga Esports The Oceanic Nationals will run every Wednesday and Friday evening from 7:00PM AEST, with the playoffs taking place from October 16 – 18. The full schedule of playdays is available below: Playday #1 – Wednesday, September 16 Playday #2 – Friday, September 18 Playday #3 – Wednesday, September ...

Today, Ubisoft announced the full details of the third season of Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six® Siege Year 5: Operation Shadow Legacy. This new Operation introduces Sam ‘Zero’ Fisher from the Splinter Cell series as a new playable Operator, in addition to an entirely reworked Chalet map and additional gameplay features. In Operation Shadow Legacy, players will be able to rediscover Sam Fisher as an Attacker named Zero, equipped with a new gadget, the Argus Launcher, a two-way drill camera. The cameras are launched to pierce soft or reinforced walls, windows, and hatches or stick to any surface. Once viewing the camera, the Attacker can rotate the camera’s vision to see the other side of the wall. Each camera is equipped with one lazer charge, usable to deal damages to Defenders or destroy gadgets. Sam Fisher is also coming with his unique weapon the SC3000K & melee weapon: the Karambit. In addition to ...

Today, Ubisoft® announced a new limited-time event for Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six® Siege Year 5 Season 2: M.U.T.E. Protocol. This event brings a fresh new take on the Secure Area game mode, based in a futuristic version of the map ‘Tower’. This event will last two weeks, from August 5th until August 17th . In this futuristic sci-fi inspired 5-vs.-5 mode, attackers are flying in and trying to shutdown M.U.T.E Protocol by any means necessary, while defenders hold up in Comm Tower, defending it at all cost. 41 Operators will be available to play, with a few exceptions for gameplay reasons: Twitch, Thatcher, Mozzie, Mute, Maestro, Valkyrie, Dokkaebi, Echo, Goyo, Clash, Montagne, Blitz and Caveira won’t be available. Even for players who are used to playing Secure Area, M.U.T.E. Protocol’s new game mode is unique, as it is based on a brand-new feature: Morphing. On the attacking side, players will have to ...

Today, Ubisoft® announced that thirteen of the best Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six® Siege pro teams from the Asia-Pacific region will compete online at the Asia-Pacific Six August 2020 Major, taking place from August 4th to 9th. The competition will cater to the specific structure of the Asia-Pacific region, with three independent online tournaments for the North Division, Oceania and South Asia, where teams will compete for the crown as well as their share of the USD$125,000 total prize pool. The detailed prize pool split is available here. In the North Division, the six highest placing teams will compete in a single elimination bracket, with the top two ranking teams of the North Division league starting directly in the Semi Finals: Giants Gaming Cloud9 Guts Gaming Xavier Esports Fav Gaming Cyclops The top three teams from the Oceanic Nationals will compete in a single elimination tournament with Wildcard starting directly in the Grand Finale: Wildcard Gaming Okami Pittsburgh Knights In South Asia, the four ...

Today, Ubisoft announced that Wildcard have become the Six Masters 2020 Champions, taking home $15,000 AUD in prize money. Okami LFO and Pittsburgh Knights battled it out in the Lower Bracket Final on Sunday July 5th, with Okami LFO triumphing 2-0, which advanced them to the Bo5 Grand Final. Going in with a one map advantage, Wildcard were too dominant over Okami LFO, winning both matches back to back, and claiming the title of Six Masters 2020 champions. The end of the Six Masters 2020 signifies the official transition to the Oceanic Nationals, the premier Rainbow Six Siege league of the Oceanic region. Pittsburgh Knights, Okami LFO and Wildcard all automatically advance to the Six August 2020 Major – Oceanic online event between August 3-9. The 2nd and 3rd ranked teams, Okami LFO and Pittsburgh Knights respectively, will compete in a Bo3 match, with the winner of that match to face the top-ranking ...

Today, Ubisoft® announced the finalists for the Six Masters 2020. Finalists will battle it out online in a double-elimination bracket finishing with a BO5 Grand Final for the Six Masters 2020 title. The four finalist teams that will be competing to be Six Masters Champion are: Wildcard Team SiNister Okami LFO Pittsburgh Knights The matches will commence with the first semi-final on Friday, July 3, and conclude with the Grand Final on Sunday, July 5, with all matches being livestreamed. The full schedule is listed below: Friday, July 3rd: 5:00pm AEST – Semi-Final #1: Okami LFO vs Team SiNister 8:00pm AEST – Semi-Final #2: Wildcard vs Pittsburgh Knights Saturday, July 4th: 5:00pm AEST – Upper Bracket Final 8:00pm AEST – Elimination Final Sunday, July 5th: 3:00pm AEST – Lower Bracket Final 6:00pm AEST – Grand Final The $50,000 (AUD) prize pool will be split as per below: 1st: $15,000 2nd: $11,000 3rd: $8,000 4th: $6,000 5th: $4,000 6th: $3,000 7th: $2,000 8th: $1,000 In addition, SteelSeries has partnered with Ubisoft as the official ‘Moments of ...

Today, Ubisoft announced that Operation Steel Wave, the second season of Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six® Siege Year 5, is now available for PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system, Xbox One and Windows PC, including UPLAY+, Ubisoft’s subscription service for Windows PC*. Operation Steel Wave introduces Ace and Melusi, a new Attacker and Defender from Norway and South Africa, in addition to an entirely reworked map, House, and slew of gameplay changes. Owners of the Year 5 Pass can play with the new Operators immediately, while the rest of the players will be able to unlock these Operators starting June 23rd using Renown or R6 Credits. Additional seasonal new content, including the House map rework, are available for free to all players. Year 5 Season 2 will also welcome its Battle Pass “Tour De Force,” on June 29th. In Operation Steel Wave, players will meet two new Operators: Norwegian Attacker Ace is equipped with S.E.L.M.A., a ...

Today, Ubisoft announced it will be partnering once again with XP Esports for Seasons 2 & 3 of the Rainbow Six Siege Women’s League. After a successful first season, the league will kick off on July 30, 2020, and is open to all women in Australia and New Zealand who have a passion for video game culture and esports. Each season will span across eight weeks, with the finals taking place on September 17th 2020. Players will be able to register on the XP Esports website from June 18th. The $3,000 AUD prize pool is as follows: 1st: $1,500 AUD 2nd: $1,000 AUD 3rd: $500 AUD Also starting July 30, XP Esports will be introducing Rainbow Six Siege into the High School League program for Terms 3 & 4. High school students aged 16 and above will be able to compete with their team across eight weeks, with one High School League match, and one Women’s ...

Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege will be available to play for free from June 11th through June 15th, depending on the platform. Those interested can join more than 60 million players in the Rainbow Six Siege community across all platforms, including immediate access to all maps, modes, and 20 legacy Operators. All players that participate in the free weekend may carry over their progression, acquired in-game content, and continue to play uninterrupted if they purchase the game. Players will also benefit from a discount up to 70% off on the Base game (available on PC only), Deluxe, Gold and Ultimate Editions between June 11th and June 17th, depending on SKU and platform. Players may also benefit from an additional 20% discount on PC if purchased through the Ubisoft Store. Additionally, any player that owns Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 and participates in the June free weekend will unlock a 5-piece “Thermite Outfit” ...

Today, Ubisoft® announced details around the upcoming Asia-Pacific League for Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six® Esports, featuring two regional divisions, the North Division and the South Division, each of them following its own competitive structure. The Asia-Pacific North Division will gather a total of 12 teams – from Japan, South Korea and Southeast Asia – that will compete in a single online league. At the end of each stage, based on match results, the six best teams from the North Division standings will progress to the Asia-Pacific League Playoffs, where teams from the North and South Divisions will gather and compete for the top placings in the Asia-Pacific League and 4 will progress to the Six Major. For this first 2020 Season, the teams competing in the North Division are: Cloud9 Cyclops Athlete Gaming FAV Gaming FNATIC Giants Gaming GUTS Gaming NORA Rengo Qconfirm SCARZ Talon Esports Xavier Esports 7th Heaven Starting June 23rd, the Asia-Pacific North Division matches will be broadcast in English, on Tuesdays ...

Today, Ubisoft® announced the program of the upcoming reveal of the Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six® Esports Asia-Pacific League, scheduled tomorrow May 27. Tune in on Twitch and YouTube starting at 1pm AEST to: Discover live the details of the new format of the new Rainbow Six Esports Asia-Pacific program Celebrate Rainbow Six Pro League history with an unprecedented initiative: Rainbow Six Classics Rainbow Six Classics is a series of matches recreating memorable matches or rivalries from Rainbow Six Pro League history. To sunset 4 years of highly competitive Rainbow Six Pro League and celebrate the entry of the Asia-Pacific region into a new era of Rainbow Six Esports, iconic pro teams from the region will rise to the challenge, once more, to face off against former rivals. Pro players will compete online with some of the historical settings of the game, such as playing with the historically accurate list of Operators available ...

Today, during the remote livestream reveal, Ubisoft announced the full details of the second season of Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six® Siege Year 5. Operation Steel Wave introduces Ace and Melusi, the new Operators from Norway and South Africa, in addition to an entire rework of the map House, and slew of gameplay changes. Norwegian Attacker, Ace, and South African Defender, Melusi, are the two new Operators coming in Operation Steel Wave. As a part of the Norwegian Home Guard, Ace acquired a heroic reputation after being accepted into the Forsvarets Spesialkommando, on a joint UN operation in Somalia, Ace emerged saving Kali’s life. The offer to join NIGHTHAVEN swiftly followed. Ace is equipped with S.E.L.M.A., a throwable device that will stick to any vertical surface and slowly destroy up to 3 panels, one after the other. The S.E.L.M.A gadget can also be thrown at almost any defensive gadget and destroy it ...

Today, Ubisoft® announced its official sponsorship with Samsung Electronics Australia for the Six Masters 2020, the first stage in the premier Rainbow Six Siege tournament of the Oceanic region, which will run in an online format for 2020. With a long-running and deep commitment to esports, Samsung Australia provide a range of high-performance NVMe SSD to support the dedicated and highly-trained professional players who are constantly pushing their skills to the limit. The partnership also includes a co-promotion, providing players the opportunity to redeem a Tom Clancys Rainbow Six Siege Deluxe Edition or Year 5 Pass on PC with any participating Samsung SSD purchase from now until 31 May 2020. “Samsung has shown to be an increasingly important part of the gaming community with their outstanding commitment to gamers through its dedicated gaming product lines.” said Matthew Tang, Group Head of Brand & Esports, Ubisoft Australia. “They are an obvious choice of ...

Today, Ubisoft® announced a new limited-time event for Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six® Siege Year 5 Season 1, The Grand Larceny. This event brings an all-new game mode in a British version of the old Hereford map: The Stolen Goods. Players should be ready to defend their fortune at all costs. This event will last two weeks from May 6 until May 20. In this cracking 5-vs.-5 inspired by the British mob of the 1920’s, gunshots ring through the hallways of the Headquarters. Most Operators will be unlocked to play in this event, with a few exceptions due to gameplay specificities: Glaz, Nomad, Buck, Montagne, Blitz, Caveira, Kali, Clash, Blackbeard, Lion, IQ, Tachanka, Recruit, Twitch and Mozzie won’t be available. Each Operator will only have a main shotgun equipped, customised with the event’s weapon skins as found in The Grand Larceny Collection and the Roaring Riches Bundle. The Stolen Goods game mode is ...

Today, Ubisoft, in partnership with ESL Australia, announced the return of the Six Masters, the first stage in the premier Rainbow Six Siege tournament of the Oceanic region, which will run in an online format for 2020. Six Masters 2020 will include the following teams, including LFO who will make their Six Masters debut after defeating Yura in the Open Qualifiers last weekend: Elevate TBD Wildcard Team SiNister Pittsburgh Knights Fury Kanga Esports LFO The Six Masters will officially kick off April 28 & 29, with teams competing every Tuesday and Wednesday evening from 7:00PM AEST in a single round-robin bracket and best-of-two matches (with overtime) across 14 playdays. The top four teams with the most points by the end of the online league will then battle it out online in a double-elimination bracket, for the Six Masters 2020 title. This will take place on July 4-5 and the $50,000 (AUD) prize pool will be split as per below: 1st: $15,000 2nd: $11,000 3rd: ...

Today, Ubisoft announced that Operation Void Edge, the first season of Year 5 of Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six® Siege, is now available for PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system, Xbox One and Windows PC, including UPLAY+, Ubisoft’s subscription service for Windows PC*. Operation Void Edge brings two new Operators, Iana from the Netherlands and Oryx from Jordan, to the game. The Oregon map has been completely reworked to improve playability and aesthetics, alongside many other improvements. Finally, Ash is getting a full Lara Croft® set, based on the iconic Tomb Raider® character. Owners of the Year 5 Pass can play with the new Operators immediately, while all other players will be able to unlock these Operators starting March 17th using Renown or R6 Credits. Additional seasonal content, including the Oregon map rework, are available for free to all players. In Operation Void Edge, players will meet two new Operators: Iana uses the Gemini Replicator, a ...

Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six® Siege will be available to play for free from March 6th through to March 9th, depending on the platform. Interested players can join the more than 55 million players in the Rainbow Six Siege community across all platforms including immediate access to all maps, modes, and 20 legacy Operators. All players that participate in the free weekend can carry over their progression and acquired in-game content and continue to play uninterrupted if they purchase the game. Players will also benefit from a discount up to 70% off on the Base game (available on PC only), Deluxe, Gold and Ultimate Editions between March 5th and March 18th, depending on SKU and platform. More details and timing for the free play weekend and discounts are available via the following link: http://rainbow6.com/freeweekend. Now live on the Test Server, the upcoming Operation Void Edge introduces two new operators; Attacker, Iana from the ...

PlayStation Australia is igniting its third #PSPlusPlays competition today with the monthly challenge for March. Players will have the chance to win an exclusive prize by showing off their skills in Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six® Siege. Month: March Title: Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six® Siege Challenge: The best way you’ve tricked an opponent Prize: Ubisoft’s Rainbow Six® Siege Tachanka Helmet To lock down the awesome prize, players must simply load up Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six® Siege on their PlayStation 4, capture their attempt at the challenge, and share to Twitter using the hashtag #PSPlusPlays. Watch the full #PSPlusPlays launch video below and to learn more about the competition head to the #PSPlusPlays webpage here for more information. Also, every time participants enter each monthly challenge, they will be in ...

Drawing from 2 years of learnings provided by Phase 1 and 2 of the Pilot Program, the revenue-sharing test-initiative first introduced in 2018, Ubisoft® introduced today at the Six Invitational 2020 ‘Phase 3’, the keystone of Ubisoft’s vision of sustainable esports for Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six® Siege. Phase 3 aims to ensure a mature and virtuous environment for partner organisations engaged in the Rainbow Six professional esports scene and a supportive environment for our teams, players and talent by: Supporting up to 44 organisations worldwide, across NA, EU, LATAM & APAC. Running for the next 4 years, allowing organisations to think long term. Introducing a multi-tier support system with 3 Tiers, to adapt both revenue shares and requirements to the organisations variable situations. Phase 3 will provide a clear, virtuous and structured approach ...

Today at Six Invitational 2020, Ubisoft® unveiled the Year 5 and Year 6 plans for Tom Clancy’s® Rainbow Six Siege, presenting the future of the game. The focus of the two upcoming years is to implement major game updates that have a direct impact on player experience, including both map and Operator reworks, alongside in-game events for players to always have something new to discover in Rainbow Six Siege. Transition to this new model will start with a hybrid Year 5: the first two seasons will stay in the current format, with two Operators and a map rework; while the second half of the year will introduce the Year 6 format. In Year 6, each season will introduce one new Operator and plenty of free content available for all players: a map rework, a limited-time event, along with major core gameplay updates. A Battle Pass will also be available each season, ...

Today at the Six Invitational 2020, Ubisoft® revealed a major update of the Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six® Siege esports program for 2020 and beyond. Following the next Rainbow Six Pro League Finals that will conclude Season XI on May 16-17, in the Grand Auditorium, Anhembi in beautiful São Paulo, Brazil, the Rainbow Six esports scene will evolve towards a regionalised program. While fitting into a coherent global frame, the 4 existing regions – Europe, North America, Latin America and Asia-Pacific – will decide on the specifics of their regional program, whether it is their partners, their formats or the way the regional program fuels the global program. Building upon what was created over the past 4 years of Rainbow Six esports with Pro League and national tournaments, regionalising the program is the natural next step for Ubisoft to enhance the specificities and successes of each region. It will allow for a ...

Today, at the Six Invitational 2020, Ubisoft announced the full details of the first season of Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six® Siege Year 5. Operation Void Edge introduces Iana and Oryx, the new Attacker and Defender from the Netherlands and Jordan, in addition to an entirely reworked Oregon map. Season 1 of Year 5 will also include a slew of gameplay changes and a limited-time event. Dutch Attacker Iana and Jordanian Defender Oryx are the two new Operators coming in Operation Void Edge. While studying for her systems engineering doctorate, Iana pioneered topographical mapping software that allowed her to generate a holographic representation of herself that she can command with her Gemini Replicator. Once she activates her hologram, she directly goes inside and can control it. It can move and produces sound like she would, but it obviously cannot shoot, melee or use secondary gadgets. Oryx is the unofficial second-in-command at Kaid’s Fortress, ...

Today, Ubisoft announced it will be partnering with LetsPlay.Live to launch to launch Rainbow Six Siege Amateur and Pro Divisions. Open to both up-and-coming amateur and existing professional teams across Australia and New Zealand, Season 1 will kick off on the 15th of February 2020, with the Pro Division streaming on Tuesdays from 25th Feb at https://www.twitch.tv/lpl_play from 6PM AEDT. Managing Director of LPL Duane Mutu said, “LPL are excited to deliver another season of Rainbow Six Siege (PC) in Season 1, 2020 across Amateur and Pro divisions. With a massive $7,000 AUD prize pool Rainbow Six Siege is looking to be one of the biggest titles on the platform this year and we are looking forward to a successful season.” Players can register on the LPL website here. $7,000 AUD prize pool is as follows: Amateur: First: $800 Second: $600 Third: $300 Fourth: $300 Total: $2,000 AUD Pro: First: $3,000 Second: $1,000 Third: $500 Fourth: $500 Total: $5,000 AUD For more information about Tom ...

Today, Ubisoft® announced that a selection of the top sixteen Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six® teams worldwide will compete for the title of World Champion in the 2020 edition of the Six Invitational, Rainbow Six Siege’s premier esports event. The fourth edition of the Six Invitational will bring together fans, professional players, developers, and content creators to celebrate Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege. Taking place from February 7 to 16 in Montreal, Canada, the birth city of the game, the Six Invitational 2020 will also feature exclusive insights on Year 5 Plans for Rainbow Six Siege from the development team. This year’s championship features a new record prize pool cap of $3,000,000, with 30% of all revenue from the “Road to S.I. 2020” Battle Pass contributing to this record player prize pool. The ongoing Road to S.I. 2020 in-game event is still available until February 16, 2020 for those looking to get ...

Today, Ubisoft® announced that the Road to S.I. in-game event is back in Tom Clancy’s® Rainbow Six Siege on a brand-new map – Stadium. The event will take place every weekend (from Friday to Monday) from January 16th to the end of the Six Invitational – Rainbow Six’s premiere esports event on February 16th. The event will also come with the first full Battle Pass for Rainbow Six Siege, which will contribute to the Six Invitational prize pool. During this event, Operators will try to prove who’s the best on a new map: Stadium, made especially for this competition. On Stadium, walls of bulletproof glass create new situations where you can see your opponents without being able to engage. Matches will be played in Bomb mode with a Pick & Ban phase, 3-minute rounds on a 3-round rotation. All operators will be unlocked and available for all players on this playlist ...

Today, Ubisoft announced that Operation Shifting Tides, the fourth and final season of Year 4 of Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six® Siege, is now available for PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system, Xbox One and Windows PC, including UPLAY+, Ubisoft’s subscription service for Windows PC*. Operation Shifting Tides brings two new Operators, Kali from India and the Kenyan, Wamai, to the game. The Theme Park map has also been completely reworked to improve playability and aesthetics, alongside many other improvements. Owners of the Year 4 Pass can play with the new Operators immediately, while those without will be able to unlock these Operators starting December 10 using Renown or R6 Credits. Additional new season content, including the Theme Park map rework, will be available for free to all players. In Operation Shifting Tides, players will meet two new Operators: Kali is the new Attacker from India. Equipped with the CSRX 300, a sniper rifle that can ...