Tag: Rainbow Six
News Rainbow Six: Siege Reveals Optional Subscription for Bonus Items, Skins
A lot like Fortnite Crew
Ubisoft has confirmed it will be introducing a new paid subscription service for its popular tactical shooter Rainbow Six: Siege. Very similar to the Fortnite Crew membership offered by Epic Games, signing up grants you access to exclusive bonus items on a monthly basis as well as the seasonal Battle Passes and some premium...
News Yakuza Characters Will Be Skins in Rainbow Six: Siege for Some Reason
Play as Kiryu and Sayama
Famous Yakuza faces Kazuma Kiryu and Kaoru Sayama will release as skins for two Operators in Rainbow Six: Siege from Tuesday 24th May 2022. The former will be a skin for Echo while the latter is applied to Hibana, both of which are Japanese. At the end of the announcement trailer embedded above, it's teased that Goro Majima...
Round Up Rainbow Six Extraction Early Reviews Offer Lukewarm Praise to Co-Op Spin-Off
Ooze-bisoft
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Extraction is very nearly here, and some gaming outlets have just published their thoughts on Ubisoft's latest co-op shooter. Launching on PlayStation 5 and PS4 on 20th January — that's tomorrow — the review embargo has lifted, and we're finally learning whether this Siege spin-off is worth checking out. As...
News Rainbow Six Extraction Will Be a $40 Game, Out 20th January
Friends play for free with Buddy Pass
Ubisoft has today slapped a 20th January 2022 release date on co-op shooter Rainbow Six Extraction and confirmed a starting price of $40 for the base game. If you buy the game, you will be able to invite two friends to play alongside you using the Buddy Pass system for up to 14 days. They don't need to own the...
News Co-Op Spin-Off Rainbow Six Extraction Grounded Until 2022 on PS5, PS4
Operative down
After a huge showing at E3 2021 last month, Ubisoft has made the decision to delay co-op spin-off Rainbow Six Extraction until “January 2022”. The title had been due out in September, but looks like it’ll need a little more time in the oven. It’s the second delay of the day from the French publisher, with Riders Republic also...
News Rainbow Six Extraction Coming This September for PS5, PS4
Siege spin-off shares gameplay
After a rather necessary name change, it's been announced that Rainbow Six Extraction is just two months away from releasing. It's hitting PlayStation 5 and PS4 on 16th September 2021, bringing with it a selection of the Operators from Rainbow Six: Siege and putting them in a co-op experience for up to three players...
News Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Extraction Is the New Name for Quarantine
Freshly titled game to be shown at Ubisoft Forward
Rainbow Six: Quarantine is now titled Rainbow Six: Extraction. Today, Ubisoft Montréal has unveiled the new name for its upcoming co-op shooter. We've not seen the game since its announcement at E3 2019, and given all that's happened in the last 18 months or so, a name change seemed inevitable...
News The PS3 Classic Rainbow Six: Vegas Games Head Offline This Year
Ghost Recon: Future Soldier too
If you're still playing Rainbow Six: Vegas or Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 online, we're afraid your time will be up at some point later this year. The online servers associated with the classic PlayStation 3 games will be turned off in 2021, meaning you can no longer access their multiplayer offerings. The single player...
News Rainbow Six: Quarantine Not Actually Renamed to Parasite
But title will be changed
Update #2 (16/02/2021): Well, despite last night's leak, it turns out Rainbow Six: Quarantine won't actually be renamed to Parasite after all. Detailed in a statement headed to PCGamesN, Ubisoft states that while the game will have its name changed, it won't be to Parasite. "While we recently shared that we will be...
News Rainbow Six: Quarantine, Far Cry 6 Still Planned for Release This Year
The Quarantine name may be changed
Ubisoft has confirmed in its latest earnings call that it still plans to put out Rainbow Six: Quarantine and Far Cry 6 at some point this year after delaying both titles due to the ongoing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. The former has never had a specific date attached to it (nor has any gameplay footage been...
News Rainbow Six: Siege PS5 Upgrade Coming Next Week, Enhancements Detailed
4K, 120FPS
Ubisoft has confirmed that the free PlayStation 5 upgrade for Rainbow Six: Siege will arrive next on 1st December 2020 alongside Season 4, which is part of its fifth year of content. Yes, it's been chugging along for quite some time now. All of your progress and in-game items will carry over into the next-gen version, with support for...
News Far Cry 6 Delayed Past April 2021
Avatar, Rainbow Six: Quarantine also pushed back
As part of its second-quarter earnings call earlier today, Ubisoft delayed a number of its upcoming PlayStation 5 titles due to the continued impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Far Cry 6, originally scheduled to launch in February 2021, will now release between April and September of next year. The same...
News Rainbow Six: Siege's New Season Operation Shadow Legacy Is Live Today
Sam Fisher and a lot of new changes
Amid the bevy of upcoming game news during the latest Ubisoft Forward was also one final trailer for the new season of Rainbow Six: Siege: Operation Shadow Legacy. Alongside some info about the PS5 port of the title, an animated short was played highlighting gaming legend Sam Fisher's re-entry into Ream Rainbow...
News Rainbow Six: Siege Runs at 4K, 120FPS on PS5
Free upgrade for PS4 owners
When the native PlayStation 5 version of Rainbow Six: Siege launches later this year, it will support 4K resolution and 120 frames-per-second. Current PlayStation 4 players will also receive a free upgrade to the next-gen version, with all progress and unlocks carrying over. This means that the popular FPS is one more for...
News Ubisoft Finds Yet Another Way to Bring Back Sam Fisher Outside of a Splinter Cell Game
Seriously?
Yes, Rainbow Six: Siege is absolutely an excellent multiplayer game, but this is getting to the point of ridicule. Ubisoft is adding Sam Fisher of Splinter Cell fame to its popular online title. The silent assassin will be the tactical experience's next Operator, meaning he is appearing in nearly every game that makes up Ubisoft's...
News Watch Dogs Legion and More Will Utilise PS5's 'Extremely Interesting' Features, Says Ubisoft
Cross-gen confirmed for multiple games
You may remember last week's news that Ubisoft has pushed back three of its biggest upcoming games, including Watch Dogs Legion, Rainbow Six: Quarantine, and Gods & Monsters. They're now scheduled for release in the next fiscal year, meaning a launch between April 2020 and March 2021. This puts the games...
News Ubisoft Delays a Trio of Its Biggest Titles Past April 2020
Launching in the next fiscal year
What's going on all of a sudden? The Last of Us: Part II has been delayed to 29th May 2020, but Ubisoft has gone and one upped that unfortunate announcement by pushing back all three of its biggest titles hitting next year. Watch Dogs Legion, Gods & Monsters, and Rainbow Six: Quarantine have all been delayed to...
News Rainbow Six: Siege Heads to the Wild West in Time Limited Event
3 v 3 action
Rainbow Six: Siege is solid proof of the Games as a Service concept done right, and that support continues today with a free-time limited event that shakes up its setting in a major way. Titled Showdown, the new mode takes players to the times of cowboys and Indians in the wild west. The 3v3 event is available right now and lasts for...
E3 2019 Rainbow Six: Quarantine Is the PvE Counterpart to Siege, Coming Early 2020
Combating the infection
While Rainbow Six: Siege has online multiplayer action covered, Rainbow Six: Quarantine is aiming for the PvE market. As a three player tactical co-operative experience, it's coming to PS4 in early 2020. Check out the announcement trailer above. Pitched as the next Rainbow Six title, it's built on the foundations of Siege...
Rumour Ubisoft will Announce Rainbow Six Quarantine at E3 2019
Sick
It's that time of year again. E3 is just about to kick off, and the weeks leading up to the event are always rich with rumours and leaks. One publisher that's fallen victim to this is Ubisoft, which has had reveals for games like Ghost Recon: Breakpoint, Watch Dogs Legion, and Roller Champions spoiled ahead of time. By the looks of it, we might...
News Rainbow Six: Siege Will Move to PS5, Ubisoft to Continue Long Term Support into Next Gen
Playing the long game
Rainbow Six: Siege may have gotten off to a rocky start, but Ubisoft has gradually transformed the tactical FPS over the years, and it's now a slick shooter stuffed with content. The game has been supported constantly since its launch in late 2015, and it seems the publisher has no plans on slowing down -- even as next gen...
News Far Cry 5 and Rainbow Six: Siege Are Both Absolute Monsters, Ubisoft Reaffirms
Top seller and billion dollar earnings respectively
It's no secret that Ubisoft has some absolute juggernauts this generation. Far Cry 5 smashed sales records for the franchise and was one of last year's best selling games, while Rainbow Six: Siege has been slowly gathering momentum for over three years. In a recent earnings call, the publisher has...
News Rainbow Six: Siege Is Free with 12 Month PS Plus Subscription for a Limited Time
A deal's a deal
It seems like Ubisoft is really pushing Rainbow Six: Siege at the moment. It's just come out of a free trial weekend, and it's rare the title is out of some kind of offer. Well, as announced today, Sony's bundling the tactical shooter with purchases of a PlayStation Plus 12-month subscription. As stated, you'll get the full game...
News Rainbow Six: Siege Celebrates Successful Three Years with Free Weekend on PS4
See what all the fuss is about
The success of Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Siege is pretty staggering. Releasing at the very end of 2015, the tactical shooter has remained popular ever since, and now boasts over 40 million players across platforms. This is largely thanks to Ubisoft's constant updates and a trickle of new content, keeping the experience...
News Rainbow Six: Siege Available to Play for Free This Weekend on PS4
From today
If you've ever been curious about the popularity of Rainbow Six: Siege, now's your chance to find out. Ubisoft is opening up its beloved tactical shooter to all players this weekend, letting those who don't own the game take it for a spin. You'll be able to download and play Siege from today until Sunday 18th November on PS4, and it...
News Rainbow Six: Siege Update Operation Grim Sky Launches Today on PS4
Two new characters
The new season in Rainbow Six: Siege is set to begin very soon indeed with the launch of Operation Grim Sky. The update to the popular tactical shooter brings a whole host of new content to the game, including two new characters, an overhauled map, new weapons, and more. The new faces joining the ranks are Maverick, a fast mover...
News Tactical FPS Sensation Rainbow Six: Siege Is Free on PS4 This Weekend
Pre-load the client now
Fair play to Ubisoft and Rainbow Six: Siege, because it’s blossomed into one of the biggest first-person shooters in a very competitive market. The game obviously sets itself apart from the likes of Call of Duty by being infinitely more tactical, and if you’ve always been eager to try the title out, then you can do so for...
News Rainbow Six: Siege's PS4 Patch Is Busting Entire PS4 Consoles
Maybe don't download it
The new patch for Rainbow Six: Siege is probably best avoided for now, as there are reports that it’s bricking entire PlayStation 4 consoles. While the severity of the problems range from simple crashes all the way through to wiped hard drives, we’d recommend giving Y2S3.1 a wide berth until things are fixed. It all...
News Rainbow Six Siege Devs Aiming for at Least 50 Playable Characters
Ubisoft are happy with the amount of game modes, however
With Rainbow Six: Siege into its second year of content -- and with player numbers still rising and its next content pack Operation Velvet Shell releasing tomorrow -- Ubisoft Montreal must be happy with the game's popularity. In an interview with PC Gamer, however, brand director Alexand
News The Rainbow Six: Siege Open Beta Has Breached PS4
Blow the bloody doors off
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Siege is out in under a week, but that fact didn't stop Ubisoft from delaying the game's open beta at the last minute yesterday in order to sort out some matchmaking issues. Fortunately, if you're hankering for some intense teamwork, you'll be happy to know that the open beta should now be live on...
News Rainbow Six: Siege's Season Pass Isn't Very Explosive
No bang for your buck
Okay, so if you didn't already know, Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Siege is getting a year's worth of free downloadable content. Maps, new characters, and so on will be released bit by bit over the next 12 months - and that's pretty cool. Ubisoft's tying a season pass into the equation, though, which complicates things ever so...
First Impressions Breaching the Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege Beta on PS4
Breaking down barriers
Here at Push Square we've been checking out the closed beta for Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege on the PlayStation 4 – and boy has this game been kept under a rock since its first announcement at E3 last year. There's been a distinct lack of interest in the title since its reveal, but it finally appears to have found its feet...
News Rainbow Six: Siege Dodges a Bullet with PS4 Delay
Will now deploy in December
When we controversially claimed over the weekend that no one gives a hoot about Rainbow Six: Siege, we weren't being mean about Ubisoft's latest shooter. We have a lot of analytics here at Push Square, and while we don't claim to have a view of the PlayStation 4 market as a whole, we can get a feel for which games are...
News Kendra Wilkinson Says Everything You Need to Know About Rainbow Six: Siege
Urgh
Ubisoft's getting desperate. Seemingly aware of the fact that absolutely no one on Planet Earth gives a hoot about the upcoming Rainbow Six: Siege, it's rolled out some celebrities to big up the game – like reality TV star Kendra Wilkinson and her footballer husband Hank Baskett. Unsurprisingly, they both think that the release is the...
News Try Not to Get on the Wrong Side of the FBI in Rainbow Six: Siege on PS4
Eagle eyed
Rainbow Six: Siege is a game that's... Er, still coming out this year. And in order to drum up a bit of enthusiasm – because God knows it needs it – Ubisoft has dropped a new trailer showing off the four elite FBI operatives that you'll be taking control of when playing as the Americans in the first-person shooter. It's not stated...
News Rainbow Six: Siege Breaks Free from 13th October on PS4
Several special editions announced
Rainbow Six: Siege will breach the PlayStation 4 from 13th October, publisher Ubisoft has announced. Pre-ordering the game – which was announced during the tail-end of the French firm's E3 press conference last year – will guarantee beta access to the title, presumably on your platform of choice. As with all of...
News Hone Your Tactics with Rainbow Six: Siege's PS4 Collector's Edition
The art of war
Rainbow Six: Siege will come with a 120-page tactics guide if you plump up for its collector's edition in the UK. The £64.99 package – which will also comprise a copy of the PlayStation 4 first-person shooter, alongside some gold weapon skins – promises "information on every Counter Terrorist Unit, operator, weapon, and map". One...
News Rainbow Six Siege Beta to Infiltrate PS4 Later This Year
Deployment incentive
How many of you remember Rainbow Six Siege, then? The game was announced during Ubisoft's E3 press conference last year, but has remained more or less under cover since the Los Angeles event. However, a few assets from an ongoing alpha have spilled out onto the Internet in recent weeks, which the French publisher is doing a...
News Rainbow Six Siege Aiming For Gender Equality When It Comes To Hapless Hostages
But female hostages were shown at E3 for "empathy"
Ubisoft's recent confirmation that Assassin's Creed: Unity won't feature playable female avatars caused quite a stir in the gaming press, and the company appears to have stumbled headlong into another gender controversy, this time relating to FPS title Rainbow Six: Siege. The recent demo of the...
