Tag Archives: Rainbow Six Siege

Rainbow Six Siege will get no new content in Y2S2 as team focus on health

Ubisoft Montreal have announced that the second season of Rainbow Six Siege’s year two content will be delayed, meaning the Hong-Kong operators and map will be introduced in Season 3, in order for the team to focus on game health issues. This is the first time Rainbow Six Siege has …

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Rainbow Six Siege Pro League returns for year 2

Ubisoft has announced the return of the Rainbow Six Siege Pro League competition for its second year.  This year there is a few changes to the competition, with the most notable being the switch to PC only. In the first year the Pro League featured both a PC and Xbox …

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Rainbow Six caster Panky on his eSports journey and growing the scene

Christopher Pankhurst, better known as Panky to pretty much every one, has been around the eSports scene for some time. Things started out for him in League of Legends, where he enjoyed a stint working for Riot Games, before deciding to test the waters of freelance casting and streaming. Since …

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How a strong eSports community made Rainbow Six Siege a ‘player retention machine’

Rainbow Six Siege has become somewhat of a surprise hit in the world of eSports. Things started out slow after a muted launch at the tail end of 2015, but during the last twelve months Ubisoft and ESL have built a sizeable pro scene, with a consistent and defined structure, …

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Rainbow Six Siege Year 2 update available now

Ubisoft has announced that the first free update from Rainbow Six Siege Year 2 is now available for Xbox One, PS4 and PC. Year 2 pass holders can download the Operation Velvet Shell update from today, but non-season pass holders will have to wait until February 14th before they can …

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Ubisoft talks ‘live’ games strategy: The Crew, The Division and Rainbow 6 Siege

Games have always been happy to experiment when it comes to revenue streams. They started with pure retail sales, but then DLC came along, subscription models worked for MMOs, episodic content still has its place, while microtransactions are very much in vogue – both on console and mobile titles. The …

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Rainbow Six Siege will get another year of content

Despite getting off to a shaky start at launch Rainbow Six Siege has become a popular eSport, with thousands tuning in over the weekend to watch the conclusion of the latest PC and Xbox One season. During the event Ubisoft also confirmed that another year of DLC is planned for …

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Ubisoft offers no second chances for Rainbow Six Siege cheats

Zero tolerance seems to be very much the flavour of the month. After Blizzard last week told cheaters that they would face a lifetime ban from Overwatch if caught bending the rules, Ubisoft has unveiled its own no-holds-barred cheating policy. We are introducing a permanent ban on first offense for …

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No campaign mode for Rainbow Six: Siege

It seems that Call of Duty isn’t the only game that’s doing away with its single-player mode. It was announced on Friday that the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions of Call of Duty: Black Ops III will not contain a single-player mode. Now PCGamesN confirms that Ubisoft’s upcoming Rainbow Six: …

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Rainbow Six: Siege delayed until December

The release date of upcoming tactical shooter Rainbow Six: Siege has been pushed back until December. The title was initially set for an October 13th release, but has been delayed until December 1st. This was announced via the Ubisoft Blog. The reasons behind this include improving the co-op mode, as …

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