A group of students in Norway thought it would be funny to sign up to compete in Rainbow Six Siege, a game they've barely played, at one of the region's biggest seasonal esports events, DreamHack Winter 2019. The stunt worked: Due to a shortage of signups for the event, Minigolfgutta ("mini golf boys") will now be competing against some of the game's veteran teams on the main stage at this weekend's LAN.
Earlier this month, Ubisoft announced that it would be removing visual and text references to sex and gambling in Rainbow Six: Siege ahead of the game's launch in Asian territories.
The changes were meant to allow Ubisoft to have a "singular global version of the game", and were due to be patched in with Operation Wind Bastion. Following widespread backlash, Ubisoft has changed tack.
Today on Highlight Reel we have familiar mosques, Rainbow Six moments, Yakuza manners and much more!
Today on Highlight Reel we have No Man’s Sky NEXT clips and impressive Battlefield manoeuvres!
Earlier this year, Ubisoft said it would be implementing stricter moderation in Rainbow Six Siege to find and sanction players using hate speech. Recently, players have started noticing an uptick in bans being issued and have been discussing it on the game’s subreddit. A few even took to Twitter to complain.
Annemunition, a popular Twitch streamer with over 300,000 followers, was just trying to be a decent teammate and call shots in Rainbow Six Siege. Then, over voice chat, came the questions: "Are you a man or a female?" And the accusations: "You stole my fucking content. You're shit at the game. Get out."
Ubisoft's personal gaming assistant, previously only available in Canada, is now out worldwide. Its name is Sam, a nod to Sam Fisher of Splinter Cell fame, although Michael Ironside doesn't do the voice (sorry, Stephen). Embedded in the Ubisoft Club app, Sam sounds like any other AI that might reside on your phone, although instead of giving you directions to the nearest coffee shop it tells you about Ubisoft video games.
The trailer for Rainbow Six Siege's upcoming Villa map has a delicious easter egg for fans of the Assassin's Creed franchise.
If an Xbox One X still doesn't make much sense, $279 is a pretty decent deal for a 1TB Xbox One S and two very decent games on the side.
Twitch reflexes and impeccable aim are important in Rainbow Six Siege, but so is being incredibly patient and choosing the right moment to strike.
Toxic interactions have long been a problem in Rainbow Six Siege. As the game has grown in popularity, so has the amount of trolling and harassment. As part of an ongoing effort to try to clean up this aspect of the game, today Ubisoft laid out some new changes coming to the game in year three.
Today on Highlight Reel we have Jojo references, PUBG pans and Fortnite rocket snipes!
Today on Highlight Reel we have Rainbow Six nightmares, touch of death combos, and stab trains!
When Rainbow Six: Siege first launched in 2015 I had no idea that it would eventually ask me to fight alien zombies in New Mexico. But here we are, three years later, with a beefy free update that adds a great new game mode, as well as more weapons, characters, skins and balance tweaks.
Starting this week, Ubisoft plans to issue permanent bans for Rainbow Six Siege's most toxic players, according to a recent announcement on the game's subreddit.
Olivier "Lion" Flament is a French service member who's special ability involves using a drone to survey hostile areas and detect movement. Unfortunately, the way this works involves a red aura around opponents that some players won't be able to see.
The 2018 Rainbow Six: Siege Invitational came to a close today, with Evil Geniuses and Penta Sports vying for the title of world champion. EG got off to an early 2-0 lead, but a resilient Penta turned the tables, going back and forth until the teams found themselves in the final rounds of overtime.
Finka and Lion will be the next two operators joining the Rainbow Six: Siege roster, as part of the game's third year of post-launch support. The two biohazard specialists will bring some chemicals and tech to the game alongside the Operation Chimera update on March 6.
Today on Highlight Reel we have grenade tosses, trap rooms, flick shots and much more!
Rainbow Six Siege players aren't happy after Ubisoft announced that the game's next event, "Outbreak", will include character items that can only be found in special new loot boxes. As you might imagine, longtime players are not thrilled.
