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Operation Shadow Legacy Now Available

Operation Shadow Legacy, the third season of Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege Year 5, is now available. This new season brings innovation with the addition of Sam Fisher from the Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell saga as a new operator, a rework of the Chalet map, an improvement of the ping system and many other key updates.

Owners of the Year 5 Pass can play with Zero aka Sam Fisher immediately, while other players can unlock him with Renown or R6 Credits starting September 17. New seasonal content, including the Chalet map rework, are available for free to all players. Year 5 Season 3 also welcomes the Battle Pass, available now through October 19.

Sam Fisher is equipped with a new gadget called the Argus Launcher, a two-way drill camera. The cameras are launched to pierce soft or reinforced walls, windows and hatches, and can stick to any surface. The attacker can rotate the camera to see the other side of the wall and each camera is equipped with one laser charge, used to deal damage to defenders or destroy gadgets. Sam Fisher also comes with his unique weapons, the SC3000K and Karambit.

In addition to this new operator, players can explore a reimagined Chalet map, which is newly reworked. The first and the second floors are improved and the roof is now traversable, among other features. Objectives have been the focus of this rework, with a hallway added to improve rotation in the Basement, and the Trophy site has been switched for a new one in Dining.

Additional game updates include:

Ping 2.0
Map Ban
New Secondary Gadget: The Hard Breach Charge
New Optics and Sights Colors
New Reinforcement Pool

For more information about Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege, please visit rainbow6.ubisoft.com.

Rainbow Six Siege's Squad Finder app will help you find compatible teammates

Playing Rainbow Six Siege ranked matches without a full five man stack can be tough. The tactical shooter requires a lot of team work, crystal clear communication, and rapid reflexes, and it seems Ubisoft recognises that. To help alleviate some of the problems around matchmaking, Ubisoft has teamed up with Biborg to produce a new community tool called Squad Finder.

The community tool helps players find suitable teammates to play with online. Squad Finder uses player data to understand playing habits, operator preferences, and more so that you can find a compatible player at the drop of a hat. Basically, it'll stop you playing against someone who wants to deploy the Lord and Saviour Tachanka at every given minute - unless you're into that, of course.

"Based on Rainbow Six Siege data and user constraints, we have developed an intelligent algorithm able to match the player's state of mind in order to offer them the ideal game partners suited to their level and expectations," Mickaël Mouillé, CTO at Biborg, says in a press release.

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NEW RAINBOW SIX SIEGE STREAMER CHARMS FOR Y5S3!

ANNOUNCING THE NEXT Y5S3 STREAMER CHARMS!

Each season will bring the release of new charms, as well as a return of the streamer’s charms from previous seasons!

NEW

Alfredoplays

Ad9m

Rubsarb

KittyR6

RETURNING

Beaulo

SexyCake

WhiteShark67

PaladinAmber

Interro

Pengu

Just9n

Zigueira

Kalera

Kixstar

Gabbo

LagonisR6

Narcoleptic Nugget

Bighead

Varsity

Zander

KingGeorge

Bnans

BikiniBodhi

Jinu6734

Punjistick

MacieJay

Tranth

z1ronic

Shorty

AnneMunition

Matimi0

TangyD

SilphTV

Lil_Lexi

Drid

Salty Academy

Tatted

HOW TO ACQUIRE CHARMS

These charms are only available by subscribing to the respective streamer’s Twitch channel with a linked Uplay account. For more information on how to link your Uplay and Twitch account, as well as opt in for Twitch Drops, please refer to this FAQ.

HOW TO GET INVOLVED

Given the length of our production cycle for in-game content, the participants for Y5S1 S2, S3 & S4 have already been determined. We are always on the lookout for additional content creators to add to the program and will be exploring new candidates in 2020 & 2021. If your goal is to see your charm in game, we use the following criteria to begin the selection process for potential candidates:

[h3]Requirements to be considered[/h3]

Approximately 350+ concurrent viewers – preferable.
Average of 10 Rainbow Six streams per month.
Average of 20 hours of Rainbow Six streamed per month.
Positive standing with Ubisoft/Rainbow Six Siege.
High quality level of content.
Rainbow Six Siege reserves the right for final decision.

[h3]Consideration for Removal[/h3]

Less than 10 Rainbow Six Siege main streams over 3 months.
Level of quality dropping below an acceptable level.
Standing with Rainbow Six Siege/Ubisoft compromised.
Any actions that may negatively affect the R6S/Ubisoft brand.
Rainbow Six Siege reserves the right for removal of any charms.

Rainbow Six Siege, Watch Dogs: Legion - here's how to watch Ubisoft Forward

As 2020 draws closer to autumn, we're hitting the end of this year's long, E3-style summer game announcement schedule. But, there are still some announcements, updates, and reveals to lap up, yet. Following the July event, there's another Ubisoft Forward showcase on the way - and it's this very week. Read on for details on what to expect and how to tune in to keep up with all the publisher's latest news.

Last week, Ubisoft posted a few details about the showcase on its site, announcing it kicks off on September 10 and that we can expect to "see what's in store for games like Watch Dogs: Legion, Hyper Scape, and Rainbow Six Siege, as well as a much-anticipated update on our new IP, Immortals Fenyx Rising, formerly known as Gods & Monsters, and more yet-to-be revealed surprises".

There aren't any more specific nuggets of information on what the news on the above titles might be just yet, but the studio has posted a line-up reveal clip, which you can check out below.

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Rainbow Six Siege gets a big sale ahead of the new season

If you're an FPS games fan, you're probably aware the Rainbow Six Siege Shadow Legacy release date is rapidly approaching, which means a whole stack of new content to sink your teeth into. However, if you're yet to try the game but are tempted by news of the Rainbow Six Siege new operators - like Splinter Cell's Sam Fisher - and other updates on the way, now might be a great time to pick it up. That's because it's seeing some massive discounts right now.

Head over to the Steam or Ubisoft stores now and you'll find the base game version of the shooter is less than half-price - £6.79 / $7.99 on the former and £6.80 / $8.00 on the latter - making it 60% off its regular price of £16.99 / $19.99.

The deluxe edition is getting an even bigger discount, at 67% off on both sites, costing just £8.57 / $9.89 on Valve's store and, again, a penny more on Ubisoft's. In this version you'll get access to "the full game, and 16 Operators from Year 1 and Year 2".

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