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Community Artist Bundle Program Y6S2: Sunstark



In Y6S1 we’ve teamed up with Prime Gaming and launched our Community Artist Bundle Program by releasing the very first community-designed operator bundle: The SAU_SIEGE Bundle for Caveira.

With this program, we want to celebrate our amazingly creative and dedicated community artists and give them a chance to be represented in-game. Each selected artist gets to create a full set for an operator of their choice and these bundles will drop over the course of Year 6 and beyond.

We’re excited to continue our partnership with Prime Gaming in Y6S2 North Star to bring you the next edition of our Community Artist Bundle Program. As we announced during the Ubisoft Forward Post Show on June 12th, it’ll be a bundle created by artist Sunstark for the operator Lion.

Have a look at the full VOD of Ubisoft Forward to learn more about this bundle in a video interview with Sunstark herself, and for more exciting news and updates from our Siege Community Team.



This set for Lion includes the Sunstark:
  • Uniform
  • Headgear
  • V308 Weapon Skin
  • Charm


[h3]HOW TO REDEEM THE BUNDLE[/h3]

The Sunstark Operator Bundle will become available through Prime Gaming starting from Thursday, June 17th. Make sure to claim it once it's live, as it will be available for a limited time only!

Prime Gaming members will be able to claim this exclusive set for free. If you’re not a Prime member yet, you can sign up for a free trial.

Until the Sunstark Operator Bundle will be live on June 17th, you can unlock a 7-day Renown Booster with Prime right now!

Here’s how you can get these Prime Gaming offers:


[h3]ABOUT THE ARTIST[/h3]

Sunshine Kim, better known as “Sunstark”, is a professional concept artist from South Korea and she has been drawing impressive fan art of Siege’s operators since 2017. Through her attention to detail and love of the operators’ biographies, she became a role model to many artists and a core pillar in the Siege community.

But there’s even more to her story than that – while her Lion bundle was in production last year, Sunstark was hired by Ubisoft to work full-time on Siege as a Character Concept Artist. We’re proud to have such a talented personality coming from the community and joining our art team to create even more amazing content for our players in the future!

Lion is Sunstark’s absolute favorite operator (she calls herself “the mother of all lions”), so it was crystal clear to her (and us!) that she wanted to create this set for him. When she drew a concept of Lion as a firefighter some time ago, she received many heartwarming messages from real firefighters, who wanted to see her design in-game. This inspired her to dedicate her Lion bundle to first responders in our community.

Have a look at her Twitter and Instagram channels and make sure to follow her for more awesome art!



[h3]FAQ[/h3]

What is the Community Artist Bundle Program?

The Community Artist Bundle Program launched in Y6S1 and it brings operator bundles created by some of our most talented and dedicated Siege fan artists into the game.

I’m a Siege fan artist too – what can I do to get selected as well?

Given the length of our production cycle for in-game content, the fan artists for Year 6 have already been determined. However, we are always on the lookout for future participants. If your goal is to see your bundle in-game, continue showing us your passion and strive to be an outstanding member of the Siege community. We have multiple ways for our dedicated community artists to get more involved with the game, such as the Siege Champions Program.

How can I get the Y6S2 Sunstark Operator bundle?

Link your Ubisoft account with your Amazon account here and claim the Operator set through Prime Gaming starting from June 17th. After successfully redeeming the content, it will be available in your in-game inventory within 48 hours. Players must have Lion available as an operator.

Can I buy the Sunstark Operator Bundle with Renown or R6 Credits as well?

The Sunstark Operator Bundle is exclusive to Prime Gaming for a limited time only and can be obtained via the Prime Gaming offer as described above. Prime Gaming is included for free with Amazon Prime, and free trials are available for new users.

Will this offer be available on all platforms?

Yes, it can be redeemed on PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series S|X, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Amazon Luna, and Google Stadia.

How long will this offer be available?

Following its release on June 17th, you have one month to claim this offer via Prime Gaming.

I don’t see my rewards.

If you’re having trouble redeeming your Sunstark Operator Bundle, please contact our support.

For more information about Prime Gaming, visit the Prime Gaming FAQ.

Rainbow Six Siege cross-play comes "early 2022", but keeps PC and console separate

June 12, 2021 Here's how Rainbow Six Siege's cross-play is rolling out.


It looks like Rainbow Six Siege is finally getting cross-play. Ubisoft has previously indicated that it wants cross-play in all its PvP games, and after some early details on the feature came out, the devs have detailed how it's going to roll out. PC, Stadia, and Luna are coming together on June 30, but the cross-play you actually care about is a bit more complicated - and coming a bit later.


Cross-play between Xbox and PlayStation is coming in "early 2022", alongside cross-progression between all platforms. So you'll be able to carry your progress and unlocks from PC to console, but you won't be smoking the console folks with your elite mouse and keyboard skills.


For the near future, cross-play and cross-progression will be available across PC, Stadia, and Luna on June 30. So if you're a cloud gaming die-hard, you might actually be able to find a match in Siege soon.


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Designing a new Rainbow Six Siege operator takes about nine months to complete, but when Ubisoft started designing Thunderbird, the game's newest operator, her background hadn't been identified. That was until the team decided on her voice actress.


When Sera-Lys McArthur finished her audition, Ubisoft knew she was the right person for the job. But her voice wasn't the only thing that caught Ubisoft's attention - her background as a Nakoda woman did too. "We ended up casting McArthur before deciding on the operator's heritage and identity," Marie Roy, Ubisoft's user research lab coordinator, tells The Loadout. "We based Thunderbird's background on her. We wanted to create an indigenous character that other Nakoda folks could relate to."


Although Thunderbird was based on a Nakoda woman, Ubisoft wanted to make sure that they captured the essence of what it is to be a Nakoda inside a game. Instead of just speaking to McArthur, Ubisoft spent time scouring the web, speaking to game developers, universities, and cultural centers, looking for Nakoda people who'd be able to help them during the design process. After a short while, Roy and her team locked down the people they needed and got to work.


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Rainbow Six Siege is getting crossplay, kind of. Ubisoft went into detail about the game's upcoming crossplay support during its Ubisoft Forward 2021 stream. Curiously, while PS4/5 and Xbox players will be able to play with each other, PC players will be excluded from that pool. PC players will be able to match with Amazon Luna and Google Stadia players, but I can't imagine the cloud versions represent many players...
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