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It’s been almost 18 years since Rainbow Six Vegas 2, and fans have been asking for a third game ever since. Ubisoft has made well over a dozen Rainbow Six projects in that time, but none of them have returned to Vegas. The story-driven Rainbow 6 Patriots was cancelled in 2014 and replaced by Rainbow Six Siege, which went on to become one of the biggest multiplayer shooters around. Vegas protagonist Bishop has only just resurfaced, leading Rainbow in the upcoming turn-based spin-off Rainbow Six Tactics.
Codename Spades
Now the series might finally be heading back to Sin City. According to Tom Henderson, Ubisoft has greenlit a new Rainbow Six Vegas game, codenamed “Spades”, which is in early development. It’s one of three new projects being spun up at Ubisoft Montreal, the studio behind both Vegas games and Siege, and Henderson’s sources say another of the three is also set in the Rainbow Six universe.
What exactly Spades will be isn’t clear yet, but sources say it’s likely to be Vegas 3 rather than a remake of the originals.
Part of a bigger shake-up
The news comes a year after Ubisoft formed Vantage Studios, a new subsidiary in which Tencent owns a 26.32% stake, to oversee its biggest franchises, including Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry and Rainbow Six. Some other reliable sources also recently report that two new Assassin’s Creed games are in development, so Vantage seems to be ramping up.
Don’t expect it soon
Treat this as unconfirmed until Ubisoft says otherwise, although Henderson does have a strong track record with Rainbow Six. He was the first to report Ubisoft’s turn-based Rainbow Six game, more than a year before Rainbow Six Tactics was officially revealed. The original Vegas was a hit in 2006, and its sequel followed little more than a year later. That kind of turnaround is impossible today, though, and Henderson expects we’re likely several years away from an official announcement.
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