We are merely days in 2019 and Rainbow Six Siege is already leaking like a shot up barrel. The first two operators that will join Ubisoft's shooter this year are apparently Australian special forces, going by the names Gridlock and Mozzie.

Valve have released their infographics of sort, that are more like ladders for the best sellers in various categories. As per usual, we have top sellers, most concurrent players, best VR, top new releases and top Early Access graduates.

Ubisoft are giving away a Year 1, 2 or 3 operator to everyone who logs into Rainbow Six Siege from 24 December 2018 to 1 January 2019. Players will get one random operator and those who already own them all will receive 25000 renown.

Ubisoft will lock R6 ranked play for players who did not activate two-step verification. The decision comes as part of Ubisoft's anti-cheat plans that have been announced earlier this year. 2SV will be mandatory only for PC players.

Ubisoft are offering some pretty good deals on their games during this Black Friday where players can pick up Rainbow Six Siege, For Honor, Far Cry 5 and The Division at great prices. Some editions should be avoided though, here is which.

The latest update for Rainbow Six Siege dubbed Bastion has added the new Fortress map which features a Dark Souls easter egg. Hidden in the building, a fireplace with a sword that clearly resembles the one from Dark Souls has been found.

Rainbow's dedicated sniper and resident artist, Glaz, will be treated to an elite skin, named Lethal Citizen, in an upcoming update. The skins existence and appearance were leaked by R6News on YouTube, and release date is currently unknown.

Rainbow Six Siege Operation Wind Bastion is now on PTR, and Ubisoft have offered a full gameplay reveal for both of the operators. One will be a jacked up Bandit, and the other is Smasher from Outbreak, in AK-74-wielding human form.

Ubisoft have announced a surprise free weekend for Rainbow Six Siege, with no previous teasers. The weekend is set to start less than 24 hours from the time of writing, on 15 November 2018, and will be followed by a series of sales.

Ubisoft have revealed Rainbow Six Siege Operation Wind Bastion operator teasers, but it seems various branches of the company messed up with communication so both Kaid and Nomad essentially got leaked. The former has an official reveal.