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Rainbow Six Siege

Rainbow Six Siege is another addition to the first-person shooter franchise developed by the Ubisoft Montreal studio.
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Even Chinese Rainbow Six Siege fans are angry with visual changes

A lot of operators from Rainbow Six Siege in a promotional picture for Pro League.
Ubisoft have certainly kicked the hornet's nest when they decided to alter Rainbow Six Siege's visuals in order to fit Chinese laws, as western and Chinese fans are in uproar. Their voice seems to be unified - they don't want the changes.

Rainbow Six Siege siege hits the 40 million players milestone

Picture of Year One operators in Rainbow Six Siege
Rainbow Six Siege has had a rough start, but it has recuperated incredibly well, staying true to the tradition of Ubisoft games launching poorly and becoming better over time. It paid off, as the game has over 40 million players in total.

Ubisoft focuses on fixes instead of balance in Rainbow Six Siege

Promotional picture for the Y3S3.2 update in Rainbow Six Siege
Ubisoft have released Y3S3.2 update for Rainbow Six Siege on PC, while console players should get it on 31 October 2018. The patch fixed a pile of issues, but there weren't many balance changes, despite the recent player complaints.

Ubisoft starts a Year One operator discount in Rainbow Six Siege

Picture of Year One operators in Rainbow Six Siege
Ubisoft have announced a surprise sale on all Year One operators in Rainbow Six Siege. The sale reduces their cost by 40 per cent and will last for almost half a year. You read that right - the sale ends on 04 March 2019 for some reason.

Rainbow Six Siege: Valkyrie is getting her Elite skin next week

War photographer Valkyrie is posing for a photograph in Rainbow Six Siege
Ubisoft have teased the upcoming Valkyrie skin on official Rainbow Six Siege Twitter, ahead of its release on 7 May 2018. The short video shows Valkyrie in a war torn city where she pops up with her favourite instrument - a camera.

Ubisoft wage war on toxicity with new tools for Rainbow Six Siege

Corporate guy with Ubisoft logo for a head looks at his barrel of toxic waste with Rainbow Six Siege logo on it.
Ubisoft have announced their war on toxicity on their developer blog, focusing on eradicating toxic behaviour from Rainbow Six: Siege. This includes several ways of dealing with toxicity, including incentives for positive attitude.

Crash Bandicoot breaks record for most #1 retail spots in 2017

Crash Bandicoot set a record this week for most times at No1 in 2017 on the UK retail chart. Agents of Mayhem debuted at number four and City Skylines: PlayStation 4 Edition did better than its Xbox One counterpart, debuting at number 20.

AltChar's player of the month for May 2017 showcase reel

AltChar's Player of the Month is a new monthly video series featuring best plays of AltChar's community. The best player of May is Purpletop. Check out our video to see his best plays. He also gets a prize, because that's how things go.

Rainbow Six Siege to get harsher team killing penalties in Y3S3

Picture of Clash and Maverick in promotional image for Y3S3 in Rainbow Six Siege
Ubisoft have posted their plans for Y3S3 patch in Rainbow Six Siege that is due on 18 September 2018. The new patch includes a description of new punishments for team killing in both Casual and Ranked queues, which will now be the same.

Rainbow Six Siege's Maverick gets nerfed on test servers

Picture of Maverick in Rainbow Six Siege aiming his weapon
Ubisoft have nerfed Maverick, the new operator in Rainbow Six Siege who is not even on live servers yet. Apparently players found him to be too useful, so he got nerfed, along with several other operators, while some were buffed or fixed.