Today, Ubisoft revealed further details about Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Extraction, the next mainline installment in the Rainbow Six franchise. Both Rainbow Six Siege players and those looking for a new PVE co-op game can experience Rainbow Six Extraction’s many features including a deep operator progression system, four adjustable difficulty levels, 12 ever-evolving maps, 13 dynamic mission objectives, over 90 guns and gadgets, a unique ranked mode and extensive post-launch support for free, to be detailed at a later date.
With development led by Ubisoft Montreal, Rainbow Six Extraction lets players join the REACT Team and assemble a one to three-player squad of operators from Rainbow Six Siege to confront mysterious alien creatures known as Archæans. Equipped with more than 65 weapons, ten legacy Rainbow Six Siege tech and 15 exclusive REACT tech, the operators have been adapted to best take on the alien threat. For players new to Rainbow Six who want to go at their own pace, Extraction is also fully playable solo.
Players will deploy into 4 varied regions across the U.S., including New York, San Francisco, and two other regions, and face the alien threat in 12 all-new, unpredictable maps. Each map is roughly three times the size of previous Rainbow Six Siege maps, and contains unique dynamic modifiers, ensuring no incursion is ever the same. Tackle 13 different mission objectives during tactical incursions including one called the Gateway Objective, in which players must face off against a Protean, a deadly Archæan variant that has adopted the form of REACT operators and mimics their behavior.
For Rainbow Six Siege fans, Extraction introduces not only entirely new Rainbow Six lore featuring many of their favorite characters from Siege, plus the 12 wholly unique maps to dominate, but also a brand-new twist to familiar gameplay features: for the first time, players can progress through custom leveling system for each of the 18 Rainbow Six operators, allowing them to advance their Operator’s gear, weapons and abilities in an entirely new way. As they level up, players will also permanently unlock new containment zones, Operators, customization items, new REACT tech, higher difficulty levels, and more..
With 13 archetypes of dangerous Archæan variants, infestations, parasitic mutation challenges, numerous incursion types, and new gameplay features including nests, spores, and Sprawl. Extraction also offers players who enjoy a challenge a gamble: extract and collect their rewards or go deeper into each map’s subzones, facing greater risks with richer rewards for those who make it out alive. If they fail to extract, their operator will go Missing in Action (MIA), but they have an opportunity to go back into the containment zone to rescue their downed operators. For players who enjoy a tougher challenge, there will be a PVE system called Maelstrom Protocol, to be detailed at a later date.
Players who play both Rainbow Six Siege and Rainbow Six Extraction will instantly unlock Extraction’s entire roster of 18 operators in Rainbow Six Siege and will receive the elite United Front cosmetic bundles in both games. Players who pre-order Rainbow Six Extraction will receive the Orbital Decay bundle with exclusive Epic items including the Orion uniform and headgear for Finka and Lion, the universal Vaporized weapon skin and the Crashlander charm. Rainbow Six Extraction will also include live service support with regular content updates.
Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Extraction will release with full cross-play, cross-save, and cross-progression in January 2022 on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Amazon Luna, Stadia, the Ubisoft Store on Windows PC and Ubisoft+.
Sony Interactive Entertainment today announced that Ghost of Tsushima Director’s Cut, which includes a new chapter in Jin’s journey along with community-requested features, is now available for the PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4.
The Battle of Verdansk is finally here! Developed by Beenox, this limited-time experience is available from now until August 23rd, and there are plenty of rewards for participating and mastering this unique Quads-based experience, the first-ever Player vs. Environment mode for Call of Duty: Warzone.
Head to the Call of Duty blog post for more information about what to expect, reward breakdown, tips and more.
Announced today during QuakeCon at Home, in celebration of 25 years since the release of the dark fantasy first-person shooter, an enhanced version of the original Quake is available today on PC, Xbox One, Xbox Game Pass for console and PC, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, and backward compatible on Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5. Native Xbox Series X|S and PS5 versions bringing native 4K at 120 FPS will be available soon as a free upgrade.
To celebrate the upcoming launch of Sonic Colors: Ultimate, Sega has released the first episode of a new two-part animated web series, Rise of the Wisps, introducing fans to the new Jade Wisp and welcoming the return of Sonic, Tails and the notorious Dr. Eggman from the Sonic Colors universe.
In today’s episode, Sonic and Tails are joined by a lone Jade Wisp, who narrowly escapes the deceptively charming Sweet Mountain ride at Dr. Eggman’s Incredible Interstellar Amusement Park. Together, Sonic, Tails and their new companion, must band together to uncover Dr. Eggman’s evil plot to harness the Wisps’ powers and take over the universe.
The “Rise of the Wisps” animated series continues the celebration of Sonic’s 30th Anniversary in preparation for the release of Sonic Colors: Ultimate, a remaster of the 2010 Wii platformer, Sonic Colors, coming both digitally and physically to PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch on September 7th, with a digital-only release on PC via the Epic Games Store.
Developer Phigames and publisher Dear Villagers today released their hack’n shoot ‘em up Recompile on PC via Steam, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and Game Pass.
Bandai Namco today released a new trailer for the upbeat fitness game, Active Life Outdoor Challenge, which releases on September 3rd for Nintendo Switch.
Today Eidos-Montréal has released a new developer insight video that reveals further information on the inspiration and talent behind Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy soundtrack. It also details how ‘80s pop and rock masterpieces are melded with gameplay to create an innovative in-game mechanic, the Huddle.
Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy will be available on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One, and PC digital, and streaming via GeForce NOW on October 26this . Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy: Cloud Version for Nintendo Switch also coming to select regions October 26th.
Sega revealed today that Kazuma Kiryu, the protagonist from the Yakuza franchise, is rolling into Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania as a playable character. Kazuma Kiryu will be free and unlockable on all platforms when Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania launches on October 5th.
The Call of Duty: Warzone in-game reveal of Call of Duty: Vanguard kicks off tomorrow at 1:30pm ET / 10:30am PT, but those who jump in between an hour early will receive Double Player XP, Double Weapon XP, and Double Battle Pass XP.
In mere hours from now, the biggest battle Verdansk has ever seen will take place. Your target is a heavily armored train, your primary objectives are to plant TNT charges in the tunnel by the Verdansk Hospital. If all goes well, your squad will be greatly rewarded for your efforts.
HQ has also provided the following intel, although this may pertain to the Operator behind the screen rather than the one in the field: there will be a “playlist update” at approximately 1:30pm ET / 10:30am PT – do not quit out of Warzone if you are playing prior to this update, as it will happen in real time and not require a re-launch of the game. Just keep checking the Play tab for a live update that will bring about the start of the Battle.
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