Today, Ubisoft announced that Crimson Heist, the first season of Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege Year 6, is now available on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and PC, including Ubisoft+. This new season brings the addition of the Argentinian operator Flores, the Border map rework, the new Gonne-6 secondary weapon and the Match Replay beta, amongst other updates. Additionally, players will be able to play Rainbow Six Siege and Crimson Heist for free from March 18th to March 25th.
Year 6 Season 1 comes with a brand-new Battle Pass, including 100 tiers and 131 rewards, available until May 25th. The Battle Pass includes a free and a Premium track available for 1200 R6 Credits. For the first time in Rainbow Six Siege history, the Premium Battle Pass will include the new operator Flores. Owners of the Premium Battle Pass can play with Flores immediately, while other players can unlock him with Renown or R6 Credits starting March 30th. New seasonal content including the Border map rework, Match Replay Beta, and the Gonne-6 are available right now for free and for all players.
In Crimson Heist, players will discover a brand-new attacker: Flores. Equipped with an original gadget called the RCE – Ratero Charge, Flores can deploy a remote-controlled explosive device at his feet and drive it through the map during a limited period of time until it detonates in a powerful explosion. Flores is armed with an AR33 or a SR-25 as a primary weapon and a GSH-18 as a secondary weapon. In addition to the new operator, players will have access to a reimagined Border map, which has been newly reworked with an interior balcony connecting the East staircase to Break room. The bathroom has also been extended to be connected to the Tellers. Players will play in a new challenging environment with some entries blocked, a reduced number of destructible walls and an additional outside staircase.
Jade Raymond, founder of Ubisoft Toronto and Motive Studios and one of the creative forces behind the Assassin’s Creed franchise, has announced the formation of Haven Entertainment Studios, a new game development studio based in Montreal, Canada. Raymond has assembled a world class team with over a decade of experience working together across multiple games and franchises. True to its name, the studio’s games will serve as havens for players – bringing them together to have fun, express themselves, and find community. The vision of being a haven extends to the team as well, which will champion transparency and mutual respect.
Continuing its commitment to fostering creative talent and pushing the boundaries of innovation, Sony Interactive Entertainment confirmed today that it will invest in the new studio and its first project, an unannounced new IP for PlayStation.
Rebellion have put together a 4-minute cinematic trailer for their upcoming spy-fi lair-builder Evil Genius 2: World Domination, showcasing CGI animation alongside brand new gameplay footage. Evil Genius 2: World Domination launches March 30th on Steam.
Life is Strange co-creator and Dontnod co-founder Hervé Bonin’s new studio Nameless XIII and publisher Dear Villagers (ScourgeBringer, The Forgotten City) announced that Ashwalkers will release April 15th on Steam. In Ashwalkers, four adventurers journey through a harsh world, making difficult decisions that dramatically affect the course of the story. Players have to manage the party’s food and equipment and find their way through a dynamic narrative with 34 possible endings.
MLB today announced the release of R.B.I. Baseball 21 on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch and PC. Headlined by Chicago White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson, the eighth installment of the franchise ramps up with major new features and options while retaining the casual pick-up-and-play style.
2K today announced that it has agreed to an exclusive, long-term partnership with Tiger Woods, one of the most iconic and celebrated figures in golf history. In addition, 2K announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire privately-held HB Studios Multimedia, developers of PGA Tour 2K21, as well as The Golf Club franchise. The acquisition is expected to close in the first calendar quarter of 2021.
NIS America today announced that Saviors of Sapphire Wings is now available on Nintendo Switch and PC. This dungeon-crawling RPG includes an extra adventure, Strangers of Sword City Revisited, as a bonus game.
Wizards of the Coast today announced that Dark Alliance, the action role-playing game that builds upon the lore of the Forgotten Realms in Dungeons & Dragons, will launch on June 22nd for PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S. Starting today, fans can pre-order the Digital Edition online via DarkAlliance.com or the standard edition and retail-exclusive Steelbook edition at select retailers.
Mundaun, a folklore-inspired survival horror game from Hidden Fields, a one-man studio founded by Swiss programmer and illustrator Michel Ziegler, and publisher MWM Interactive, is now available for digital purchase on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store. Featuring hand-pencilled elements sketched out by Ziegler, Mundaun tells the story of a young man who travels to a dark, secluded valley of the Swiss Alps to uncover the mystery of his grandfather’s death and face off with a malevolent entity that resides there.
Microsoft today announced that Outriders, the co-op third-person RPG shooter from developers People Can Fly and Square Enix External Studios, will launch on Xbox Game Pass for console on day one, April 1st.
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