Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege – Free weekend on November 10th, major update coming on November 17th

Ubisoft announced today that Operation Red Crow, the fourth major update for Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege will be available on November 17th. In line with the studio’s commitment to provide new post-launch content for the game and complete the Year One road map, this content update introduces a free new map and new gameplay features. Once again two new Operators will be available for Season Pass holders on November 17th and for all players on November 24th.

Ubisoft also announced that Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege will be available for free from November 10th to 13th.

In the lead up to the fourth major update, the Rainbow Six community remains strong and continues to increase with more people playing Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege than there were at launch. According to Ubisoft, more than 10 million players have played Rainbow Six Siege.

In Operation Red Crow, the Skyscraper map is perched high above the streets of Nagoya, Japan, where Operators have to neutralise an organised crime threat within a Yakuza-filled mansion. Two Japanese Special Assault Team (S.A.T.) Operators, Hibana and Echo, have been enlisted to suppress this menace:

  • is an expert at gaining entry in high risk areas thanks to her explosive leadership on the field. She is equipped with the SuperNova and Type-89 as primary weapons, allowing for rapid movement and providing precise room-to-room clearings.
  • a tactical and technology-driven Operator, is also equipped with the SuperNova, along with the MP5SD4 as primary weapons, allowing him to proceed rapidly and precisely in Close Quarter Battle contexts.

Further details on the content of Operation Red Crow will be unveiled during the Rainbow Six Pro League Season 3 Finals livestream, which will include the first live demo of the new DLC.

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege - Operation Red Crow Echo Operator Preview | Ubisoft [NA]

21 thoughts on “Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege – Free weekend on November 10th, major update coming on November 17th”

    1. The last time i had a big rush, i walked (aka scootered) outside and almost talked to somebody. Luckly i had my Assassin’s Creed Purity Jacket and Pokémon Go purity wrist bracelet to ward off all casuals and their nontext conversations.
      If the game is anything close to that, i’ll have to get a doctor’s perscription to play it.

    2. So this is your idea of a good game eh? I found it horribly repetitive and everyone is camping and trying to shoot you by leaning over the edge of a door or a hole, felt like aimbot the game.

      1. murderholes and tactical line of sight are tactics employed by many soldiers. Transplant that into a game, if you can’t use it at your advantage, indeed you’ll feel noob.

    3. Yeah, the game, even though it has too many “superheroes” and boring gadgets, and underwent some stupid nerfs, is extraordinary. I still regret it isn’t about five (realistically-looking) counter-terrorists who have better armor and equipment versus five terrorists whose gear is more primitive (they have WWII weapons, old AK-47s, etc.) but they can set traps and take advantage of their opponents’ uncertainty. They were so close to making a perfect game… The experience is still thrilling and exciting, and doesn’t get boring quickly, though.

    1. More like, “what about Rainbow Six: Siege 2?”

      I’m generally not the “give us a sequel already” advocate when it comes to multiplayer games (well, not this soon, at least), but honestly, there’s a lot they could improve on with a sequel, from coding to features, to a better overall reputation.

      I still come across people with opinions about this game based near-solely upon its condition at launch, & subsequent ragefests. Not to mention the “what? Ubisoft?!” thing.

      Granted, it would also present them with a perfect opportunity to f*ck it all up, but I’d be willing to take that risk.

      In the meantime, though, agreed, what about year two ^^

      1. i want an actual raninbow six game, this feels as if you play counter strike with cod weapons that dont have recoil and you are all camping and try to shoot each other trough tiny holes.

      2. All you said could be improved via patches for a second year of content. I’d pay for a pass anyday for the 2nd year.

        1. Yes, & no. It’ll never fully be able to escape the shadow of its launch reputation, though it is true that even more post-launch content would definitely draw a lot of positive attention to it, especially in these times, wherein everyone seems to stop patching after 6 months, &/or launching DLC’s after 12.

          Either way, agreed, I’d be willing to give a Year 2 Season Pass a chance, so long as it was well priced.

          1. Yea well ubi’s got the bad reputation they’ve got for a reason. You’re right when you say that they can’t escape it but they could try 🙁 i would like that for R6S.

  1. John, could you write an article about Squad’s free weekend? And about Dirt 3 Complete Edition which is given away for free for a limited time.

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