Rainbow Six Esports, Record viewing reported as 2021 season gets under way

Ubisoft announced its best performance to date for Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Esports regional leagues, with record-breaking peak concurrent viewers and average minute audience results in each of its four regional leagues, including respective subdivisions.

Positive performance throughout the first playdays of the leagues further validates Rainbow Six Esports’ ongoing efforts to reinforce the quality and competitiveness across all regional leagues, with:

  • Extensive efforts in content creation, storytelling and broadcast production value to engage viewers
  • Improvement to the competitive formats, now streamlined across the four regions, allowing fans to follow their favorite team each week in regular rendezvous
  • More rewarding streams for viewers due to the addition of Twitch Drops
  • Continued support of strong organizations, including the arrival of new names in the ecosystem such as T1 and DWG KIA in the Asia-Pacific League North Division.
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Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Siege, ‘Crimson Heist’ precedes a free week

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, the Xbox One family of consoles, Xbox Series X | S and Windows PC, including Ubisoft+, the Ubisoft subscription service*. This new season brings innovations with 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.… Read the rest

Rainbow Six: Siege, Ireland Nationals League SpecialEffect Partnership

Ubisoft® has unveiled a partnership with SpecialEffect for Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six® Siege UK Ireland Nationals esports league to help raise awareness of the work the charity does to enable people with severe physical challenges to enjoy video games. The one-year collaboration will involve multiple charity events and activities to be announced throughout the year.… Read the rest

Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Siege, A roadmap for Year 6

During the Rainbow Six Siege Community and Game Celebration, Ubisoft® announced its plan for the Future of Siege. The continuous support and additions to Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six®  Siege from the studio in the past years will continue in Year 6 and onwards, with core gameplay changes coming throughout the year, new tools to encourage positive behavior, quality of life improvements and a comprehensive Year 6 roadmap, unveiling the nationality of the new Operators and the reworked maps.… Read the rest

Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Siege, ‘Crimson Heist’ ushers in Year 6

Ubisoft® announced the full details of the first season of Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six® Siege Year 6: Crimson Heist. This new season introduces Flores, a new Argentinian Operator in the Rainbow Six Team, in addition to an entirely reworked Border map, but also additional features and Elite skins.

In Crimson Heist, players will discover a brand-new attacker: Flores.… Read the rest

Rainbow Six Esports Program, Lots of plans for 2021

Ubisoft® unveiled the key updates coming to the Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six® Esports programs in Asia-Pacific, Europe, Latin America and North America, as well as its new plans for the Six Invitational 2021.  Recently postponed due to travel restrictions implemented by the French Government, the fans and pro teams’ most-anticipated Rainbow Six Esports competition of the year is now scheduled for May 2021.… Read the rest

High School Esports League Winter Challenge, Open for registrations

Generation Esports (GenE) announced that registration to the 2021 Winter Challenge seasonal gaming tournament from the High School Esports League (HSEL) — North America’s largest competitive gaming organization for high schools — is now open to high school students nationwide. This January, high school esports clubs will compete for college scholarships and real-world prizes from top gaming brands, like ASUS, by mastering a variety of game genres.… Read the rest

FACEIT, ‘FPL EU Rainbow Six Siege’ qualifiers

FACEIT and Ubisoft® revealed the FPL EU Rainbow Six. Beginning this month, the FPL will give talented Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six® Siege players a clear and robust path to pro, whilst galvanizing the existing pro talent pool in a highly competitive environment. Rainbow Six Siege players on FACEIT, beginning with Europe, will have the opportunity to hone their skills on the ultimate competitive battleground, competing and training with some of the biggest stars in Rainbow Six Siege, such as Niclas “Pengu” Mouritzen and Fabian “Fabian” Hällsten, who have been invited to compete.… Read the rest

YANA global games day, 20-hour livestream – Facebook & Twitch

YANA, the global games day designed to help connect people around the world in self isolation starts tomorrow. The 20 hour broadcast starts at 5am tomorrow and aims to connect gaming communities around the world from Southeast Asia, CIS, Middle East, Europe and North America. The day will incorporate 17 official events on the broadcast across multiple games from FIFA 20 and Fortnite to Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege and PUBG MOBILE.… Read the rest

Rainbow Six DreamHack Montreal Event Guide

Your Event Guide to Rainbow Six at DreamHack Montreal

Rainbow Six returns to DreamHack this Friday, September 6th! This is your event guide to all things # R6DHMTL: where to watch, when to watch, and all of the teams competing! From September 6th-8th, teams from around the world will compete for a collective prize pool of $75,000 and a guaranteed invitation to the Six Invitational in February!… Read the rest

Rainbow Six at DreamHack Montreal

Your Survival Guide to Rainbow Six at DreamHack Montreal

Rainbow Six returns to DreamHack this Friday, September 6th! This is your survival guide to all things # R6DHMTL: where to watch, when to watch, and all of the teams competing! From September 6th-8th, teams from around the world will compete for a collective prize pool of $75,000 and a guaranteed invitation to the Six Invitational in February!… Read the rest