Insider Gaming says Ubisoft Montreal is in early development on a new Rainbow Six: Vegas, codenamed Spades, and it's probably Vegas 3 rather than a remake. Ubisoft hasn't said a word yet.
Ubisoft has reportedly greenlit a new Rainbow Six: Vegas game, codenamed Spades.
It's in early development at Ubisoft Montreal, according to Insider Gaming.
Sources say it's likely Vegas 3, not a remake.
Ubisoft hasn't announced it, and a reveal is probably years away.
The last Vegas game, Vegas 2, came out in 2008.
Ubisoft is reportedly heading back to the Strip. According to Insider Gaming’s Tom Henderson, a new Rainbow Six: Vegas game codenamed “Spades” has been greenlit and is in early development at Ubisoft Montreal.
Ubisoft hasn’t announced anything, so this is a report, not a reveal. But if it’s right, it’s the first Vegas game since Vegas 2 in 2008.
The original Rainbow Six: Vegas came out in 2006 on PC, PS3, Xbox 360 and even PSP, and Vegas 2 followed in 2008. Destructoid notes the games paired a proper single-player campaign with competitive multiplayer that made it onto the Major League Gaming Pro Circuit.
Since then, Rainbow Six has basically meant Siege, plus Extraction, a pile of mobile games, the Siege X relaunch and next year’s turn-based Rainbow Six Tactics. The series now sits under Vantage Studios, the Ubisoft subsidiary that Tencent owns 26.32% of, according to Insider Gaming.
Both games are still on Steam in New Zealand. At the time of writing, Rainbow Six: Vegas is 4.17 NZ dollars on a 75% off sale, and Vegas 2 is 16.69 NZ dollars.
They’re old enough to vote, so don’t expect miracles on a 4K telly. It’s the second shooter series to crawl back from the dead this week, after Wolfenstein 3 was confirmed.
Finally, an Ubisoft idea we actually like. Vegas 2’s Terrorist Hunt with your mates was peak Xbox 360, and Ubisoft has spent 18 years squeezing Siege instead of giving us another one.
The worry is obvious. If Spades turns up as a live-service shooter with a battle pass, a store full of operator skins and no campaign, Ubisoft can keep it.
Give us cover-based shooting, a proper story and split-screen, and take our money. Follow it on our Rainbow Six Vegas page, and tell us what you want from Vegas 3 in the GetRekt Discord.
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