Call up your buddies, set aside some cash, and get ready to leave it all at the craps tables: Rainbow Six is reportedly heading back to Vegas, baby, Vegas.
According to Insider Gaming’s Tom Henderson, three new projects are now in the works at Ubisoft Montreal, and one of them is a new entry in the Rainbow Six: Vegas franchise, which last had an entry way back in 2008.
Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Vegas launched in 2006 on PC, PS3, Xbox 360, and even the PSP, and Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 followed two years later. In the years since, Ubisoft has launched Rainbow Six Siege and its spin-off Rainbow Six Extraction, along with several mobile games, the re-launch of Rainbow Six Siege X, and next year’s turn-based Rainbow Six Tactics.
Henderson says it’s currently unclear what the game will be, but sources state the new project codenamed “Spades” is “likely Vegas 3 rather than a remake, but only time will tell.” Even still, I think a remastered Vegas or Vegas 2 would be cause for excitement in some areas of the internet. He also said one of the other two games at Ubisoft Montreal is another title in the Rainbow universe, so Ubisoft seems to be doubling down and betting big on Rainbow.
The Vegas games followed the Rainbow team dispatched into Las Vegas, Nevada to battle terrorists, featuring a singleplayer campaign and competitive multiplayer that ended up on Major League Gaming’s Pro Circuit.
A return to the Vegas strip would likely be welcome news to many fans, as the Vegas games are regarded by many to be some of the best tactical FPS shooters from their era. I have a friend who I know will be particularly excited, as he was an avid Vegas player who tried to get me to join many times way back when.
