From ugly duckling to proud swan

The amazing success story that Ubisoft has written since the release of Rainbow Six Siege in 2015 is reminiscent of the fairy tale Cinderella. At the time, the launch was overshadowed by many teething problems and bugs. But in the months that followed, developers and community worked together intensively to improve the game. Over the years, Rainbow Six Siege developed into one of the best games ever. popular tactical shooter with a more than solid player base..

The success of R6 Siege is reflected in the high player numbers, which continue to grow, regularly setting new player records. With the free week organized to celebrate the release of Operation Ember Rise, the mark of 50 million registered players will be cracked. Reaching this milestone is all the more impressive when you consider the rapid growth. In October of last year, the 40 million registered player mark was reached. This corresponds to a growth of 20 percent in just under eleven months.

In the meantime, Rainbow Six Siege has been able to establish itself and is considered one of the most successful shooters of recent years. The latest offshoot of the Rainbow Six series has also arrived on the eSports scene with success. Major eSports organizations like G2 Esports, FaZe Clan and Fnatic are represented with teams in the Rainbow Six Pro League. Major premier tournaments like the Six Invitational feature prize money in the millions.

Rainbow Six Siege – Player record through Operation Ember Rise

Especially the regular collection updates with new content, operators and maps always offer new incentives to jump into the game and mobilize large numbers of players.

Just this week the latest Update Operation Ember Rise which, in addition to the operators Amaru and Goyo, also brings a revised version of the map “Kanal” to the live servers. Ubisoft owes the player record not least to the successful promo for the new content.

Among other things, this – Season will see the introduction of a Battle Pass for Rainbow Six, which will provide even more long-term motivation for the game. According to art director Alexander Karpazis, the Battle Pass will provide you with more rewards. Also the Background stories of the operators are to be illuminated in more detail and expand the Rainbow Six universe bit by bit. In doing so, the development team is following the example of Blizzard, which is constantly developing the story of its team shooter Overwatch outside the game through animated short films, comics and short stories.