In Rainbow Six Siege, you’re never completely safe. Case in point: in this GIF by uhmsay, an enemy is hunkered down with the (reviled by many) riot shield and heavy armor in a difficult-to-breach room. And yet, their death is still swift and brutal. The lesson? When in doubt, reinforce the floor. Read more

Rainbow Six Siege just got a big update. 1.2 is not meant to fix all top issues, but it does improve hit registration (again), server tick rate, and matchmaking. Basically, if the game pissed you off with server issues or lopsided matchmaking (hi, that’s me), it might be time to give it another shot.

Rainbow Six Siege got its first big update. Hit registration is better. There’s also an auto-kick feature for team killers and an HD graphics pack for PC players. More divisive, meanwhile, are HUD changes that make casual and ranked modes similar. Ubi plans to add a third, less forgiving mode, Hardcore, next year.

Meet the person that has guns for hands and likes to clean trapped in Rainbow Six Siege. PC Gamer associate editor James Davenport decided to try and be a (peaceful) cleaner in Rainbow Six Siege. The resulting faux-interview with his character, Cleany Gunhands, is comedy gold.

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Ubisoft has revealed actress Angela Bassett will star in Rainbow Six Siege, and they’ve unveiled the unsettling villains known as the White Masks. There will be a beta on September 24, too.

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Rainbow Six: Siege is coming on October 13, 2015, Ubisoft announced today at Microsoft’s E3 press conference. It’ll include copies of Rainbow Six Vegas and Rainbow Six Vegas 2 on Xbox One.

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Rainbow Six Siege—the newest entry in the Tom Clancy-branded tactical action series—comes out on October 13 for PC, PS4 and Xbox One.

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