Rainbow Six prepares for parasite poppin’ action
In 2020, Ubisoft announced that it would be delaying practically itsentire slate of upcoming releases, pushing backWatch Dogs: Legion, Immortals: Fenix Rising, and the newest entry in theRainbow Sixseries,Quarantine. While the two former titles have long since hit the market, Team Rainbow is yet to see a second trailer, let alone any gameplay footage.
But speaking in an earnings conference call this week, Ubisoft CFO Frédérick Duguet confirmed that the publisher is confident that it will haveRainbow Six Quarantineon the market by the end of September 2021, where it will join the similarly delayedFar Cry 6as two of Ubisoft’s major releases for the 2021 Holiday season.
Interestingly, it seems that the COVID-19 pandemic has affectedRainbow Six Quarantinein other ways, aside from its release schedule.As reported by VGC, Ubisoft is currently re-evaluating the co-op shooter in respect to the current global climate. So when Ela and Co. finally take to Area 51 for their conspiracy-fueled, alien bustin’ action, the new game might not actually carry the “Quarantine” tag at all.
Rainbow Six Quarantineis a co-op shooter set a few years into the future, and will see some of Rainbow’s best operators squad up to investigate a strange anomaly of unknown origin.Quarantinerepresents the evolution ofRainbow Sixas a franchise, something which the development team has focused on for some time – an overall move away from the politically themed counter-terrorist origins of Tom Clancy and into awider, character-driven, more comic-book orienteduniverse. This has helped the dev team open the creative envelope and, as a long-timeRainbow Sixfan, I’m absolutely all for it.
Rainbow Six Quarantine is still coming in 2021 – but it might be renamed[VGC]
