Ubisoft is reportedly working on a new Rainbow Six Vegas game 18 years after the last entry in the series.
According to Insider Gaming, the project is in early development at Ubisoft Montreal under the codename Spades. It’s one of three new projects reportedly in production at the studio, and sources suggest a second of those is also set in the Rainbow Six universe. Eurogamer hasn’t been able to verify the report.
It’s not yet clear what form the new game will take, but Insider Gaming’s sources said it’s “likely Vegas 3 rather than a remake 221; of an existing game. Insider Gaming expects it will be several years before Ubisoft officially announces a new Vegas game.
Rainbow Six Vegas launched in 2006, followed by Rainbow Six Vegas 2 in 2008. Since then, the series has centred on 2015’s Rainbow Six Siege, and in August, Ubisoft announced Rainbow Six Tactics, a single-player, turn-based spin-off from Ubisoft Paris due in 2027.
Rainbow Six now sits under Vantage Studios, the Ubisoft subsidiary set up last year that also oversees Assassin’s Creed and Far Cry, and in which Tencent holds a 26.32 percent stake.
Last week, we learned that Ubisoft is reportedly working on two new Assassin’s Creed games: one set in ancient Rome, and a mobile spin-off set in Jerusalem. The leak came less than a week after Ubisoft issued a statement about the future of the Assassin’s Creed series, insisting there are currently no new remakes of the series’ past games in the works.