The Six Invitational is nearly upon us, so we are giving a detailed preview into what you can expect on all three days. Since this is our biggest event ever, we didn’t want a typical transition in-between competition for breaks, so we will be bringing you exclusive panels with some of the people who have worked on the game since its inception.

Remember, you’ll be able to watch everything from the Six Invitational on February 3-5 on our Twitch and YouTube channels.



We jump start the Six Invitational on Day 1 with the PC and Xbox One Quarter Finals. These matches will put the international qualifier teams who have been competing to earn their spot for the past two months. These teams have a ton of passion and will need to prove their worth if they want to get to Day 2. For more information on these teams, check out this blog.



From left to right: Genevieve Forget (Product Manager), Mathieu Gagnon (Technical Design Director), Farah Daoud-Brixi (Writer), Alexandre Remy (Brand Director), Leroy Athanassoff (Game Designer), Justin Kruger (Community Developer), Adam Crawley (Gameplay Programmer). Not Pictured: Xavier Marquis (Creative Director).

Host: Genevieve Forget (Product Manager)
Panelists: Xavier Marquis (Creative Director), Alexandre Remy (Brand Director),  Mathieu Gangon (Technical Design Director)
Approximate Time: 12:45PM EST

Rainbow Six Siege was built because of passionate people who shared a strong belief in creating this game. This panel will sit down for an intimate conversation with some of the people who were behind the original conception of Rainbow Six Siege. They’re going to reveal what it is was like in those early years of developing Siege, and also take a look back at how we got to where we are now.

Host: Justin Kruger (Community Developer)
Panelists: Tangy_D, Lil_Lexi, EdeMonster, and a special guest.
Approximate Time: 3:35PM EST

Rainbow Six Siege would not be what it is without the community that has rallied behind it in year one. In this panel, our Community Developer will be talking with three of our community leaders about their personal experiences with Siege. We also have a special surprise guest {-}7.

Host: Justin Kruger (Community Developer)
Panelists: Leroy Athanassoff (Game Designer), Adam Crawley (Gameplay Programmer), Farah Daoud-Brixi (Writer).
Approximate Time: 5:25PM EST

The Creative Q&A will be focused on three creative disciplines that bring a lot of life to Siege. Our three esteemed panelists will be pulling back the curtain on how we develop operators, write their lines, and program the game to make it better. They will be taking questions from audience members at the Six Invitational, and a few from online.

For more information and updates, please visit the Six Invitational Hub and follow us on Twitter and Facebook.

The Six Invitational is nearly upon us, so we are giving a detailed preview into what you can expect on all three days. Since this is our biggest event ever, we didn’t want a typical transition in-between competition for breaks, so we will be bringing you exclusive panels with some of the people who have worked on the game since its inception.

Remember, you’ll be able to watch everything from the Six Invitational on February 3-5 on our Twitch and YouTube channels.



We jump start the Six Invitational on Day 1 with the PC and Xbox One Quarter Finals. These matches will put the international qualifier teams who have been competing to earn their spot for the past two months. These teams have a ton of passion and will need to prove their worth if they want to get to Day 2. For more information on these teams, check out this blog.



From left to right: Genevieve Forget (Product Manager), Mathieu Gagnon (Technical Design Director), Farah Daoud-Brixi (Writer), Alexandre Remy (Brand Director), Leroy Athanassoff (Game Designer), Justin Kruger (Community Developer), Adam Crawley (Gameplay Programmer). Not Pictured: Xavier Marquis (Creative Director).

Host: Genevieve Forget (Product Manager)
Panelists: Xavier Marquis (Creative Director), Alexandre Remy (Brand Director),  Mathieu Gangon (Technical Design Director)
Approximate Time: 12:45PM EST

Rainbow Six Siege was built because of passionate people who shared a strong belief in creating this game. This panel will sit down for an intimate conversation with some of the people who were behind the original conception of Rainbow Six Siege. They’re going to reveal what it is was like in those early years of developing Siege, and also take a look back at how we got to where we are now.

Host: Justin Kruger (Community Developer)
Panelists: Tangy_D, Lil_Lexi, EdeMonster, and a special guest.
Approximate Time: 3:35PM EST

Rainbow Six Siege would not be what it is without the community that has rallied behind it in year one. In this panel, our Community Developer will be talking with three of our community leaders about their personal experiences with Siege. We also have a special surprise guest {-}7.

Host: Justin Kruger (Community Developer)
Panelists: Leroy Athanassoff (Game Designer), Adam Crawley (Gameplay Programmer), Farah Daoud-Brixi (Writer).
Approximate Time: 5:25PM EST

The Creative Q&A will be focused on three creative disciplines that bring a lot of life to Siege. Our three esteemed panelists will be pulling back the curtain on how we develop operators, write their lines, and program the game to make it better. They will be taking questions from audience members at the Six Invitational, and a few from online.

For more information and updates, please visit the Six Invitational Hub and follow us on Twitter and Facebook.

Start Year Two on the rocky shore of Ibiza, Spain, with Rainbow Six Operation Velvet Shell. The vivid new multiplayer map “Coastline” both available in PVP and PVE is designed to drive a surrounding flow of combat for a final rush at its core.

Get ready for an effervescent night ambiance with neon lights of bars, and open-air parties, which Ibiza is famous for. Daytime is a hazy afternoon on a hot summer day after a long night out.

Assistant Art Director Karine Letourneau discussed the elements that inspired this map “Following an anonymous tip reporting a threat in a famous nightclub, all party goers were rushed out for an emergency evacuation. To contain the situation, local authorities requested the assistance of Grupo Especial de Operaciones (G.E.O.) to safeguard the perimeter,” Letourneau explained.

As for the art direction, she disclosed that the goal was to depict a thwarted paradise, a place where leisure reaches dangerous heights. The map’s signature is the fine line between appeal and chaos: “we wanted to capture that feeling of trepidation when you are standing in a place that should be fun, but suddenly becomes more dangerous than you could imagine. You can still see traces of the panic and commotion that took place during the evacuation,” said Letrouneau.

The indoor facility has several bars with the remains of a 17th century naval defense in its backdrop. For Letourneau, this was an opportunity to depict “a clash between heritage and modernity and show how a popular nightclub can invade an olden fort.”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jE1h-IMLefY

To learn more about our new map, be sure to join us in Montreal for the Six Invitational, starting on February 3rd. You can also tune in on the official Twitch channel for this massive 3-day celebration revealing the Year 2 Roadmap, Operation Velvet Shell live demo, Dev panels, and intense Pro League competition. Find out more here.

Start Year Two on the rocky shore of Ibiza, Spain, with Rainbow Six Operation Velvet Shell. The vivid new multiplayer map “Coastline” both available in PVP and PVE is designed to drive a surrounding flow of combat for a final rush at its core.

Get ready for an effervescent night ambiance with neon lights of bars, and open-air parties, which Ibiza is famous for. Daytime is a hazy afternoon on a hot summer day after a long night out.

Assistant Art Director Karine Letourneau discussed the elements that inspired this map “Following an anonymous tip reporting a threat in a famous nightclub, all party goers were rushed out for an emergency evacuation. To contain the situation, local authorities requested the assistance of Grupo Especial de Operaciones (G.E.O.) to safeguard the perimeter,” Letourneau explained.

As for the art direction, she disclosed that the goal was to depict a thwarted paradise, a place where leisure reaches dangerous heights. The map’s signature is the fine line between appeal and chaos: “we wanted to capture that feeling of trepidation when you are standing in a place that should be fun, but suddenly becomes more dangerous than you could imagine. You can still see traces of the panic and commotion that took place during the evacuation,” said Letrouneau.

The indoor facility has several bars with the remains of a 17th century naval defense in its backdrop. For Letourneau, this was an opportunity to depict “a clash between heritage and modernity and show how a popular nightclub can invade an olden fort.”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jE1h-IMLefY

To learn more about our new map, be sure to join us in Montreal for the Six Invitational, starting on February 3rd. You can also tune in on the official Twitch channel for this massive 3-day celebration revealing the Year 2 Roadmap, Operation Velvet Shell live demo, Dev panels, and intense Pro League competition. Find out more here.

Start Year Two on the rocky shore of Ibiza, Spain, with Rainbow Six Operation Velvet Shell. The vivid new multiplayer map “Coastline” both available in PVP and PVE is designed to drive a surround flow of combat for a final rush at its core.

Check out the first map teaser below!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jE1h-IMLefY

Start Year Two on the rocky shore of Ibiza, Spain, with Rainbow Six Operation Velvet Shell. The vivid new multiplayer map “Coastline” both available in PVP and PVE is designed to drive a surround flow of combat for a final rush at its core.

Check out the first map teaser below!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jE1h-IMLefY

Rainbow Six: Siege is about to celebrate its first anniversary of competition. It has been an amazing first year with three full seasons of Pro League as well as the incoming Six Invitational to end the year on a high note!

Thousands of players and teams have taken part of our weekly Go4 tournaments and a few hundreds of the best players in the world have the chance to be compete in the Pro League. These players have not only showed us some of the highest skilled matches we’ve ever seen, but they also worked hand in hand with our production team to constantly improve the game.

We are tremendously proud to announce a second full year of competition to go alongside our second year of post-launch content. Therefore, right after the Six Invitational event, we will be immediately starting Year 2 of competition. We have opted to structure things differently this time in order to make our competition scope bigger, while welcoming a broader spectrum of players.

PC COMPETITION PROGRAM: PRO LEAGUE, CHALLENGER LEAGUE AND GO4R6

With a new focus for Year Two, the Pro League will now exclusively be held on PC. It will be bigger than ever with a larger prize pool and more teams invited at Season Finals. We will also be adding an intermediate level for up & coming competitors: the Challenger League. Following the same schedule and format as the Pro League, the Challenger League will be open to 8 teams who proved their worth, reaching this launching pad into the Pro League. They will play and fight for $5,000 every Season per region as well as to secure their position into the next Season’s Pro League.

We will of course be maintaining weekly Go4R6 tournaments.

More information about the new format below.

XBOX ONE COMPETITION PROGRAM: MAJOR LEAGUE AND GO4R6

The competitive program for Xbox One will now encompass a Major League as well as weekly Go4R6 Tournaments. Following the same format as the Pro League, the Major Leagues will welcome 8 teams per region, fighting over the course of 4 full Seasons! Each Season will have $5,000 of prize pool up for grabs per region.

More information about the new format below.

NEW PLAYSTATION 4 COMPETITION PROGRAM: MAJOR LEAGUE AND GO4R6

We are also happy to be introducing PlayStation 4 to our competitive program! Just like Xbox One, it will consist of a Major League, as well as weekly Go4R6 Tournaments. We are stoked to see what it will bring to the Rainbow Six competitive scene!

More information about the new format below.

2017 RAINBOW SIX COMPETITION PROGRAMS



HIGHER STAKES FOR THE PC PRO LEAGUE AND NEW FORMAT

The first Pro League Season will begin in March, so we already wish to inform you of the whole year’s plan.

The overall Pro League schedule will be once again of three Pro League Seasons followed by another Six Invitational! This time however we have increased the prize pool to $100,000USD per Season.

The 8 teams who qualify for the Pro League will compete in a brand new ‘dual tournament’ format. This format was agreed upon with ESL (our competitive program organizer) as well as the top professional teams from Year One. We believe it will further solidify our growing pro scene and teams



This format will be mirrored for our Major Leagues and Challenger League.

As the lead platform for our competitive program, all matches of the PC Pro League will be broadcasted and played in Best of 3 format. This will put an end to the era of draws and offer a much better experience for both players and viewers!

In order to have our Pro League reach an even higher level this year, we are announcing the opening of a Challenger League. It will serve as a stepping stone for up and coming teams wishing to make it into the Pro League, as well as a safety net for teams who have already made it in the Pro League. Each Season, several teams will drop from the Pro League and be replaced by the very best of the Challenger League.



GO4 FOR ALL PLATFORMS

We are convinced that weekly competition is key to a healthy competitive scene and community. Therefore, we will be holding weekly tournaments where any player, from any level will be able to compete for R6 Credits as well as exclusive charms. We will even be handing out some participation prizes!

We wish to truly thank every participants who competed in the 2016 competitions. We hope that you will continue your journey in the 2017 Leagues and weekly competitions.

Details about how to qualify into all of these Leagues will be detailed in the coming weeks. For more information about Year 2 of Competition, follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and join the discussion on the official subreddit and Forums.

Rainbow Six: Siege is about to celebrate its first anniversary of competition. It has been an amazing first year with three full seasons of Pro League as well as the incoming Six Invitational to end the year on a high note!

Thousands of players and teams have taken part of our weekly Go4 tournaments and a few hundreds of the best players in the world have the chance to be compete in the Pro League. These players have not only showed us some of the highest skilled matches we’ve ever seen, but they also worked hand in hand with our production team to constantly improve the game.

We are tremendously proud to announce a second full year of competition to go alongside our second year of post-launch content. Therefore, right after the Six Invitational event, we will be immediately starting Year 2 of competition. We have opted to structure things differently this time in order to make our competition scope bigger, while welcoming a broader spectrum of players.

PC COMPETITION PROGRAM: PRO LEAGUE, CHALLENGER LEAGUE AND GO4R6

With a new focus for Year Two, the Pro League will now exclusively be held on PC. It will be bigger than ever with a larger prize pool and more teams invited at Season Finals. We will also be adding an intermediate level for up & coming competitors: the Challenger League. Following the same schedule and format as the Pro League, the Challenger League will be open to 8 teams who proved their worth, reaching this launching pad into the Pro League. They will play and fight for $5,000 every Season per region as well as to secure their position into the next Season’s Pro League.

We will of course be maintaining weekly Go4R6 tournaments.

More information about the new format below.

XBOX ONE COMPETITION PROGRAM: MAJOR LEAGUE AND GO4R6

The competitive program for Xbox One will now encompass a Major League as well as weekly Go4R6 Tournaments. Following the same format as the Pro League, the Major Leagues will welcome 8 teams per region, fighting over the course of 4 full Seasons! Each Season will have $5,000 of prize pool up for grabs per region.

More information about the new format below.

NEW PLAYSTATION 4 COMPETITION PROGRAM: MAJOR LEAGUE AND GO4R6

We are also happy to be introducing PlayStation 4 to our competitive program! Just like Xbox One, it will consist of a Major League, as well as weekly Go4R6 Tournaments. We are stoked to see what it will bring to the Rainbow Six competitive scene!

More information about the new format below.

2017 RAINBOW SIX COMPETITION PROGRAMS



HIGHER STAKES FOR THE PC PRO LEAGUE AND NEW FORMAT

The first Pro League Season will begin in March, so we already wish to inform you of the whole year’s plan.

The overall Pro League schedule will be once again of three Pro League Seasons followed by another Six Invitational! This time however we have increased the prize pool to $100,000USD per Season.

The 8 teams who qualify for the Pro League will compete in a brand new ‘dual tournament’ format. This format was agreed upon with ESL (our competitive program organizer) as well as the top professional teams from Year One. We believe it will further solidify our growing pro scene and teams



This format will be mirrored for our Major Leagues and Challenger League.

As the lead platform for our competitive program, all matches of the PC Pro League will be broadcasted and played in Best of 3 format. This will put an end to the era of draws and offer a much better experience for both players and viewers!

In order to have our Pro League reach an even higher level this year, we are announcing the opening of a Challenger League. It will serve as a stepping stone for up and coming teams wishing to make it into the Pro League, as well as a safety net for teams who have already made it in the Pro League. Each Season, several teams will drop from the Pro League and be replaced by the very best of the Challenger League.



GO4 FOR ALL PLATFORMS

We are convinced that weekly competition is key to a healthy competitive scene and community. Therefore, we will be holding weekly tournaments where any player, from any level will be able to compete for R6 Credits as well as exclusive charms. We will even be handing out some participation prizes!

We wish to truly thank every participants who competed in the 2016 competitions. We hope that you will continue your journey in the 2017 Leagues and weekly competitions.

Details about how to qualify into all of these Leagues will be detailed in the coming weeks. For more information about Year 2 of Competition, follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and join the discussion on the official subreddit and Forums.

Last weekend was all about Rainbow Six: Siege action since the Final Qualifiers for the Six Invitational were taking place.

After some intense games we now know all teams which will take part in the $200,000 tournament. Eight squads joined the list of teams which will take part in the Six Invitational in Montreal. The Xbox One division qualified teams are: Lethal Gaming, Lucky7, Dex.UNITED and MindFreak. The following teams have qualified for the PC part of the Six Invitational: eRa Eternity, EURONICS Gaming, Santos Dexterity, and Envy.

SIX INVITATIONAL XBOX ONE PARTICIPANTS:

NA Invited: Team Elevate
EU Invited: Team Vitality
NA Qualifier: Lethal Gaming
EU Qualifier*: Lucky7
LATAM Qualifier: Dex.UNITED
ANZ Cup Winner: MindFreak

*Osterity has been disqualified from the competition for not following the rules and is replaced by Lucky7, second best team from the EU Xbox One qualifier. A statement will come later.

SIX INVITATIONAL PC PARTICIPANTS:

NA Invited: Continuum
EU Invited: GiFu
NA Qualifier: eRa Eternity
EU Qualifier*: EURONICS Gaming
LATAM Qualifier: Santos Dexterity
Asia Qualifier: Envy


The Six Invitational will be the biggest international Rainbow Six: Siege tournament ever and will take place on February 3-5th. Tickets for the event are already on sale here! There are three different types of tickets, with the prices starting at $30 CAD.

ONE DAY PASS

Price: $30 CAD
Guarantees: One day pass for the Six Invitational, 600 R6 credits

3-DAY PASS

Price: $75 CAD
Guarantees: Three day pass for the Six Invitational, 600 R6 credits per day.

VIP TICKET

Sold Out

Three day pass for the Six Invitational
30 minutes trip around the event on February 3rd
30 minutes meeting with developers and special guests
VIP seating place
R6 merchandise

Even if you are not able to attend the event, you will be able to watch the live stream on the Official Channel here. For more information about the Six Invitational, follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and join the discussion on the official Reddit and Forums

Last weekend was all about Rainbow Six: Siege action since the Final Qualifiers for the Six Invitational were taking place.

After some intense games we now know all teams which will take part in the $200,000 tournament. Eight squads joined the list of teams which will take part in the Six Invitational in Montreal. The Xbox One division qualified teams are: Lethal Gaming, Lucky7, Dex.UNITED and MindFreak. The following teams have qualified for the PC part of the Six Invitational: eRa Eternity, EURONICS Gaming, Santos Dexterity, and Envy.

SIX INVITATIONAL XBOX ONE PARTICIPANTS:

NA Invited: Team Elevate
EU Invited: Team Vitality
NA Qualifier: Lethal Gaming
EU Qualifier*: Lucky7
LATAM Qualifier: Dex.UNITED
ANZ Cup Winner: MindFreak

*Osterity has been disqualified from the competition for not following the rules and is replaced by Lucky7, second best team from the EU Xbox One qualifier. A statement will come later.

SIX INVITATIONAL PC PARTICIPANTS:

NA Invited: Continuum
EU Invited: GiFu
NA Qualifier: eRa Eternity
EU Qualifier*: EURONICS Gaming
LATAM Qualifier: Santos Dexterity
Asia Qualifier: Envy


The Six Invitational will be the biggest international Rainbow Six: Siege tournament ever and will take place on February 3-5th. Tickets for the event are already on sale here! There are three different types of tickets, with the prices starting at $30 CAD.

ONE DAY PASS

Price: $30 CAD
Guarantees: One day pass for the Six Invitational, 600 R6 credits

3-DAY PASS

Price: $75 CAD
Guarantees: Three day pass for the Six Invitational, 600 R6 credits per day.

VIP TICKET

Sold Out

Three day pass for the Six Invitational
30 minutes trip around the event on February 3rd
30 minutes meeting with developers and special guests
VIP seating place
R6 merchandise

Even if you are not able to attend the event, you will be able to watch the live stream on the Official Channel here. For more information about the Six Invitational, follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and join the discussion on the official Reddit and Forums