Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: Black Arrow to ship for Xbox in August 2004
After a smashing success in 2003, Team Rainbow returns to save the world from terror.
Ubisoft, one of the world's largest video game publishers, announced today that Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: Black Arrow for the Xbox video game system from Microsoft will launch in August 2004. Developed by Ubisoft's Montreal studios, Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: Black Arrow improves upon the most successful Xbox Live game of all time with new single- and multi-player missions, new online modes, split-screen for cooperative gameplay, and a host of new features that maximizes the possibilities of Xbox Live. In fact, Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: Black ArrowT will be the one of the first games to deliver the new Xbox Live 3.0 features to the gaming community.
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: Black Arrow continues in the vein of last year's mega-hit, which received a number of awards, including 'Console First Person Action Game of the Year' from the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS), X03 Game of the Show and 'Best First Person Shooter' and 'Best Online Game' from IGN. In the game, players command a four-man international anti-terrorist squad comprised of the cream of the crop from the United States, Germany, Britain and France as they infiltrate a ring of nefarious terrorists and halt their bloody quest for weapons and power. The popular voice-activated command system, individual personalities of the team members, and comprehensive Xbox Live multiplayer capabilities will be familiar to current devotees, while the new missions and features will attract a new crop of players.
"Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3 is one of the top selling game on Xbox and has been the number 1 Xbox Live game for months now: Ubisoft will give more to the gamers with Black Arrow as this new Rainbow Six episode will improve the online experience by being one of the first game integrating Xbox Live 3.0 features." said Florence Alibert, Ubisoft's Marketing Director for EMEA territories. "The new split-screen feature for offline co-op play, new multiplayer modes in addition & the exciting campaign are combined to deliver the best counter-terrorist gaming experience on the market - period."
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: Black Arrow continues in the vein of last year's mega-hit, which received a number of awards, including 'Console First Person Action Game of the Year' from the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS), X03 Game of the Show and 'Best First Person Shooter' and 'Best Online Game' from IGN. In the game, players command a four-man international anti-terrorist squad comprised of the cream of the crop from the United States, Germany, Britain and France as they infiltrate a ring of nefarious terrorists and halt their bloody quest for weapons and power. The popular voice-activated command system, individual personalities of the team members, and comprehensive Xbox Live multiplayer capabilities will be familiar to current devotees, while the new missions and features will attract a new crop of players.
"Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3 is one of the top selling game on Xbox and has been the number 1 Xbox Live game for months now: Ubisoft will give more to the gamers with Black Arrow as this new Rainbow Six episode will improve the online experience by being one of the first game integrating Xbox Live 3.0 features." said Florence Alibert, Ubisoft's Marketing Director for EMEA territories. "The new split-screen feature for offline co-op play, new multiplayer modes in addition & the exciting campaign are combined to deliver the best counter-terrorist gaming experience on the market - period."