Ubi Soft Entertainment, one of the world's largest videogame publishers, today announced the forthcoming release of the PC multiplayer demo Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Raven Shield scheduled for November 14th.
Rainbow Six: Raven Shield is the sequel to the immensely popular Rainbow Six: Rogue Spear, awarded 2000 Action Game Of The Year, and Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six, 1999 Action Game Of The Year. It will be the third game in the Rainbow Six line, which has sold more than seven million copies worldwide.
"We know our fans can't wait any longer to play this next chapter of the blockbuster series - Rainbow Six," said Chadi Lebbos, senior producer for Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Raven Shield. "The release of this demo version will let them have a sneak preview at the totally surprising and renewed gameplay of Raven Shield."
The Rainbow Six franchise is known for its action-packed game play and heart-stopping realism, and Rainbow Six: Raven Shield will continue the tradition. Developed by Ubi Soft's Montreal studio, in close collaboration with Ubi Soft's Red Storm Entertainment, Rainbow Six: Raven Shield features a brand new Tom Clancy storyline in which Team RAINBOW is led all over the world in a string of dramatic operations. The PC multiplayer demo is using graphic technology provided by the next generation Unreal engine and will feature two maps including a new version of the original Rainbow Six all time favorite City Street Large multiplayer map, 15 weapons, many weapons gadgets and two multiplayer modes survival and team survival
The final game will feature 15 new single-player missions that include the discovery of a cache of biological weapons and stopping an armed gang from terrorising a London bank. Final release is scheduled for February 2003.