Ubisoft Is Reportedly Bringing A Beloved Series Back After Nearly Two Decades

Nov 14, 2026 - 20:07

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Ubisoft Is Reportedly Bringing A Beloved Series Back After Nearly Two Decades

Published Nov 14, 2026, 10:03 AM EST

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A new Rainbow Six: Vegas game is in the works at Ubisoft Montreal, according to a new report

Before Rainbow Six Siege, Ubisoft published two Rainbow Six: Vegas games for PS3 and Xbox 360. Now, a new report suggests that a third Rainbow Six: Vegas game is in the works, moving the franchise beyond Siege.

What do we know about Rainbow Six: Vegas 3?

Ubisoft has not publicly announced Rainbow Six: Vegas 3 yet, but Insider Gaming claims the game is in the works. They have a reliable record of reporting on in-development Ubisoft projects, which greatly increases the likelihood this game is real. The report claims that Vegas 3 is codenamed Spades and is one of three new projects recently greenlit at Ubisoft Montreal.

As for what the new Rainbow Six: Vegas game will actually look or play like, the report did not feature any additional details. That said, these older Rainbow Six titles weren't pure competitive shooters like Siege. They were tactical shooters with story-driven single-player campaigns and additional multiplayer modes that mixed first- and third-person shooter gameplay.

It has been over 18 years since the last Rainbow Six: Vegas game was released, but it's still easy to see how Vegas 3 could be a modern-feeling co-op shooter or a more Call of Duty-like Rainbow Six game, so it'll be interesting to see what direction Ubisoft Montreal (now part of Vantage Studios) takes and how the game differentiates itself from Siege, which has had an impressive 11-year live service run so far.

Only in recent years has Ubisoft finally started branching out and making new Rainbow Six titles again. While mobile game experiments have launched and since been delisted, Ubisoft debuted Rainbow Six Tactics at Gamescom earlier this year. Now, this rumor suggests Ubisoft is ready to bring back the classic Rainbow Six formula.

Rainbow Six: Vegas 3 has not been officially announced yet, so we don't know its release window. Rainbow Six Siege's Operation Vital Signal season will be revealed this weekend, while Rainbow Six Tactics will come out in 2027.