Remember Rainbow Six: Patriots? The next generation shooter was announced for the then cutting edge Xbox 360 and PS3, but it never actually materialized, and this last E3, Rainbow Six finally made a comeback in the form of not a reborn Patriots, but an altogether new title, Rainbow Six: Siege.

Talking to Rock, Paper, Shotgun, Ubisoft finally came clean about Rainbow Six: Patriots, and what that game’s ultimate fate was.

“To be completely transparent, I worked on Patriots – on Rainbow Six for three-and-a-half years – and Patriots was old-gen. Xbox 360 and PS3. Next-gen consoles were just around the corner, and we were like, ‘OK, we want to also have a next-gen experience. What can we do for that?’

“We were trying stuff out with destruction technology, and we realized destruction really changes the game. We tried to see how it could fit with old-gen, but it just didn’t work out. So for us it was just a better solution to clean the slate, reset, and make what’s best for the players.

“We’ve been working hard for the past year-and-a-half on Siege.”

He also discussed concerns about the game potentially lacking a single player mode.

“We understand that while this year we showed multiplayer – because we want to have fun playing against each other internally, it’s a good test to know if a game is fun – but we are 100 percent aware that single-player is a big part. We’re currently working on that too.”

“The scope of the single-player is not completely clear yet, so I cannot really elaborate on it. All I know is that the message we have on the production floor is like, ‘All the comments online, people are always talking about single-player. So we’re gonna have something for them.’ But I can’t say if it will be more cinematic like Patriots was yet.”

So it might just turn out to be a single player map mode with bots, or maybe something just as arcadey, as opposed to a full fledged campaign. While undoubtedly disappointing, just the fact that single player fans will be covered should provide some relief to people, I guess.

Internet rumour man Superannuation is fairly reliable when it comes to rumours of all kinds. So when he says that Ubisoft has redesigned a game three times from the ground up, we believe him.

The problem? That game is Rainbow Six Patriots. Superannuation on Twitter had his own thoughts on that by stating, “Rumor is that Rainbow 6 Patriots has been redesigned from the ground up three times. Yikes.”

Rainbow Six Patriots was announced way back in late 2011 via a preliminary target gameplay trailer. Since then, nothing was really heard about the game other than Ubisoft Toronto – which developed Splinter Cell: Blacklist – had assisted on it and that it was being remade, according to Ubisoft North American president Laurent Detoc.

But being redesigned three times? That’s really something.

As of now, Ubisoft has its schedule full with Watch Dogs coming up, Assassin’s Creed: Unity during the Holidays and a probably Far Cry 4 reveal at E3. Can Rainbow Six Patriots get its act together? Stay tuned for more updates.

After all, Ubisoft does have a few positions listed, include one for a gameplay engineer on a “action-adventure shooter on current- and next-gen game consoles, and PC”. The game has also been described as the “next AAA, cutting edge multiplayer game”. An online Rainbow Six game or Ghost Recon Online 2? Stay tuned for more details.

Source: Siliconera

We have attached a screenshot of the resume found at Linkedin:

Ubisoft’s Ghost Recon Future Soldier is currently using Kinect so it should come as no surprise to users that a franchise from the same publisher will be doing the same.

Rainbow 6 Patriots is due for the PS3, X360, Wii U and PC sometime in 2013.

Check out the new trailer for Rainbow Six: Patriots. It shows a scene where a banker is pushed off a building to his death, while being strapped with bombs. The bad guys then detonate the bomb, causing chaos. It’s a CG trailer, so don’t expect much from it. But this shows what type of issue Ubisoft is tackling with the game.

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Ubisoft has released two concept art from Rainbow Six: Patriots  and I honestly don’t see the point here. They released a target render video earlier, which was much more impressive but as you know, it’s a target render so don’t really expect much from it.

The game is scheduled for launch in 2013, so there’s still a lot of time before it comes out. on a related note, there is a few mins left before Steam’s franchise sale for Ubisoft games’ ends, so pick up the previous Rainbow Six games if you want.

They’ve also released new info from the game.

• Unprecedented narrative – Patriots’ storyline explores an ultra-realistic what-if scenario inspired by real events and characters. The game will allow players to experience events from multiple perspectives creating an unprecedented level of immersion.
• A new threat for a new team – Terrorism has evolved and Team Rainbow must face an organized militia of home-grown insurgents. As the leader of a new squad, players will wrestle with difficult ethical decisions and determine if the doing-whatever-it-takes mentality is needed to stop the enemy.
• Enhance squad management – At the press of a button, the Rainbow squad will perform the most efficient and deadly tactic given the context of the situation. When extreme measures are required, or when players call for it, you can take full control of your squad to plan the perfect assault.
• Evolved combat – The game’s combat techniques have been pushed to the next level with cover and weapon systems redesigned to accommodate every combat situation. New Rappel and Breach mechanics are now enriched with multiple new techniques including Wall & Ceiling Breach, Fast Rope Rappel, inverted ‘Aussie Style Rappel’, Infiltrate & Subdue, to name a few.
• Intense multiplayer experience – Players will be rewarded for working as a team and mastering the game’s new features that enhance communication and tactical execution between teammates. Once such feature found in the pre-game online lobby is the Sandtable, a holographic display that helps acquaint players with the level maps before they jump into the action. This will help players strategically coordinate attacks and add a new dimension to squad tactics.

You can check out the concept art below: