Rainbow Six Siege – Free Weekend Starts February 16th

Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege will be available to play for free from February 16^th – 20^th, 2018. Players can join the more than 25 million Rainbow Six Siege player community on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Windows PC via Uplay and Steam.

Free weekend timings differ slightly between each platform. Specific timings are:

–       PlayStation 4:    February 16^th 12AM AEDT – February 21^st 12AM AEDT

–       Xbox One:       February 16^th 5AM AEDT – February 19^th 8AM AEDT

–       Windows PC:   February 15^th 7PM AEDT – February 19^th 6PM AEDT

Players who try the game during the free weekend can carry over their progress and continue to play uninterrupted if they purchase the game (except on the Starter Edition on PC).

The first content drop from Year 3 Season 1, Operation Chimera, will be available on PC through the technical test server starting February 20^th and will launch on all platforms on March 7^th. Meanwhile, the new co-op mode Outbreak will be playable on PC through the technical test server starting February 20. Outbreak will then be available on all platforms from March 7^th to April 5^th.

Operation Chimera will mark the beginning of the third year of Rainbow Six Siege. Two new operators, specialists in biohazard situations and playable in adversarial multiplayer, will have to face a major threat in the game’s first co-op event, Outbreak.

Additional details on the content of Operation Chimera and Outbreak event will be unveiled during the Six Invitational finals happening in Montreal on February 16^th-18^th. Be sure to tune in on https://www.twitch.tv/rainbow6 to learn more about the two new Operators and the Outbreak event.