Tom Clancy’s Rainbow 6 Patriots Officially Announced

Ubisoft has finally announced the latest edition in its best-selling Tom Clancy’s Rainbow 6 franchise: Rainbow 6 Patriots.

The new title will be developed by Ubisoft Montreal with the support of Ubisoft Toronto and Ubisoft Red Storm. The story will revolve “around a dynamic single-player storyline that captures the reality of modern-day terrorism and allows players to experience it from multiple characters’ perspectives. Tom Clancy’s Rainbow 6 Patriots is due for release on the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system and Windows PC.”

 “Terrorism has evolved, and so has Rainbow 6. In Tom Clancy’s Rainbow 6 Patriots, all the team play, tactics, and realism that fans of the series love have been coupled with an exciting new narrative direction,” stated David Sears, the creative director at Ubisoft, “This adds an unprecedented level of humanity that will make Tom Clancy’s Rainbow 6 Patriots an extremely tense and immersive experience.”

Rainbow 6 Patriots pits players against a new and “very real threat” called the “True Patriots” which are “a highly-trained, well-organized revolutionary group that claim the American government is irrevocably corrupted by greedy politicians and corporate special interests.” Players will also be plunged into critical scenarios that will require them to make harsh ethical decisions in order to stop the growing threat of these neo-terrorists.

In addition to the single-player mode, Rainbow 6 Patriots will have new and innovative co-op and multi-player experiences.

Unfortunately for those who are excited about this news, Tom Clancy’s Rainbow 6 isn’t slated to be released until sometime in 2013.