Ubisoft Reportedly Bringing Back One Of Its Biggest Franchises

Published Nov 14, 2026, 12:15 PM EST

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Ubisoft has a huge catalog of massive IPs under its belt, but the company isn't always making active use of them. While new entries in franchises like Assassin's Creed and Just Dance always seem inevitable, other major franchises have fallen comparatively by the wayside.

One of the biggest examples of this is Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six, a series that got its start in 1998 and established the long-running legacy of games with the Tom Clancy's branding. It's still going strong in the form of updates to Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege, but it finally looks like a classic Rainbow Six subseries will be coming back with a new game after a long break.

According to a report by Insider Gaming, a new Rainbow Six: Vegas game is in early development at Ubisoft. Rainbow Six: Vegas and Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 were successful titles of the seventh-generation console era, releasing in 2006 and 2008 before the Vegas subseries went quiet. Insider Gaming also reports that Ubisoft has at least one other Rainbow Six game in the works, although no details on this title are available.

As the name would suggest, the Rainbow Six: Vegas games bring the team of tactical operatives to Las Vegas, where they have to defend key locations in the city and deal with terrorist threats. It's not yet 100% clear whether the new Rainbow Six: Vegas will be a narrative sequel, reboot, or something else entirely, but Insider Gaming reports that "it's likely Vegas 3 rather than a remake." Regardless, it seems safe to assume that it will return to the Las Vegas setting.

Major Ubisoft games typically take a while to develop, with the frequent pace of Assassin's Creed releases relying on overlapping development cycles across a number of Ubisoft studios. As the new Rainbow Six: Vegas is apparently in early development, it would probably be unwise to expect it any time soon, but the mere existence of the project could still be exciting to fans.

Elsewhere in the Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six universe, Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Tactics is planned for release in 2027. Unlike traditional Rainbow Six games, this one drops the FPS element for a pure focus on tactics, giving players an overhead view to breach and clear as they work toward their objectives.

Another beloved Tom Clancy's series might also see the light of day before Rainbow Six: Vegas does. In 2021, Ubisoft officially announced a remake of the original Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell. Short of a surprise cancellation, it's hard to imagine that this project won't arrive in the relatively near future, although there's still no gameplay footage or news of a release window.

Basically, there's plenty on the horizon for fans of the Tom Clancy's games (did I mention that another Ghost Recon is apparently in development?). If all goes well, there should be a steady stream of releases in the coming years, so here's hoping that the new games will manage to live up to the Ubisoft franchise's enduring legacy.

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