Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege launched all the way back in December 2015 on PS4 and Xbox One, although the online tactical shooter did get next-gen updates, with the PS5 and Xbox Series X/S versions arriving in 2020.
Originally the game launched with 11 maps, with subsequent DLC adding another 9 maps, but the last map to be added was three years ago, 2019's Outback. Now, Ubisoft has announced that with Rainbow Six Siege's first season of its seventh year, a further new map will be introduced.
The new map is called Emerald Plains and will arrive after the introduction of Azami, a defender operator who'll be able to fix up destroyed surfaces with a chemical compound that's bulletproof, which is pretty neat considering how much Siege emphasizes environmental destruction as part of its gameplay.
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The additions come as part of Operation Demon Veil, the game's seventh year of content updates, which adds a new character, map, and several gameplay features and changes. The new map, Emerald Plains, is set in Ireland with a country club-style location that operatives can riddle with bullets and blow up, but players won't be able to access this manor house map until midway through the season (thanks IGN).
Operation Demon Veil also introduces Azami, a stylishly dressed operator from Japan's private security forces. Azami can deploy wall-fixing chemicals by throwing knives (well, of course) at walls, ceilings, and floors to defend against those pesky bullets people shoot you with. These patches are called Kiba Barriers and players will find it especially useful since they can be applied to ceilings as previously defenders could do little to prevent attackers from firing downwards from above them. The chemical foam can be destroyed with explosives, however.
Aside from Azami and Emerald Plains, the latest season adds Attacker Repick, which means those on the attacking team will be able to change their loadout and even their operator while preparing. Also, a new permanent mode is to be added: Team Deathmatch. Designed to be a more casual experience than the more considered tactical approach the series is known for, this mode might attract new fans especially as service games have made online multiplayer shooters more popular than ever, especially on consoles. Team Deathmatch will last five minutes or once a team reaches 75 kills. Players respawn and can re-pick their operator in between spawns.
Match Replay is also coming to consoles, meaning two hours worth of match replays can be stored, so players can study and analyse where things went wrong, or right, in their matches. There are a bunch of balancing tweaks coming in addition to these major updates. Players can expect Year 7, Season One, to start next month, going by Ubisoft's traditional schedule for Siege, but stay tuned for updates.
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