Best Lifestyle Games Of 2019 - GameSpot

Ubisoft's enduringly popular Rainbow Six Siege lands in our list again in 2019, thanks to another year of solid ongoing support for the team-based tactical multiplayer shooter. Similar to Warframe and good wine, Siege has only gotten better with age, and it remains a prime example of games-as-a-service done right. In 2019, Siege introduced a handful of significant updates and events that added new operators, more maps, and new features.

In 2019, Siege added eight new operators--all of whom were generally well received. A new map set in Australia, called Outback, was also released and quickly became a fan-favorite. Also worth noting is the developer, Ubisoft Montreal, showed its commitment to balance and fair play, removing an entire secondary gadget and operator for an extended period of time due to a glitch.

This ongoing support continued all year, including with the recent Year 4, Season 4: Operation Shifting Tides update that added two more operators--Kali and Wamai--and tweaked one of the older maps with some notable changes.

Also in 2019, Ubisoft added a new bullet penetration system that varies based on what part of the body the bullet connects with. In some cases, a bullet can now pass through a body and take down a nearby combatant.

Fans worried that the upcoming release of the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Scarlett might encourage Ubisoft to create a new Rainbow Six and abandon Siege can breathe a sigh of relief. Ubisoft also confirmed this year that it plans to bring Siege to the next-generation consoles--and while it remains to be seen specifically how it'll work, the idea is that your characters and content will move ahead to the new systems should you decide to upgrade. Ubisoft has said it may not release Siege 2 because it does not want to split up its active and engaged playerbase.

These are just a few of the notable developments for Siege during 2019--the developer also transformed the Presidential Plane into a child's bedroom for an April Fools' event. There were also new cowboy skins released for a Wild West event and a new gametype featuring only revolvers and double-barrel shotguns. In short, Ubisoft demonstrated an impressive and ongoing commitment to Siege in 2019.

Rainbow Six Siege is a behemoth with 50 million registered accounts by Ubisoft's latest number-crunching. That is a massive audience, and you can expect the company to continue to support and evolve the game into 2020 and likely beyond.