Rainbow Six 3 gold

La version Xbox de Rainbow Six 3, la version console un peu différente et vachement plus moche de l'excellent Raven Shield, est passée gold.

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San Francisco, CA - October 17, 2003 - Ubisoft, one of the world's largest video game publishers, announced today that Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3 for Xbox has reached gold master status and is expected to hit store shelves in the coming weeks. Eagerly anticipated as the must-have Xbox and Xbox Live™ game for the holiday season, the game has already enjoyed a massive pre-sell campaign, as tens of thousands of orders in the first weeks of the offer signal that the game will be a huge success for 2003.

Completely redesigned for next-gen console players, Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3 gives players the opportunity to command an elite, four-man international anti-terrorist squad, and features trademark realism of the Clancy games, immediate, immersive close-quarters action, state of the art in-game cinematics, Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell-quality graphics and a nail-biting plot ripped from today's headlines. A voice-activated command system and comprehensive Xbox Live multiplayer capabilities round out the most exciting experience Xbox players will have this year.

"Xbox gamers, get ready to be blown away! Ubisoft Montreal has delivered another Clancy masterpiece and a strong contender for Xbox Game of the Year," said Tony Kee, vice president of marketing for Ubisoft. "Based on the realism and relevance Clancy games are known for, Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3 gets the adrenaline pumping from the word 'Go' - with an insanely cool voice command system, intense missions, stunning effects, the best graphics since Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell and the best Xbox Live experience since Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon."

About Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3 for Xbox
In Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3 for Xbox, the first title in the wildly popular series for next-generation consoles, players lead an elite team of multinational counter-terrorist operatives in 14 intense missions against deadly, intelligent foes. When a terrorist plot threatens to tilt the balance of peace between the United States and Saudi Arabia, Team RAINBOW is the only answer. In locations around the world, from Europe to the United States to South America, execute Team RAINBOW's missions with deadly force and precise tactics n order to protect the innocent and ensure peace.

Key Game Features

* Immersive storyline with spectacular events that directly affect gameplay
* Groundbreaking Voice Command technology lets you instantly issue over 45 orders to your squad, like "Open and Frag" and "Breach and Clear."
* Team up with 4 friends in link play co-op missions, or go head-to-head on Xbox Live™ against 16 opponents in the most action-packed multiplayer experience to date
* Squad-based, action-oriented gameplay that keeps the excitement flowing
* Movie-quality cinematics that enhance the immersion in the world of Team RAINBOW
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Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3 ships for Xbox on October 28, 2003. It carries an "M" (Mature) rating from the ESRB with a suggested retail price of $49.99.

About Ubisoft®
Ubisoft is an international producer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment products. A leading company in the multimedia industry, Ubisoft's strong and diversified lineup has grown considerably, as has Ubisoft itself. As well as steadfastly continuing to partner with several high-profile companies, Ubisoft has confirmed its presence on the global market by developing its own exceptional properties. Founded in 1986 in France, Ubisoft is now present on every continent, both through offices in 22 different countries including the United States, Brazil, Morocco, Germany and China and through sales of products in over 50 countries. The group is dedicated to delivering high-quality, cutting-edge video game titles to consumers around the world. Ubisoft generated a turnover of 453 million euros for the 2002/2003 fiscal year, up 23% over the previous year. To learn more,visit www.ubi.com.

About Tom Clancy
With over 80 million books sold, Tom Clancy is arguably the world's most recognized author. His works include fiction such as The Hunt for Red October, Clear and Present Danger, The Sum of All Fears, Rainbow Six, and the recently released The Teeth of the Tiger. Clancy also writes nonfiction works about weapons and various military units. Three of his books have already been adapted into highly-successful feature films.

©2003 Red Storm Entertainment. All Rights Reserved. Rainbow Six, Red Storm, and Red Storm Entertainment are trademarks of Red Storm Entertainment in the U.S. and/or other countries. Red Storm Entertainment, Inc. is a Ubisoft Entertainment company. Splinter Cell, Ghost Recon and Ubisoft are trademarks of Ubisoft Entertainment in the U.S. and/or other countries.

About Xbox
Xbox (http://www.xbox.com/) is Microsoft's future-generation video game system that delivers the most powerful games experiences ever. Xbox empowers game artists by giving them the technology to fulfill their creative visions as never before, creating games that blur the lines between fantasy and reality. Xbox is now available in the continents of North America, Europe, Asia and Australia.

About Xbox Live
Xbox Live™ is the first comprehensive, online game arena fully dedicated to fast-action broadband gaming experiences. Xbox Live will allow gamers to play multiplayer Xbox games with other gamers everywhere via a high-speed Internet connection. With a built-in hard drive and Ethernet port, the Xbox console was built from the ground up to be an online gaming system.

Xbox Live will enable all gamers to find and play with their friends easily, talk to other players during game play through the Xbox Communicator headset, and download current statistics, new levels and characters to their Xbox hard drive.

Xbox is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.