Rainbow Six Siege Open Beta Announced, Here's When It Starts

An open beta for team-based tactical shooter Rainbow Six Siege will be held across PC, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4 November 25-29, Ubisoft announced today. Pre-loading starts Monday, November 23.

Siege's open beta lets you try 13 different operators on three maps, each of which has day and night versions. In addition, there are three modes to try: Bomb, Secure Area, and Disarm Bomb.

The open beta follows a closed beta that was held in October across all platforms.

In other Siege news, Ubisoft today released a new live-action trailer for the game featuring Luther and Pacific Rim actor Idris Elba. Check it out below.

Siege was originally set to launch in October but was delayed to December. Ubisoft has said Siege has the potential to become the company's best-selling FPS, even surpassing Far Cry 4. At the time, Ubisoft chief executive Yves Guillemot said the game's replayability "will be key to its success."

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