Today Ubisoft, one of the world�s largest video game publishers, announced that it is developing Tom Clancy�s Rainbow Six� Vegas for PC, next-generation and current-generation video game consoles. Scheduled for an Autumn 2006 release and developed by Ubisoft�s award-winning Montreal studio, Tom Clancy�s Rainbow Six Vegas is the fifth iteration of the multimillion-selling Rainbow Six tactical shooter franchise.

The stakes are high when the world�s most elite counter-terrorism unit enters Las Vegas, where over 36.7 million men, women and children visit each year. �Sin City,� the home of the famous Las Vegas Strip, flashy hotels, high-rolling casinos and world-famous celebrities, becomes the setting for a terrorist threat of global proportions. What happens when one of the world�s most famous cities is held hostage by terrorists?

Tom Clancy�s Rainbow Six Vegas will be Team Rainbow�s next-generation console debut on the heels of the critically acclaimed Tom Clancy�s Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter� and the highly anticipated Tom Clancy�s Splinter Cell Double Agent�. Today, with more than 13.5 million units sold worldwide, the Rainbow Six franchise is known as one of the best multiplayer experiences and is hailed for its immersive single-player games

Tom Clancy�s Rainbow Six Vegas will push technology through graphics, artificial intelligence, physics and animations created by Ubisoft�s award-winning Montreal studios, which house some of the world�s best talent, including Senior Producer Chadi Lebbos who was the lead on Rainbow Six 3� �Rainbow Six is back and better than ever,� said Tony Kee, vice president of marketing at Ubisoft. �Building upon the online success of the Rainbow Six franchise and harnessing the power of the next-generation experience, Tom Clancy�s Rainbow Six Vegas will be the benchmark against which all next-generation games will be measured. With Tom Clancy�s Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter being released this month to wide critical acclaim, and Tom Clancy�s Splinter Cell Double Agent also due out this year, Tom Clancy�s Rainbow Six Vegas makes a perfect addition to the Clancy series in 2006.�