Are you ready for the glitz and glamour of Las Vegas again? Dust off your bulletproof vests because Ubisoft announced Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Vegas 2 for PC, Xbox 360 and PS3 today. Returning to develop the game will be Ubisoft Montreal; it will be released in March 2008.
The vague press release mentions some of the new content planned for the sequel.
"Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Vegas 2 will push the franchise to new heights by adding new gameplay features and even more stunning visuals. Players will encounter an intense solo campaign that uses new tactical possibilities in various locations around Sin City. As expected with one of the pioneer franchises for online multiplayer Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Vegas 2 will also break new ground in both co-op and adversarial modes, while providing unprecedented interaction between the solo and multiplayer modes."
Yves Guillemot, president and CEO of Ubisoft, said, "Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Vegas took the gaming world by storm in 2006 thanks to its technological advances and gameplay innovations. We are convinced that Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Vegas 2 will remain a pioneer in the highly competitive first person shooter genre, bringing more of what Rainbow Six fans love to the table."
Lastly, the first screenshot from the game can be found below. More of the same can’t hurt if it’s good, right?