Rainbow 6 Siege Esports News

The Gamurs group laid off many of its workforce yesterday due to the recent collapse of Silicon Valley Bank. With the layoffs, Gamurs joins an extensive list of esports and gaming companies to either seize operations or scale down due to the economic crisis. Gamurs Group has not issued an official statement on the situation. The news of layoffs came from multiple freelance editors and writers tweeting about the layoffs.  Gamurs Group Layoffs: Gamurs is a parent company for 15more

Rainbow Six Siege fans were taken aback when the news of Pengu's retirement from DarkZero Esports broke out. Pengu, whose real name is Niclas Mouritzen, is a well-known and respected player in the Siege community. The announcement marked the end of his two-year stint with DarkZero Esports, one of the top teams in North America. The Retirement: Pengu's departure from DarkZero Esports came as a shock to many fans. The Danish player had previously been a member of the popularmore

Spacestation Gaming (or SSG) has announced its new roster for the North America League 2023. The team has made significant changes, bringing in five new players to join Alec "Fultz" Fultz and Matthew "Hotancold" Stevens. The team has picked up the majority of the Astralis roster. Adding Roman "Forrest" Breaux, Jack "J9O" Buckard, Seth "Callout" Mik, and Adam "Mango" Pazner. Bryan "Merc" Wrzek, the Six Invitational 2021 champion, completes the roster. He was already looking for a team following TSM'smore

Natus Vincere (NAVI), one of the world's leading esports clubs, has announced that it will discontinue its Rainbow Six Siege division following the transfer of two players to WYLDE. Edoardo "T3b" Treglia and Jesse "Jeggz" Ojanen have joined the new organization, leaving NAVI without a full roster. NAVI entered Rainbow Six Siege in 2019 by acquiring the roster of Mock-it Esports. Since then, the team has competed in three seasons of the Pro League and nine seasons of the Europeanmore

The SIX INVITATIONAL 2023 gave us a flurry of interesting and seat-clutching match-ups. But it also gave us a sneak peek at what players can expect from the new season of Rainbow Six Siege. Entering into Year 8, Season 1: Operation Commanding Force, it brings with it a new Operator in Brava, an Attacker from Brazil. Here, we will go through her kit and how she may impact the game. Her Gadget: Brava is a drone operator, similar to Twitch andmore

In the culmination of one of the most exciting and intense tournaments in the Rainbow Six Siege esports scene. G2 emerged victorious in the grand finals of the Six Invitational, defeating W7M 3-1 in a best-of-five series. The Match: The match started off with a bang as both teams exchanged wins on the first two maps. W7m took the first map, Clubhouse, in convincing fashion with a score of 7-5. However, G2 managed to equalize by winning the second map,more

The Six Invitational is one of the most prestigious events in the world of competitive Rainbow Six Siege. This annual tournament brings together the best teams from all over the world to compete for the title of world champion. This year's Six Invitational was no exception. With some of the most talented and skilled teams vying for the top spot. The first round of the playoffs saw some of the most intense matches of the tournament, with each team fightingmore

The group stages for the Six Invitational was held from February 7th to 11th behind closed doors. Out of the 20 teams taking part, 4 teams were eliminated, and the other 16 moved on to the playoffs. For more information about the event, click here. Each team is given 4 points for a victory, and no points for a loss. However, if the map is pushed into overtime, the winning team is awarded 3 points, while the losing team ismore

In the world of Rainbow Six Siege, no matter how many accolades you get, no matter how many trophies you win, there is one special trophy, one Hammer, which holds more importance than any of the others. The Six Invitational (or SI) is the highest tier and most prestigious tournament in Rainbow Six Siege. Hosted by Ubisoft themselves, the SI is the ultimate goal for a team to achieve to be crowned as World Champion. They get to lift amore

Jason “Beaulo” Doty was touted as one of if not the best Rainbow Six Siege players. However, on the 28th of January, the TSM prodigy decided it was time to hang up his mouse, and retire from the pro scene. His Decision: In the professional Rainbow Six Siege scene, Beaulo is one of the few players who had managed the transition from content creator to pro athlete and won it all. Among other accolades, he was a Pro League winner,more

Millions of gamers in China have to say goodbye to their beloved games as Blizzard decided to shut down services for some of their most popular games, including big titles such as World of Warcraft and Overwatch 2. The Situation: Under Chinese law, foreign developers are required to partner with domestic companies to have a game launch in the Chinese market, and even then, they are launched with much scrutiny and censorship. Blizzard decided to partner with NetEase Interactive Entertainmentmore

With 2022 coming to a close and 2023 fast approaching, the gaming year goes into transition as well. Valorant esports is on the rise with the expected onset of new fans to the debut of the franchise leagues, as well as the continued support of fans of League of Legends esports. With both games sharing fans and communities, the overlap between both esports titles has only grown larger. Thus, a revamp to the broadcasting schedule was eventually needed to relievemore

Despite being one of the best tactical shooters in the world, Rainbow Six Siege is nowhere near as popular as Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and Valorant, at least in terms of tournament viewership. This year, there were several events that offered $500.000 in prize money, as well as a world championship that offered $3 million. But the audience numbers were not that impressive. Even Six Invitational, the R6 Siege World Championship, had just $121.000 average concurrent viewers. And that’s why Ubisoftmore

The European League qualifier for Six Jönköping Major is currently underway and four of the 10 teams will receive invitations to this prestigious event. After the first five matches, no less than eight teams could still secure one of the top four spots. The competition started on September 12 and will end on October 31. Its format is round-robin, which means that every single team will play nine matches and will be thoroughly tested against the other participants. Some ofmore

Six Jönköping Major 2022 will be the final Rainbow Six Siege Major of 2022. The tournament is scheduled to take place between November 21-27 in Sweden and features 16 formidable teams from around the globe. So far, four of the participants have been determined. They are the NA teams, which took part in the North American League 2022 Stage 3. A total of 10 teams competed in the tournament and the best four of them qualified for the Major. Themore