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 Liveâ„¢ 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(tm) 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

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 Liveâ„¢ 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.

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