Siege meets The Division?

Ahead of the start toRainbow Six Siege‘s third year, Ubisoft has revealed something that feels very different. It’s a new mode called “Outbreak” and it’s not exactly about acting as a counter-terrorism unit. It looks more like it’s about being a counter-zombie unit.

Outbreak,as Ubisoft explains it, is a four-week three-player cooperative mode that has players fighting a mysterious infestation in the town of Truth or Consequences, New Mexico. (Ubisoft’s not to blame for the dumb name;Truth or Consequences is a real town. It’s also where former WWE persona Cactus Jack is billed as being from.) That infestation has everyone quarantined inside buildings, lest they risk spreading the epidemic. At a glance, it seems very much likeRainbow Six SiegemeetsThe Division.

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This is a limited-time event, and most people probably won’t find their ultimate goal in containing the outbreak. Rather, there’s a new set of 50 cosmetic items that are attached to Outbreak Packs. These packs cost 300 credits each, and players get four packs the first time they log into the new mode. Ubisoft also promises that each pack contains a unique item and that there are no duplicates.

We’ll have definitive answers on what exactly Outbreak is in just a few weeks. Ubisoft has a full reveal planned for the Six Invitational which begins on February 13.

The opening area of the Whisper mission, in a small grove.

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The Divide in the Cosmodrome, where the Guardian was resurrected.

A holofoil Ribbontail, as seen in collections.

The Phoneutria Fera hand cannon, inspired by the Season of the Haunted armor set. It has a unique, galactic glow.

Three Fuses appear in a match of Apex Legends' Wild Card mode.

Mad Maggie opens a supply bin and an item with a symbol indicating infinite ammo appears.

Legends slide through a zipline in King’s Canyon in Apex Legends.

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The Yeartide Apex tex Mechanica SMG with a Holofoil glow.