Play Station Official Magazine - UK (2020-11)

089

S

ure, it’s not a

brand new Splinter

Cell, but Sam

Fisher’s recent

inclusion as a

crossover Operator in Tom

Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege

was a great outing for the

grizzled spy (he’s now

pushing into his 60s).

Fisher joined the squad

under the codename Zero as

Rainbow Operation Staff,

packing the powerful

SC3000K assault rifle. His

gadget added a distinctly

spy-tinged twist, as he’s

capable of shooting four

spy cameras that can drill

through walls, stick to them,

and fire a shock dart. Fisher

can aid with map knowledge,

and respond to upcoming

defender team traps.

He was joined by a

reworking of the Chalet map,

which felt tighter than the

original. Operation Shadow

Legacy also introduced Ping

2.0, adding number coding

and contextual pings. The

update introduced many

other solid quality-of-life

improvements, Ubisoft

shoring up Rainbow Six Siege

for a new generation of

players. With Fisher on

board, you can’t go wrong.

live games

THE MONTH IN...

EVENTS

@MrOscarTK

FORTNITE – NEXUS WAR

While we waited for Marvel’s

Avengers to launch, Fortnite swept

in a week ahead of it to feed our

hunger for all things superheroic.

The Island collided with the

Marvelverse, falling under threat

of Galactus. Cue Marvel-inspired

locations, Stark weaponry, and

a deluge of superpowers to use.

Completing special hero and villain

challenges allowed us to collect

outfits based on our favourites,

such as Storm, Iron Man and Thor.

Wolverine was toughest to earn.

THE ELDER SCROLLS

ONLINE – STONETHORN

The Dark Heart Of Skyrim storyline

got its penultimate update in the

form of Stonethorn, a double dose

of four-player dungeoning for ESO

Plus members (also purchasable

from the Crown Store). We dove into

Castle Thorn to take on Lady Thorn

and the vampire army she’s been

building, and went head-to-head with

alchemist Arkasis’ monstrosities

in Blackreach’s Stone Garden. For

entering both we got the Energetic

Dwarven Shock-Spider pet.

FINAL FANTASY XIV –

GATHER ONE, GATHER

ALL!

Mixed media franchise Yo-kai Watch

returned to Eorzea in this frankly

massive crossover. Obtaining our

own Yo-kai Watch from a chap in

Ul’dah, we had to track down the

cute folkloric creatures, earning

up to 17 of them as Minions (and

weapon variants). Little Noko was

just adorable. Plus, the Whisper-Go

mount came back, allowing us to

ghost ride the... er... ghost.

Back for RSS – Operation Shadow Legacy

Sam Fisher comes

out of retirement

Online games can feel like

communities, and there’s

nothing that makes you feel

more in tune with one than

when you all come together

over something special.

Take Call Of Duty:

Warzone’s reveal of Black

Ops – Cold War...

It’s debatable

when these

first online

events started, though

Fortnite has made it

mainstream – remember

when Fortnite’s Chapter 1

ended and the game voided

out of existence for a while?

Warzone,

Activision’s

COD-brand

battle royale, has become

a must-play for fans.

Having everyone together,

constantly playing online,

allowed the publisher to have

fun with the reveal. Players

had to collect map codes to

find redacted information,

while video footage from the

Cold War teaser played over

the screen, getting more

over-the-top as they

progressed and culminating

in a full trailer once they

reached the stadium.

Involving fans directly

with the reveal is the kind

of thing only a series like

Call Of Duty, which has a

series of main games beside

Warzone, could do. Single-

player isn’t going the way

of the dodo, but coming

together online to share

excitement for its reveal

adds to the experience.

FISHER JOINED THE SQUAD

UNDER THE CODENAME ZERO AS

RAINBOW OPERATION STAFF.

SEASON DUNGEON

CHARACTER

EVENT

SAM FLIXER

Rainbow Six Siege isn’t the only place

Sam Fisher is splintering off into. Netflix

has also commissioned an animated

series from Derek Kolstad, the writer of

John Wick. It makes sense, as Fisher is

also an unstoppable force.

089

S

ure,it’snota

brandnewSplinter

Cell,butSam

Fisher’srecent

inclusionasa

crossoverOperatorin Tom

Clancy’sRainbowSixSiege

wasa greatoutingforthe

grizzledspy(he’snow

pushingintohis60s).

Fisherjoinedthesquad

underthecodenameZeroas

RainbowOperationStaff,

packingthepowerful

SC3000Kassaultrifle.His

gadgetaddeda distinctly

spy-tingedtwist,ashe’s

capableofshootingfour

spycamerasthatcandrill

throughwalls,sticktothem,

andfirea shockdart.Fisher

canaidwithmapknowledge,

andrespondtoupcoming

defenderteamtraps.

Hewasjoinedbya

reworkingoftheChaletmap,

whichfelttighterthanthe

original.OperationShadow

LegacyalsointroducedPing

2.0,addingnumbercoding

andcontextualpings.The

updateintroducedmany

othersolidquality-of-life

improvements,Ubisoft

shoringupRainbowSixSiege

fora newgenerationof

players.WithFisheron

board,youcan’tgowrong.

livegames

THE MONTH IN...

EVENTS

@MrOscarTK

FORTNITE– NEXUSWAR

While we waited for Marvel’s

Avengers to launch, Fortnite swept

in a week ahead of it to feed our

hunger for all things superheroic.

The Island collided with the

Marvelverse, falling under threat

of Galactus. Cue Marvel-inspired

locations, Stark weaponry, and

a deluge of superpowers to use.

Completing special hero and villain

challenges allowed us to collect

outfits based on our favourites,

such as Storm, Iron Man and Thor.

Wolverine was toughest to earn.

THEELDERSCROLLS

ONLINE – STONETHORN

The Dark Heart Of Skyrim storyline

got its penultimate update in the

form of Stonethorn, a double dose

of four-player dungeoning for ESO

Plus members (also purchasable

from the Crown Store). We dove into

Castle Thorn to take on Lady Thorn

and the vampire army she’s been

building, and went head-to-head with

alchemist Arkasis’ monstrosities

in Blackreach’s Stone Garden. For

entering both we got the Energetic

Dwarven Shock-Spider pet.

FINALFANTASYXIV–

GATHER ONE, GATHER

ALL!

Mixed media franchise Yo-kai Watch

returned to Eorzea in this frankly

massive crossover. Obtaining our

own Yo-kai Watch from a chap in

Ul’dah, we had to track down the

cute folkloric creatures, earning

up to 17 of them as Minions (and

weapon variants). Little Noko was

just adorable. Plus, the Whisper-Go

mount came back, allowing us to

ghost ride the... er... ghost.

BackforRSS– OperationShadowLegacy

Sam Fisher comes

out of retirement

Online games can feel like

communities, and there’s

nothing that makes you feel

more in tune with one than

when you all come together

over something special.

Take Call Of Duty:

Warzone’s reveal of Black

Ops– ColdWar...

It’s debatable

when these

first online

events started, though

Fortnite has made it

mainstream – remember

when Fortnite’s Chapter 1

endedandthegamevoided

outofexistencefora while?

Warzone,

Activision’s

COD-brand

battle royale, has become

a must-play for fans.

Having everyone together,

constantly playing online,

allowed the publisher to have

fun with the reveal. Players

had to collect map codes to

find redacted information,

while video footage from the

Cold War teaser played over

the screen, getting more

over-the-top as they

progressed and culminating

in a full trailer once they

reached the stadium.

Involving fans directly

with the reveal is the kind

of thing only a series like

Call Of Duty, which has a

series of main games beside

Warzone, could do. Single-

player isn’t going the way

of the dodo, but coming

together online to share

excitement for its reveal

adds to the experience.

FISHERJOINEDTHESQUAD

UNDERTHECODENAMEZERO AS

RAINBOWOPERATIONSTAFF.

SEASON DUNGEON

CHARACTER

EVENT

SAM FLIXER

Rainbow Six Siege isn’t the only place

Sam Fisher is splintering off into. Netflix

has also commissioned an animated

series from Derek Kolstad, the writer of

John Wick. It makes sense, as Fisher is

also an unstoppable force.