Rainbow Six Siege Containment event: Release date, new mode, rewards, more

Rainbow Six Siege Containment is one of the most awaited events in the game that Ubisoft has been teasing for a long time now. The Containment event will be starting this week and will be one of the biggest events in the history of the Rainbow Six Siege.

Although Ubisoft has not announced all the details about it, a bunch of leaks have surfaced online, and we have collected all of them in one place. So, here's everything we know about the Rainbow Six Siege Containment event, including its release date, leaks, rewards and more.

Rainbow Six Siege Containment event release date

Rainbow Six Siege Containment event will start from 3rd August and will be available for three weeks till 24th August. However, Ubisoft is yet to reveal the information about it officially.

Rainbow Six Siege Containment event leaks and rewards

The event will introduce a brand new 5v5 in-game mode called Nest Destruction. The mode will be available to play on the Consulate map in which one team will play the role of attackers while the other one will be the defenders.

As per the gameplay details, attackers will have to destroy the defender’s nests to stop the zombie-like invasion. The defenders will play the role of Proteans that are human-like features and will have a 650 HP; however, they will be able to equip only melee weapons to kill the attackers.

In addition to this, various zombie-like skins of Proteans and "REACT" agents skins of attackers are expected to be added to the game separately.

Since the event is not very far away, Ubisoft will reveal more details about it, and we will update the article as more information gets available.

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