Ubisoft at E3: Mario Rabbids sequel, Rainbow Six: Extraction, more

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  Rainbow Six Siege meets Left 4 Dead in this new three-player co-op gun game, coming September 16 to PC and most consoles.

On Saturday, Ubisoft joined the E3-timed announcement fray with its latest Ubisoft Forward video presentation, complete with a mix of familiar and brand-new game announcements.

The showcase kicked off with Rainbow Six: Extraction, a three-player co-op battling game that drops an alien invasion on top of Tom Clancy's tactical-combat universe. (Did I miss that particular subgenre of Clancy books? No matter.) The game will launch on PC and most consoles on September 16.

A meaty gameplay preview video showed a three-player squad moving through one of the game's combat levels, which will combine bespoke architecture with random alien placements-and Ubisoft's reps hinted to the aliens being able to create walls, gates, and restrictions to randomly redefine your descent into each level's belly. The resulting gameplay resembles Left 4 Dead, with a mix of weak and superpowered aliens (dubbed "Archies") potentially splitting squads up as they battle and survive.

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