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Here's Rainbow Six Siege's brand new Year 5 Season 1 operators – GamesRadar+
Ubisoft has detailed the first two operators coming to Year 5 Season 1 of Rainbow Six Siege, Void Edge.
Along with introducing Oryx and Iana, the team also revealed “a map rework of Oregon, gameplay updates, and more”.
Netherlands-born Iana – described as coming from a “family of engineers” – is said to have excelled in academia after “busting out of the air force for reasons beyond her control”. “Stable, sure, and predictable”, she can confuse foes with a Replicator gadget that deploys a hologram that the player can directly control. When it comes to weapons, she offers both smoke and frag grenades and rocks the ARX 200 and G36-C assault rifles, but only carries MK1 9mm pistol in her secondary slot (thanks, PCGN).
Operation Void Edge kicks off Year 5 of #Rainbow6Siege with two new operators – Oryx and Iana, along with a map rework of Oregon, gameplay updates, and more. Learn all about the new gadgets, abilities, and map redesign at https://t.co/ENcLbPDXZK! pic.twitter.com/UGw3Tcrlb7February 15, 2020
The biggest shakeup arguably comes via Oryx (no, not that one), though. Without any gadget – making him the first operator not to have one – Oryx offers up not one but two abilities: Remah dash, which means he can dash-attack enemies and walls, and the ability to defy gravity and leap up through hatches. With either a bulletproof camera or barbed wire at his disposal, he has both the SPAS-12 shotgun or an MP5 SMG as primary weapons, and the Bailiff 410 revolver or a USP40 pistol in the secondary slot.
As for the Oregon rework? Admittedly, not everyone’s thrilled at the prospect of the upcoming changes, but for the most part, it’s just the basement that’s been remodelled. There we’ll find new stairs, a shiny new hallway, and a new section called the freezer, plus the laundry hatch has been relocated, too.
Rainbow Six Siege: Year 5 is expected to release next month, although as yet Ubisoft has not confirmed the exact release date. We’re still unclear precisely when these operators will drop, but when they do, they’ll be available for no extra cost for those will the Year 5 pass. Players without a pass will have to unlock them separately.
An image detailing the contents of the Year 5 pass for Rainbow Six Siege popped up online a little while back. Whilst we wouldn’t usually take a single image on Reddit as gospel, a Ubisoft rep subsequently responded to the post and expanded a little on the upcoming changes, legitimising the leak. Details of the latest pass – not to be confused with the battle pass, of course – intimated we’ll see fewer Operators this time around, as well as the removal of the usual 600 R6 credits.
In other Rainbow Six Siege news, Ubisoft recently sued the owners of a website that it believes helped facilitate denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks organised to take down the servers it uses to run Rainbow Six Siege.
Ubisoft stated at the time that the individuals were “well aware of the harm” the company causes and insisted the “defendants have gone out of their way to taunt and attempt to embarrass Ubisoft for the damage its services have caused to [Rainbow Six Siege]”.
“In order to maintain Ubisoft’s strong community of dedicated R6S players, Ubisoft has invested considerable time, money, and effort into ensuring that all of its players have a positive, fun, and rewarding experience each time they play R6S,” the lawsuit – which seeks damages and legal fee costs, as well as the closure of the websites concerned – stated.
Looking for the latest on Rainbow Six Quarantine? We’ve got you covered, Operator.
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Downhill Bikes of Sea Otter – Part 2
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@juanhall: I gotta say, this was the most interesting bike in this post….love that Intense is experimenting with gearboxes…I can see it have a huge effect on DH bikes….thank god there’s still people pushing things. Now, they need to make an Enduro bike with the Pinion MGU!
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Important updates regarding the Bob-Birnie Arena
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The City of Pointe-Claire would like to inform you that the Bob-Birnie arena will be closed for its annual maintenance as of Monday, April 29. The Annex rink will reopen to the public on Monday, May 13, and the arena’s Main rink will be accessible as of Monday, June 3.
Public skating will resume on May 13, and the summer public activities programming will begin on June 3 when both rinks have reopened to the public.
In addition to the annual maintenance of the facility, two renovation projects are also scheduled to start at the same time:
Installation of new sound systems
The City will be replacing its current sound systems in both the Main rink and Annex rink, to offer arena visitors a better overall experience, whether watching from the stands or participating in on-ice activities. This project is expected to be conducted throughout the month of May.
Renovation of locker rooms in the Main Rink
The City will also be renovating the five locker rooms located in the Main rink, to bring up to date the amenities currently available to participants. These renovations are expected to begin in early May and will be completed by mid-August.
For all information about the Bob-Birnie arena, visit the arena’s page on our website.
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Surprise Apple Event Hints at First New iPads in Years – CNET
We haven’t seen a new iPad in years, but Apple seems likely to change that in just a few weeks. All signs point to the release of new iPad models in the first week of May.
This morning, I received an email invite for a virtual Apple event, scheduled for May 7 at 7 a.m. PT (10 a.m. ET). The invite, which says “Let Loose,” shows a drawing of a hand holding an Apple Pencil. Considering the iPad is the only device that uses the Pencil — that doesn’t leave much to the imagination.
Apple’s been expected to release new OLED-screened iPad Pros with newly designed Pencils and Magic Keyboard cases. New iPad Airs are also expected, including a larger-screened 12.9-inch model. Apple’s iPad Air lineup tends to be slightly redesigned versions of previous-model iPad Pros, so just look to the M2 iPad Pro lineup for a sense of what the next Airs could be. These would be the first new iPads since the iPad Pro M2 model arrived in late 2022.
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