There are more of us playing Rainbow Six Siege on Steam now than ever before Eurogamer.net If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. There are more of us playing Rainbow Six Siege on Steam now than ever before Free play event and new content have tempted new operators to get involved. News by Vikki Blake Contributor Updated on 21 Mar 2021 9 comments Rainbow Six Siege has just topped it's highest ever Steam concurrent-user peak, six years after its initial debut. Thanks to the perfect storm of a free play event and fresh Year Six content, kicking off with the newly-released Crimson Heist, yesterday the shooter clocked up 201,053 concurrent users - it's highest ever peak, according to SteamDB. Prior to this new record, the highest number of concurrent users was set back in March 2020 with a little shy of 200,000 simultaneous players. While many of us remain in lockdown right across the world, it's nonetheless an impressive feat for a game over half a decade old. It'll be interesting to see how many new recruits are tempted to stick around after the free event expires (thanks, PCGN). Over an hour of gameplay from a Rainbow Six: Parasite technical test leaked yesterday, giving us our first peek of the game running in any form. If you missed it, however, you missed out - the video was swiftly removed. The gameplay streamed live on Facebook Gaming from someone who claimed to have recently received an invitation to play a Rainbow Six: Parasite technical test on PC. Ubisoft originally announced Quarantine back at E3 2019. Last October, with little more revealed about the game or its development progress, Ubisoft delayed Quarantine and various other projects due to the impact of Covid. The pandemic was also cited as a reason why the team is moving away from the name "Quarantine" and while no replacement title has been publicly shared at this time, for now Ubisoft is calling it "Parasite". Parasite was originally announced for PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X. Previously set for launch in 2020, it will now arrive at some point this year, though a final release date has yet to be confirmed. Become a Eurogamer subscriber and get your first month for £1 Get your first month for £1 (normally £3.99) when you buy a Standard Eurogamer subscription. Enjoy ad-free browsing, merch discounts, our monthly letter from the editor, and show your support with a supporter-exclusive comment flair! Support us View supporter archive More News Google announces cloud gaming Chromebooks less than a fortnight after Stadia shutdown GeForce Now preinstalled. 4 Atari will hold RollerCoaster Tycoon rights for another decade Ups and downs. 7 Lady Dimitrescu will be a tad smaller in Resident Evil Village's Mercenaries DLC Level the playing field. 1 Overwatch 2 suffers another DDoS attack and character roster bugs Mei Mei. 13 Latest Articles Digital Foundry Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090: a new level in graphics performance The Digital Foundry video review - and how the new GPU champion delivers for 4K 120fps gaming. Google announces cloud gaming Chromebooks less than a fortnight after Stadia shutdown GeForce Now preinstalled. 4 Feature Evercore Heroes wants to wind people up the right way "There's less rage at them, because they didn't end your fun." Genshin Impact Path of Gleaming Jade dates, login event rewards Including other anniversary rewards and how to claim them. Supporters Only Premium only Off Topic: Take a minute to appreciate Cookin' with Coolio's incredible scallops recipe. What a great book. Premium only Off Topic: Reading City of Glass in comic form "Where exactly am I going?" Premium only Off Topic: Il Buco is a transporting film about a really big hole Underlands. Off-Topic Netflix handled Sandman brilliantly It was Dreamy. 9 Buy things with globes on them And other lovely Eurogamer merch in our official store! Explore our store