Ubisoft details Rainbow Six Siege's latest season, Operation Steel Wave Eurogamer.net If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Ubisoft details Rainbow Six Siege's latest season, Operation Steel Wave Two new Operators, House renovations, and more. News by Matt Wales Reporter Updated on 19 May 2020 3 comments Rainbow Six Siege might now be in its fifth year, but the content updates keep a-coming, and next on the schedule is Operation Steel Wave, which Ubisoft has now revealed in more detail. Operation Steel Wave, the second season of Rainbow Six Siege's Year 5 updates, introduces two new Operators: Norwegian Attacker Ace and South African Defender Melusi. Ace, a former member of the Norwegian Home Guard, is equipped with a throwable, stickable device known as S.E.L.M.A., which deploys its explosive arms to destroy most defensive gadgets. Additionally, it can obliterate up to 3 panels of any vertical surface that it's attached to, one after the other, in order to open up a new line of sight or entry point. Watch on YouTube Meanwhile, Melusi, previously a member of the South African National Defence Force, can make use of the Banshee deployable electronic gadget. This device emits a loud buzzing when an opponent enters its range - useful for determining their whereabouts - and can apply a movement-slowing effect on enemies within its line of sight. Elsewhere, Operation Steel Wave brings a reimagined version of Rainbow Six Siege's House map, originally released as part of the base game in 2015. This suburban Los Angeles home will see extensive changes in the update, designed, says Ubisoft, to evolve the gameplay meta. There's also a new deployable Proximity Alarm for Defenders (which can be used to signify the presence of enemies, as its name suggests), plus the usual array of gameplay tweaks and balances, as outlined in Ubisoft's thorough breakdown video above. All additions will be free to every Rainbow Six Siege player when Operation Steel Wave launches on Xbox One, PS4, and PC - but, as usual, Year 5 pass holders will get one week's early access to the new Operators. There's no launch date for the update just yet, but its changes will be available on PC via the the Rainbow Six Siege test server from 19th May. 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 Splatoon 3 Amiibos will be out next month Ink-coming! 3 Fans think Phil Spencer's shelf is teasing the Xbox Game Pass streaming box UPDATE: Xbox confirms old Keystone prototype. 59 Modder dives into Demon's Souls files following PS5 jailbreak, discovers fabled Ring of the Chieftain Who knows what's nexus? 4 Google announces cloud gaming Chromebooks less than a fortnight after Stadia shutdown GeForce Now preinstalled. 11 Latest Articles Preview Football Manager's new Console edition is the best you'll get without a PC Getting Touch-right. Splatoon 3 Amiibos will be out next month Ink-coming! 3 Fans think Phil Spencer's shelf is teasing the Xbox Game Pass streaming box UPDATE: Xbox confirms old Keystone prototype. 59 Modder dives into Demon's Souls files following PS5 jailbreak, discovers fabled Ring of the Chieftain Who knows what's nexus? 4 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