Ubisoft has just released all the details on the first major Rainbow Six Siege update for Year 7 Season 1, confirming that the Emerald Plains release date has finally arrived - the Y7S1.2 update is dropping on April 19. Introducing an Irish country club to the tactical shooter, Emerald Plains is the first new map in several years and is going to be available in Ranked, Unranked, and Team Deathmatch playlists going forwards.
Ubisoft revealed that Emerald Plains will be available in Ranked from day one earlier in the year, but the Y7S1.2 patch notes that confirm it's release on April 19 do not reveal which changes - if any - have been made to the map following it's stint on Siege's Test Servers.
At the moment, all we know is that the new map will be available in the Ranked, Unranked, Quick Match, Team Deathmatch, Newcomer, and Lone Wolf PvE map playlists. Additional details are also expected to be added to the Rainbow Six Siege game info page here.
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