Rainbow Six Siege reaches new player count records with Operation Chimera launch

Update March 7, 2017: Operation Chimera has brought a massive influx of new players to Siege.

Rainbow Six Siege’s turnaround from a middling response in 2015 to one of the most popular online shooters on the market has turned out to be one of gaming’s biggest success stories, and the game’s growth continues to reach even greater heights. With the official launch of Operation Chimera, Siege is hitting new records.

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Earlier this morning, Siege hit a new peak player count of 176,208 according to Steam Charts, up from the previous record in February of 125,133. The game’s seen regular growth through most of its life, but a sudden jump of over 50,000 players is unprecedented. One year ago, February’s peak player count was 65,189, and a year before that it was just 16,044.

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