{
  "id": 10309303,
  "title": "Rainbow Six Tactics game director says Ubisoft moved away from the 'smoke and mirrors' experience and Mario + Rabbids helped it understand 'the metrics of tactics'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/rainbow-six-tactics-game-director-says-ubisoft-moved-away-from-the",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-27T22:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "TechRadar",
    "slug": "techradar",
    "url": "https://www.techradar.com/gaming/rainbow-six-tactics-game-director-says-ubisoft-moved-away-from-the-smoke-and-mirrors-experience-and-mario-rabbids-helped-it-understand-the-metrics-of-tactics"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Rainbow Six Tactics game director Martial Potron revealed that the development team drew inspiration from the turn-based tactics series, Mario + Rabbids, for their tactical level design. According to Potron, speaking with TechRadar Gaming, Mario + Rabbids helped the team understand the metrics of tactics better. The director explained that, instead of maintaining the first-person style of the series, they chose a turn-based tactics genre as it aligned more closely with Rainbow Six's core DNA of being tactical. Potron noted that the team's previous Ghost Recon experience, which focused on creating a cinematic and deceptive experience through lethality and enemy behaviors, led them to change their mindset and approach when transitioning to a turn-based tactics genre. He described the shift as a \"paradigm shift\" for the team, requiring them to modify their habits and adjust to a more precise, chess-like style of gameplay. Rainbow Six Tactics is set to launch in 2027 for PC, PS5, Xbox Series X, and Xbox Series S.",
  "summary": "Ubisoft borrowed the \"DNA\" of the turn-based Mario + Rabbids series for tactical level design ideas while developing Rainbow Six Tactics.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}