The Rainbow Six beta is only a few days into its release and already it's drawing a lot of contention from within the fanbase. Whilst almost certainly a return to form for the franchise, long loved gameplay aspects from previous entries have been omitted from the pseudo-reboot, and not entirely to the benefit of the package being offered. For those unfamiliar with Rainbow Six, Siege provides a welcome entry to the series. The learning curve is as steep as ever for those who've rarely ventured outside of Call of Duty and its ilk, but the more cautionary gameplay style is bound to resonate with gamers left unfazed by the typical annual FPS offerings of the past five years - just make sure you have a competent bunch of squad mates to take along with you. No beta is without its faults however, and Siege's has shown just why its launch was met with delay. How it fairs in a hostile climate dominated by big heavyweights like Battlefront and Call of Duty remains to be seen, but it's encouraging to see that Ubisoft are at least learning from their past mistakes and aren't going to ship a product riddled with errors and bugs for their fans to have to slug their way through. Overall Siege's beta has left many with mixed minds, but it's not something that lacks promise. Indeed, players with a keen eye for authentic military shooters should be giving this particular title more attention than they may have thought it was worth.
WhatCulture's very own resident movie guy, Ewan has been working in the content creation biz for over 10 years now, having started as a freelance contributor to WhatCulture Gaming all the way back in 2015. After graduating with a First-Class Honours in History from Northumbria University in 2017 (where he won a prize for a totally killer dissertation on the Watergate years), Ewan took on the role of Comics Editor at WhatCulture and quickly developed WhatCulture Comics into one of the biggest superhero-focused channels on YouTube. He followed this with a brief hiatus at Screen Rant in 2021, where he worked across the Gaming and Film sections as a writer and editor, before returning to WhatCulture as a Senior Content Producer / Presenter in 2023. He started his own podcast, We Love Dad Movies, in 2022, and has contributed several written pieces to the Eisner-nominated comics website Shelfdust as well.
In his current role, Ewan incorporates his love of cinema, comic books, and history into written pieces and video essays for WhatCulture's Film & TV channel, as well as WhatCulture Gaming and WhatCulture Horror, with a particular focus on nineties-era Dad Movies, old school Westerns, and Golden Age Hollywood Noir. John Carpenter is his fave, and he thinks Batman Beyond should never have been cancelled. If that's your vibe, you'll probably like his stuff.
