''Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six'' (often shortened to ''Rainbow Six'') is a
tactical first-person shooter video game
franchise by
Ubisoft
Ubisoft Entertainment SA (; ; formerly Ubi Soft Entertainment SA) is a French video game publisher headquartered in Saint-Mandé with development studios across the world. Its video game franchises include ''Assassin's Creed'', '' Far Cry'', ...
, based on the novel ''
Rainbow Six'' by American author
Tom Clancy
Thomas Leo Clancy Jr. (April 12, 1947 – October 1, 2013) was an American novelist. He is best known for his technically detailed espionage and military-science storylines set during and after the Cold War. Seventeen of his novels have ...
. Critically and commercially successful, the games in the franchise revolve around a fictional
international anti-terrorist unit called the ''Rainbow''.
Video games
The first game was developed by
Red Storm Entertainment
Red Storm Entertainment, Inc. is an American video game developer and studio of Ubisoft based in Cary, North Carolina. Founded in November 1996 between author Tom Clancy, manager Doug Littlejohns, and software development company Virtus Corpo ...
, while the novel was being written.
Red Storm was later acquired by
Ubisoft
Ubisoft Entertainment SA (; ; formerly Ubi Soft Entertainment SA) is a French video game publisher headquartered in Saint-Mandé with development studios across the world. Its video game franchises include ''Assassin's Creed'', '' Far Cry'', ...
.
List of games
References
External links
Ubisoft Website
{{Tom Clancy franchises
Ubisoft franchises
Video game franchises
Tom Clancy games
G. P. Putnam's Sons books