Ubisoft and Extra Life Team Up for Fundraiser Supporting Children’s Hospitals

Chase (02. July 2015 22:46 )
Ubisoft and Extra Life Team Up for Fundraiser Supporting Children’s HospitalsVideo Game News Online, Gaming News

Today, Ubisoft announced The Siege Games, a competitive tour at major gaming events around the United States to celebrate the upcoming launch of Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege. Each event will pit fans against one another in Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege in hopes of winning the ultimate grand prize: a trip to Los Angeles to for Siege Day launch event, livestreamed to the world. You can enter alone or with friends, and play as many times as they like.

The Siege Games locations:
July 9–12: Comic-Con International: San Diego, Hilton San Diego Gaslamp Quarter, Santa Rosa Room
August 7–9: RTX (Austin)
August 28–31: PAX Prime (Seattle)
September 2: GameStop EXPO 2015 (Las Vegas)
Early October: Siege Day (Los Angeles)

If you can't attend the events in person, you can compete to earn a trip to Siege Day by registering for the closed beta and playing for a high score. The closed beta starts September 24th. Sign up for the closed beta waiting list and opt in to The Siege Games at thesiegegames.ubi.com.


On top of all that, Ubisoft and Extra Life, a Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals fundraising program, are giving gamers a surefire way to participate in the closed beta and help raise money for their local Children’s Miracle Network Hospital in the process. Starting today, anyone who donates $6 or more to Extra Life will receive a code for guaranteed access to the Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege Closed Beta in September. People can donate online at extra-life.org/rainbowsix or at any Extra Life participant’s fundraising page. Codes for the closed beta will be delivered via email to anyone who donates $6 or more by mid-July. Local Extra Life Guilds will also be on hand at each competition to register players for Extra Life 2015.

Michael Kinney, Team Extra Life:
 

“At Extra Life, our motto is ‘play games, heal kids.’ Giving back to the kids who need it most should be fun, and what’s more fun than playing games? We’re thrilled to combine the passion of Rainbow Six fans and the Extra Life community to create an astronomical force for good to help sick and injured kids everywhere.”

Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege will be available worldwide on October 13th for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and Windows PC. For more information on Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege, visit rainbow6.com.

About Extra Life
Extra Life is a Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals fundraising program within the gaming community. Participants fundraise year-round and pledge to game for 24 hours with one goal in mind: to save and improve the lives of sick and injured kids. Funds raised stay local to help pediatric patients at over 170 Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals across North America. Since 2008, Extra Life has raised more than $14 million for member hospitals. Play games, heal kids and join the community today at www.extra-life.org.
 


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