MCV: Ubisoft has plans to make its Tom Clancy franchise a true heavyweight in the wider entertainment world after the series reached a spectacular 52 million in lifetime unit sales.

"Our success with Tom Clancy is unparalleled in the video games industry with Tom Clancy being consistently ranked among the top ten brands of the year," said Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot.
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These lists are based on global unique users connected to Xbox Live or in the case of Arcade, full versions purchased this week. Here are the top 3 for each charts, see the source for the complete top 10 list.

Xbox 360 Top Live Titles
1. Call of Duty 4
2. Halo 3
3. Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas 2

Top Arcade Titles
1. Mr. DRILLER Online
2. DOOM
3. Brain Challenge

Original Xbox Top Live Titles
1. Halo 2
2. Star Wars: Battlefront 2
3. Fable
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Following last year's link-up with Ubisoft on Assassin's Creed, LOVEFiLM has announced a similar partnership with the publisher on Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas 2 - a move which it is hoped will continue the momentum for the company's game division.

"Assassin's Creed was a fantastic title to work on as our first major games promotional activity as it was such a highly anticipated next generation title," LOVEFiLM's advertising sales manager, Dionne Georgiou, told GamesIndustry.biz.
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Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas 2 takes the top spot on the Gamefly Top Ten 'Most Queued' list. Not surprisingly, Super Smash Bros. Brawl continues it's reign at the top of the Nintendo Wii list, while PlayStation 3 gamers have Dark Sector queued up at the top.

Queue up the complete Gamefly Top 10 most requested list:
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As previously announced, an Army of Two demo is available to download from the XBOX Live Marketplace, as well as three sets of gamer pictures. Here's the full list for Tuesday 1st April 2008:

Name: Nick Busby InkBlots #2 Gamer Pictures
Price: 60 Microsoft Points
Availability: Everywhere

Name: Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 Picture Pack Elite
Price: 60 Microsoft Points
Availability: Everywhere

Name: Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare: Picture Pack
Price: 140 Microsoft Points
Availability: Everywhere

Continued at the source.
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Teams from across Europe can now register for the Xbox Live Rainbow Six Vegas 2 charity event. The registration period lasts two weeks so you'd better hurry.
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Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas 2 and Viking: Battle for Asgard battle it out at the top of the 360 chart...
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VG247 is reporting that Rainbow Six Vegas 2 has now sold 2 million units. The news comes in a Ubisoft press release raising financial guidance for 07/08.
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Ubisoft Announces Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas 2 High Stakes Weekend on Xbox Live.
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Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 is dealt out at number one spot in its first week of release in the Xbox 360 chart...
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Apparently, the bugs that gamers have been experiencing with the PS3 version of Rainbow Six Vegas 2 are not confined to just the PS3 version. Many gamers have reported that they were unable to connect to servers, the game would freeze and require a restart, and many reports of connections being dropped caused Ubisoft to look into the issues.

Now, Xbox 360 users have noticed some issues with their version as well. Some of the bugs and glitches reported mostly occur when gamers try to carry data over from the original RSV which causes a gamerscore glitch, but issues regarding start-tracking have also been confirmed.
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Ubisoft today confirmed on their community forums that a patch to fix the Private First Class achievement in Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 is in development. The achievement doesn't unlock because players who have a Rainbow Six: Vegas (One) save file, receive a bonus which takes the total XP to a rank above Private First Class.

Ubisoft also said they are looking into reported online issues but those issues seem to be more PlayStation 3 based. No specific release date for the patch was announced but Ubisoft have said that "the connection issues have not been known for as long and will require more indepth research to establish what the issue is".
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GameDaily reports: "The latest in Ubisoft's popular Rainbow Six shooter franchise, Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas 2, has already shipped over one million units in the U.S., according to the most recent investor research note on the publisher from Wedbush Morgan Securities' Michael Pachter.

The game hit store shelves only one week ago and has been garnering positive reviews (over 83% on GameRankings.com), including a solid 8-out-of-10 from GameDaily".
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Rainbow Six Vegas 2 adds new gameplay features and stunning visuals, players will encounter a solo campaign that uses new tactical possibilities in various locations around Sin City, co-op and adversarial modes, while providing unprecedented interaction between the solo and multiplayer experience. Read more to get the unlock codes for M468 & TAR21 assault rifles in your region.
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Your chances of hitting the jackpot are getting larger and larger by the minute with all the promotions, contests and sweepstakes UBISOFT, Xbox LIVE and Yahoo! have going on right now to promote Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas 2. Sign up for one or sign up for all and you could win big.

Put Your Face in the Game and Win!

Enter to Win A Trip for two to Las Vegas!

Rainbow Six Vegas 2 LIVE Weekend Promotion
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Like the Gamer picture for the X2theG Gamer Tag?

You too can have this Spade Rainbow Six Vegas 2 Poker Chip for your gamer Pic as well. Xbox Live is having a Rainbow Six Vegas 2 promotion this weekend where you can download a FREE Rainbow Six Vegas 2 Gamer Picture and be automatically entered in the Rainbow Six Vegas 2 LIVE Weekend promotion.
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We will start with the bad news. Those players with a save file from Rainbow Six: Vegas have missed out on the 10GS achievement of " Private First Class Achievement" as you get an extra boost of XP missing this rank, there is a fix out for it but its seems difficultly painful for most gamers.
Now onto the good news:

There is yet another freebie for R6:V2
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Hushed Casket points out that people who purchased Rainbow Six Vegas 2 from Best Buy were given a code to unlock a free gun in the game. The thing is the code was printed on a sticker on the outside of the game. Better still it can be used by anyone who owns the game.

To unlock the gun go to the main menu of the game and do the following:
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XboxOZ360 Gamer has announced DarkLAN '08 where teams compete playing Rainbow Six Vegas 2 to win cash and more in Sydney Australia April 19.

"It will be held on Saturday April 19th between 9.30am and 4pm . . . it will have a minimum of 8 teams of 4 players competing for the great First Prize of $800, along with some additional second place prizes also up for grab.

So pick your teams well. You could be walking out of there with a nice big fat surprise in your pocket.

There will be additional games of Frontlines Fuel Of War in either 2×2 or 4×4 once numbers are knocked out, with Ubisoft also offering some subsidiary prizes for the 'casual' tournament, but those prizes will be announced later on. JB Hi-Fi will also be supporting the event. So expect some nice surprises from them as well.

Our aim is to give back what we can t the community, while making in-roads into creating a competitive spirit within the console gaming arena. PlayersLounge are a dedicated Xbox360 lounge who are focussed on getting console gaming into the mainstream, just as much as we are.

The entry fee will be $45 per person, this will include the right to play against other "Xboxers" for the Grand First Prize of $800, unlimited use of the consoles available at PlayersLounge during the day (9.30 - 4pm), free food courtesy of Pizza Hut, plus the ability to win additional prizes from other supporters and sponsors on the day."
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XboxGameZone in association with Gaming4others are hosting a pan European Rainbow Six Vegas 2 charity tourney, where teams could win prizes, but also help raise money for the registered charity National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC).
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