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New Rainbow Six 3 map available

Move it, soldier. Those Tangos aren't going to drink themselves!

If you're bored of the multiplayer maps in Rainbow Six 3 already, then you're a bit of a Scrooge, aren't you? What's wrong with you? There are loads! Jeez! Still, there's nothing wrong with adding a touch of variety to your playing habits, so it's probably all right if you hit that "Downloadable Content" button and download the latest addition - a colourful parade of unusual cover called Carnival - as long as you promise not to badmouth its mates. They have feelings too.

In other Rainbow Six 3-related news, we've been rather enjoying the "media onslaught" surrounding its recent release, not least of all the amusing TV adverts playing here in Blighty, in which a Live gamer tells a tale of camaraderie and sobs over a fallen comrade in-between spurts of in-game and CG footage. And of course we've enjoyed the first three pages of the brilliant online comic, which we'd advise you to check out if you haven't already. It's by those Penny Arcade chaps after all.

Anyway. Downloaded that map yet? What are you waiting for? Go! Go! Go!