Ubisoft unveils plans for Operation Vector Glare, a second season of Rainbow Six Siege Year 7. This will come to the tactical shooter on June 7th bringing a new Belgian Operator, a new Team Deathmatch map, Phase 1 of the new Reputation System (including Privacy Mode), a narrative change, and more. The Reveal Panel Video gives you a chance to get all the details on this firsthand. This includes word that the planned Singapore map is being pushed out from Season 3 to Season 4. Here's a summary:

Operation Vector Glare puts strategy at the forefront with new Attacker Sens, a brilliant tactician from Belgium with military experience and training in psychology. Their R.O.U. Projector System gadget deploys a wheel that travels in a straight line to leave behind small projectors and self-destructs after a set amount of time. The projectors construct a wall of light that blocks players’ line of sight, so making a versatile approach fits right into Sens’ wheelhouse. They are a low speed, high health Operator, carrying a new weapon, the POF-9 or a 417 as a primary weapon and an SDP 9MM or a GONNE-6 as a secondary weapon.

Alongside Sens, an exclusive new map for Team Deathmatch mode arrives at season launch. Set in Greece, Close Quarter is the first dedicated Team Deathmatch map that focuses on movement rather than defense setups. With a circular flow and a good mix of different lines of sight, this facility will be a unique experience for players to try.

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Here's Valve's accounting of the ten bestselling games on Steam for last week, by revenue. With two successful hardware offerings in the mix, and one game covering two SKUs, this is actually seven games this time around:

1. V Rising.
2. Steam Deck.
3. Arma Reforger.
4. ELDEN RING.
5. V Rising - Founder's Pack- Eldest Bloodline.
6. Valve Index VR Kit.
7. The Forest.
8. Save 84% on FIFA 22.
9. Save 84% on Titanfall 2.
10. Save 10% on Old World.

• ‘Stalker 2’ is reportedly back in development after Ukraine invasion forced studio to relocate.
• Pickle Rick and Morty leaks for MultiVersus fighting game. Szechuan sauce DLC confirmed?

• Star Citizen Ships sold out in matter of minutes. Prices ranged from $1300 to $3000.

Unofficial games, patches, and mods.

• Pac-Man Doom mod. Thanks Ant.

• A new "game-breaking bug" is frustrating Lost Ark players.

Content creator videos.

• Lost Video Games That Were Found. Thanks Ant.
• Duke Nukem Forever E3 2001 Trailer: Atomic 4K Edition.

• Deus Ex in 2022: Mods and tips for the best experience. Thanks Neutronbeam.

• 15 years ago, an FPS flop saved a dying cyberpunk universe.

• Another leaked Starfield image has appeared online.

• Steam Deck hits over 3,000 games either Verified or Playable.
• Got a slow laptop? This cleanup trick can help speed up computer. Thanks Neutronbeam.
• 'Elon Musk's Crash Course' shows the tragic cost of his leadership. Thanks RedEye9.
• YouTuber indulges in Steam Deck destruction to demonstrate device's durability.

• Take a break from the internet with these tips. Thanks RedEye9.
• Elon Musk suggests cutting Twitter offer by proportion of bots and calls its lack of explanation 'very suspicious'.

Thanks Neutronbeam.

• How to run Windows on a Mac.
• This simple Windows File Explorer trick blew my mind.
• "Fixing" the Alienware R13 Dumpster Fire - Gamers Nexus (video). Thanks RedEye9.
• Copper Conformal Coating Tech Allegedly Crushes Traditional Heatsinks in Efficiency.

• The FTC looks to crack down on influencers and platforms over 'fake and manipulated reviews.' PewDiePie can no longer PewDieLie.

• Evil Dead- The Game Review - Somewhat Groovy - GameSpot.

• Gaming Chair: Noblechair Epic TX Black Edition Review: A Noble Fit for the Office and Home - Tom's Hardware.
• Misc: I really like the Dyson Zone — but it’s still too weird - Tom's Guide. Thanks Neutronbeam.
• Mouse: Using this mouse is like cheating! - Pulsar Xlite Wireless Mini Review - Gen3D Tech (video).

The results of some further tweaking by Frans are now live here. There are a couple of changes to the User Profile page for registered users. It has been cleaned up for better readability, and for supporters who signed on with a lump payment, it now shows when your pledge expires, which will end your ad-free support. Additionally, the brainstorming I mentioned last week is complete, and Frans has cooked up a kill switch for the advertising here. Our provider does an excellent job of making sure the ads here are not doing anything sketchy, but a recent takeover ad illustrated the wisdom of being able to quickly just kill the entire ad stack if it ever causes any problems. Thanks to our intrepid Chief Engineer, we now have complete control over this, which just seems prudent.

Intrepid Round-up
Thanks Ant and Neutronbeam.

Stories

• Dungeons & Dragons Moves Beyond Nerd Culture (may require registration or subscription).

Science
Thanks Max.

• Mystery of Universe’s Expansion Rate: Hubble Data Shows That “Something Weird” Is Going On.
• Long-hypothesized 'next generation wonder material' created for first time.
• Enormous asteroid 7335 (1989 JA) to fly by Earth on May 27.
• Ruminating on Our Ruminations Causes More Depression. Think about that for a while.

Media

• For A Few Dollars More -- The Danish National Symphony Orchestra. Thanks VideoSift. The awesome is strong with this one.
• One handed climber pushes the limits - Guinness World Records.

Follow-up

• James Cromwell: Why I glued my hand to a Starbucks counter for vegan milks (may require registration or subscription). Thanks RedEye9.