The Rainbow Six Siege Velvet Shell release date is fast approaching for PS4, Xbox One and PC players

UPDATE ONE: Following the release of the new Rainbow Six Siege patch notes, we now know more on when the new content will be dropping tomorrow, February 7.

According to Ubisoft, fans can expect the PS4 version to go live between 2-3pm UK time, Xbox One 3-4pm and PC 4-5pm.

ORIGINAL: The Rainbow Six Siege Velvet Shell release date has been set for February 7, and while we don’t know the exact time as of yet, more could be revealed in the coming hours.

The game’s Season 2 content is set to kick off with two new Operators, Jackal and Mira, as well as the new rocky Ibiza map.

Ubisoft have already confirmed that four new counter terrorism units (CTUs), will be launched from four new territories: Spain, Hong Kong, Poland and South Korea.

And Rainbow Six Siege Brand director Alexandre Remy has also confirmed a little more on what to expect this year, including the likelihood of new game modes being launched.

"We concluded that there are some foundations to Siege that we want to keep: attack versus defense, destruction, operators, and [only having] one life,” Remy told PC Gamer.

“That is the DNA of the game, so when you look at what game modes would sufficiently refresh the experience but remain faithful to those rules, there's not that many. Siege is its own game mode.