Ubisoft has revealed that Rainbow Six Vegas for the Xbox 360 will now be released in Europe on December 1.

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas screenshot

Rainbow Six Vegas is the first title in the long running tactical shooter series coming to next-gen platforms, and it had been scheduled to debut on the Xbox 360 on November 24, a whole week before the PC release.

Today Ubisoft has confirmed that the game will now be released for the PC and Xbox 360 on December 1, making Xbox 360 owners wait an extra week. The news comes by way of an updated Ubisoft release schedule, so no reason for the delay was given.

In the meantime you should check out our extensive coverage of the game, including a preview covering the single-player and multiplayer aspects.