

Splinter Cell is the first installment of a series of novels based on the successful video game series. Novels Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell (2004) In October 2022, David Grivel, the director of the game, left Ubisoft. In December 2021, Ubisoft revealed that they are working on a remake of the first game. On July 21, 2022, the VR Splinter Cell game was cancelled. They are set to be developed by Red Storm Entertainment. On 16 September 2020, it was announced at Facebook Connect that a virtual reality version of the series is coming exclusively to the Oculus VR platform, along with an Assassin's Creed game. In his statement, he said he had been working on the game with Ubisoft Montreal creative director, Roman Campos-Oriola, and executive producer Dan Hay.

In May 2019, Julian Gerighty, Ubisoft Creative Director, announced on his social media page that a game is currently in development. It's just we have quite a lot on our plate at the moment.ll the Clancy games are really coming along, so we are not forgetting Splinter Cell." Later in an Ask Me Anything Reddit post, he stated: "We don't have anything specific to share at the moment but teams are working on different things, so stay tuned for more." But, for sure, all the Clancy games are taken care of. Features returning include a moving "Mark and Execute", Fisher's signature goggles and a new knife, the Karambit, and the ability to perform "abduction" stealth melee takedowns.Īt E3 2017 regarding Splinter Cell, Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot stated: "I can't say much about that. Fourth Echelon also has the secondary objective of stopping all operations in which Third Echelon is still running. She has denied any existence of the agency and Fourth Echelon is working to stop a new terror plot, known as the 'Blacklist'. In the game, Fisher has been appointed as the commander of the new "Fourth Echelon", a clandestine unit that answers solely to the President of the United States. Series veteran Michael Ironside was replaced in his role as Sam Fisher by actor Eric Johnson. Blacklist boasts new features combining gameplay from Chaos Theory and Conviction. Main article: Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Blacklistīlacklist is the sixth installment in the series, developed by Ubisoft Toronto and was released on August 20, 2013. Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Blacklist (2013) Conviction uses a cover system and adds simple interrogation sequences to the series. Ubisoft wanted to make the fifth game more accessible, so Conviction was designed around the new core elements "Mark and Execute" and "Last Known Position", while stealth elements present in the previous games were omitted, such as the ability to whistle, lock pick, and hide bodies. On March 18, 2010, the demo was released for Xbox 360. The game's release date was pushed back several times. At E3 2009, the developers confirmed that the "new" Conviction had been in development since early 2008, commenting that "the gameplay has evolved a lot" and "the visual direction is simply much better". Ubisoft announced that the game had been pushed back to the 2009–10 fiscal year. However, the game missed its initial launch date, and on May 19, 2008, it was reported that Conviction was "officially on hold" and that the game had been taken "back to the drawing board". The game was due for release on November 16, 2007. Main article: Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: ConvictionĬonviction was officially announced on May 23, 2007, when Ubisoft released a trailer for the game. Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow However, a remake of the first game has since been announced. No further installments have been released since 2013. The series had sold 19 million units by 2008. The series has been positively received, and was once considered to be one of Ubisoft's flagship franchises. Levels are created using Unreal Engine and emphasize light and darkness as gameplay elements.


The series follows Sam Fisher, a highly trained agent of a fictional black-ops sub-division within the NSA, dubbed "Third Echelon", as he overcomes his adversaries. Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell is a series of stealth action-adventure video games, the first of which was released in 2002, and their tie-in novels that were endorsed by Tom Clancy.
