According to game industry insider Tom Henderson, the next Splinter Cell title from Ubisoft is ready to turn the franchise on its head. In a wildly different take on Sam Fischer’s story, the rumored game will be semi-open-world “similar to how Halo Infinite has done its open-world,” and is described as “a more stealthy version of Assassin’s Creed.” While the source is reliable, none of this has been confirmed by Ubisoft quite yet. If the company does decide to speak up, this will be the first news regarding a mainline Splinter Cell title in eight years.
In October, Henderson commented on the development team responsible for the potential new title. “It’s not clear which studios are working on the project, though two people with knowledge of Ubisoft’s plans suggested the new Splinter Cell was being led by a studio outside of its traditional Montreal base. The title is in an early phase of production, the sources said, but there’s a small chance it could be announced next year,” he stated.
The last Splinter Cell game, Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Blacklist, was released for the PlayStation 3, Wii U, PC, and Xbox 360 in 2013. In October, Ubisoft announced a battle-royale title Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Frontline, said to be a 100-player free-to-play shooter. Although the game was slated to begin a closed technical test on October 14, this was delayed, and a new date has not yet been announced. Although very unlikely, there is always hope that more information on the upcoming Splinter Cell game will be unveiled at tomorrow night’s Game Awards 2021. Fingers crossed.
There’s no word on when this open-world Splinter Cell game is coming or what systems it will be released on given that it’s still in early development. A Netflix series was also announced in 2020 and is expected to release sometime in 2022. Netflix has ordered 16 episodes across two seasons.
