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07.04.2024 - 16:49 / gamingbolt.com / Ubisoft
Ubisoft announced over three years ago, in late 2021, that it had started development on a ground-up remake of the original Splinter Cell, built on Snowdrop, the engine that is used for The Division. Since then, updates on the game have been next to nonexistent, but some recent developments have got fans wondering whether that’ll be changing soon.
As spotted by Twitter user @MauroNL3, Ubisoft Toronto – the studio that’s leading Splinter Cell’s development – recently changed its header and profile picture on Facebook, with the former now proudly showcasing Sam Fisher’s iconic night vision goggles.
That in and of itself might be thin evidence of an incoming update at best, but it’s the timing of it that raises eyebrows. Just hours before Ubisoft Toronto made these changes on Facebook, a Ubisoft Forward showcase was announced for June 10, leading many to wonder whether the Splinter Cell remake will finally be fully unveiled this Summer.
In 2022, job listings put up by Ubisoft indicated that the Splinter Cell remake would be “rewriting and updating” the original game’s story for “a modern-day audience”, while also keeping “the spirit and themes of the original” intact and ” exploring our characters and the world to make them more authentic and believable.”
In November 2022, creative director Chris Auty revealed that the project was still “very early in production.”
Earlier this year, a report claimed that the Splinter Cell remake was scheduled to come out sometime in FY 2025-26, which kicks off on April 1, 2025 and ends on March 31 the following year.
Maaaybe some news on Splinter Cell Remake.
Ubisoft Toronto changed their Facebook header and profile picture just yesterday. https://t.co/6KUXYmGjjs pic.twitter.com/bSwYCjbtkF
— MauroNL (@MauroNL3) <a href=«https://twitter.com/MauroNL3/status/1775591733885100129?ref_src=» https:>April 3, 2024
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