A new report claims private equity firms are eyeing up an acquisition of Ubisoft. As reported by Bloomberg (opens in new tab), talks are being held about the potential of several private equity firms acquiring Ubisoft. Talks are apparently early on, but include private equity firms like Blackstone Inc. and …
Read More »Splinter Cell dev wants to “broaden the horizons of the series” to new players
The Ubisoft studio in charge of the new Splinter Cell wants to bring in new players while also being sure to satisfy the core of Sam Fisher’s faithful. Ubisoft Toronto managing director Istvan Tajnay shed some light on how his studio is approaching the heavy task of bringing back Splinter …
Read More »The making of Splinter Cell – How the decision to “ruthlessly enforce stealth” created a classic
By 2002, we had seen Tom Clancy’s name on plenty of games – Ghost Recon, Rainbow Six, Red Storm Rising, and many more. It was already a mark of quality and reason enough to get excited about a game. The world was excited for a hardcore, thinking person’s take on …
Read More »Splinter Cell remake announced at Ubisoft Toronto
A Splinter Cell remake has begun development at Ubisoft Toronto, the developer has confirmed. In a new press release, Ubisoft stated that it had “greenlit the development of a Splinter Cell remake that will draw from the rich canvas of the brand.” It’ll be built in the Snowdrop Engine that’s …
Read More »Splinter Cell trademark updated by Ubisoft
A Splinter Cell trademark has been updated by Ubisoft, amid reports the company is working on a new entry for the series. The trademark, filed on December 6 (via Justia Trademarks (opens in new tab)) is a renewal of a previously-filed Splinter Cell trademark from May 2017. The recent set …
Read More »Splinter Cell open-world stealth game may be coming from Ubisoft
A new Splinter Cell rumor claims that the next outing for Sam Fisher will be a stealth-powered open world game. Tom Henderson, who previously shared a number of details about Battlefield 2042 ahead of its official announcement among numerous other leaks, briefly touched on the future of the Splinter Cell …
Read More »Splinter Cell: Blacklist servers aren’t going offline after all
No, Ubisoft isn’t banning players for asking about Splinter Cell: Blacklist’s broken servers. Yesterday on November 25, Kotaku (opens in new tab) reported that Ubisoft would begin banning players if they submitted support tickets about the online status of Splinter Cell: Blacklist. The servers of Blacklist have been broken for …
Read More »New Splinter Cell game reportedly in development
Update: A new Splinter Cell game may have been in development for several months. A new Venturebeat (opens in new tab) report claims that Ubisoft ran a test session with consumers in the weeks before E3 2021, which ran from 12-15 June. Players reportedly tested the Prince of Persia: The …
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