The report provides more information on Splinter Cell Remake Development

Gamers are looking forward to seeing Ubisoft's current-gen remake of Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell may be glad to hear that the game is still in development. The Splinter cell remake was originally announced for 2021, although nothing has been officially announced about it outside of persistent rumors, including some suggesting it was canceled.

Despite the years that have passed since the last official entry into the franchise, Splinter Cell: Blacklist, Splinter cell remains an iconic brand for tactical action. The adventures of Splinter Cell operative Sam Fisher are so famous that the character himself has been included in other games as a legendary cameo. Sam Fisher was in attendance recently Ghost Recon game Wildlands and Breakpointcalling the titular ghost agents “friends of the region.” Even his iconic glowing green night vision goggles were used as inspiration for one Destiny 2 Splinter Cell custom outfit created by a fan.

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Why now might be a good time to start playing Splinter Cell

The original Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell is widely regarded as one of the best stealth games of all time, and now is the perfect time to play it.

But fans looking for a “real” new Splinter cell experience may have a little longer to wait. A new report from Insider Gaming says that Ubisoft is continuing to develop Splinter cell remake. Despite rumors of the project being canceled due to concerns over Ubisoft's overall financial health, Splinter cell remake is to “make progress.”

Splinter Cell Remake reportedly with Snowdrop Engine at Ubisoft

In their report, Insider Gaming said that Splinter cell the remake project is underway under the codename “North.” Their sources also claimed that the game is being built using Ubisoft's game engine Snowdrop. Open world action adventure Star Wars Outlaws was also powered by Snowdrop. The Snowdrop engine itself seems to be a staple of recent major Ubisoft titles. It was used to render the detailed environments of post-apocalyptic American cities in Tom Clancy's The Division series. Snowdrop drifted too Avatar: Frontiers of Pandoras extremely immersive forests and lush, otherworldly environments.

It's good to see the news that Ubisoft appears to be making progress on the project, despite many and varied rumors about Splinter cell innovation raises concerns. Although Ubisoft is best known for large-scale open-world games these days, Splinter cell remake could serve as a refreshing reminder of the fact that the company once also excelled at fine-tuned linear mission-based experiences. If successful, Splinter cell remake could help revive the franchise and inject some new life into the somewhat dormant stealth action genre, which has seen far too few credible releases from major publishers in recent years.

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell

Infiltrate terrorists' positions, acquire critical intelligence by any means necessary, execute with extreme prejudice and leave without a trace!
You are Sam Fisher, a highly trained undercover operative from the NSA's secret arm: Third Echelon. The balance of the world is in your hands, as cyber terrorism and international tensions are about to explode into WWIII.
Go behind the headlines in the real world of modern espionage –

Enter the realistic Tom Clancy universe. Get ready with the latest classified operational equipment and weapons.

A New Level of Stealth Action – All the best stealth action plus all new moves. Highly interactive environments that give players more game options and the ability to strategize their actions.

Deep environments. Unparalleled Immersion – Amazing environments powered by the Unreal Engine. Dynamic light and sound effects that match reality.

Pulsating action on a global scale – Over 20 hours of stealth action. Different mission goals that can be achieved in different ways for increased replay value.

Released

November 18, 2002

Engine

Unreal Engine 2

ESRB

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How long to beat

13 hours

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