Ubisoft would have finally approved the development of a new Cell splinter

Could it be the end of the desert crossing for Sam Fisher fans? In order to believe the sources of Journalist Tom Henderson, a regular leakage that publishes his first article on VGC, Ubisoft would finally approved the development of a new episode of Splinter Cell, eight years after the exit of Splinter Cell: Blacklist.

According to sources close to development, Ubisoft launches a reconquest operation with this title to satisfy fans, frustrated to have revised the license and character of Sam Fisher only in collaborations and mobile games, waiting for the Netflix series or The game in virtual reality that Red Storm Entertainment prepares with Oculus.

The studio responsible for developing this future Splinter Cell has not been identified yet, even if the trend wants the game to not be developed in Montreal. In any case, the project would be in a small phase of production, although there is a small chance that it is announced next year, depending on the sources of Tom Henderson.

Yves Guillemot, CEO of Ubisoft, had been invited to speak about the future of the Splinter Cell franchise in 2019. The leader felt that the return of the franchise was made difficult by the expectations of the fans. When you create a game, you have to make sure to present something that will be sufficiently different from what you ve done before. The last time we have made a Cell splinter, we had a lot of pressure from all the fans who told us do not change, do not do this, do not do that ... so some teams were more nervous at the idea of ​​working on the brand. Now there are some things and some people who take care of From the brand, who take care of the mark. So at some point you will see something, but I can not say more , he said.