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Ubisoft teases Splinter Cell reveal but don't get your hopes up
Activity on Ubisoft's social media channels points to a potential Splinter Cell announcement, but is it connected to the remake?
It's been four years since Ubisoft announced it was working on a remake of the first Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell, and we've heard nothing substantial about it since.
Aside from some early concept art, a report last year claimed that, despite fan fears, the project hadn't been cancelled and that it could launch at some point in 2026.
Despite years of silence from Ubisoft, it seems they might finally be gearing up to make an announcement regarding the franchise. Either that, or someone on the social media team is feeling particularly torturous towards its fans.
In an X post on Friday, May 30, the official Ubisoft account shared a head shot of series protagonist Sam Fisher, with eye emojis and '#SplinterCell' in the caption.
Weirdly, the screenshot itself is from the sequel to Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell, titled Pandora Tomorrow, which was released in 2004 on PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube, and PC.
While many fans are hoping this is a tease for news about the remake at Summer Game Fest on Friday, June 6, or at the Xbox showcase two days later, there's a chance it could be connected to something else entirely.
On Saturday, May 31, Netflix is holding its annual Tudum event where it shares trailers and announcements about its upcoming release slate. You might have forgotten about it entirely, but Netflix is developing an animated TV series based on Splinter Cell, called Splinter Cell: Deathwatch, which is slated to be released in late 2025. More Trending
There's a chance Ubisoft is teasing an announcement regarding the latter, but that doesn't mean we won't see an update about the remake at some point soon. In fact, it makes sense to line up the animated series with the launch of a remake, but that depends on whether Ubisoft is feeling logical.
One potential ding against the chances of an update at Summer Game Fest is the fact Ubisoft hasn't been listed among the event's partners so far.
This in turn suggests the company is planning its own Ubisoft Forward presentation again, like it did in June last year, but there hasn't been an official announcement yet.
The last mainline instalment in the series was 2013's Splinter Cell: Blacklist, which continued the series' action-orientated shift, following Splinter Cell: Conviction. Ubisoft was working on a VR spin-off, but that was was cancelled in 2022.
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