Dead Space 3, Fable: The Journey, Resident Evil 6 – the industry isn’t short of big brands that have distanced themselves from their heritage in an attempt to reach a larger audience. Next on the list could be Splinter Cell: Blacklist. Ubisoft Toronto boss Jade Raymond has said that while …
Read More »Jade Raymond’s Splinter Sell
It may have sold 22m units across the world, but Ubisoft feels Splinter Cell should be doing even better. And so it’s tasked one of the masterminds behind Assassin’s Creed to lead a revolution for the spy franchise.MCV speaks to Jade Raymond… One of my first jobs in the games …
Read More »Read about Jade Raymond’s Splinter Cell dream in the latest MCV
This latest MCV–which isnow available to view online– features an interview with Ubisoft’s Jade Raymond on the future of Splinter Cell. We also reveal retail’s thoughts on pre-owned blocking and Battlefield 4, and we take a retrospective look-back at 30 years of System 3. The issue also features our new-look …
Read More »Ubisoft unveils a number of Splinter Cell Blacklist Special Editions
As is seemingly the way with modern console gaming, Ubisoft has unveiled four Special edition versions of upcoming sneak-em-up Splinter Cell: Blacklist. First up is The 5th Freedom Edition, which is exclusive to GAME in the UK and GameStop in Ireland. It includes a 24cm Sam Fisher statue, a graphic …
Read More »Ubisoft cuts torture scene from Splinter Cell Blacklist
Some of Splinter Cell Blacklist’s violent content previously demoed to journalists has been cut from the final release. A controversial scene shown at E3 last year saw players controlling ‘hero’ Sam Fisher torturing a suspect in an interrogation scenario. But the negative reaction from the press and consumers has led …
Read More »RC airplane included in Splinter Cell Blacklist Collector’s Edition
Ubisoft has confirmed a pretty amazing inclusion in its freshly revealed Splinter Cell Blacklist Collector’s Edition SKU. Called the Paladin Multi-Mission Aircraft Edition, IGN reports that the $169.99 SKU is headlined by a dual-motor radio controlled versions of the Paladin airplane used as a base by gruff hero Sam Fisher …
Read More »Splinter Cell Blacklist sneaking onto shelves this August
Ubisoft will release the latest instalment of its popular Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell series this summer. Splinter Cell: Blacklist will arrive on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC on August 23rd in the UK, the publisher has confirmed to MCV. That’s three days after the August 20th release date that was …
Read More »Splinter Cell movie produced by New Regency
Ubisoft has partnered with New Regency to produce the upcoming Splinter Cell movie, the same Hollywood firm behind the Assassin’s Creed flick. Word first emerged of Sam Fisher’s big screen debut when Tom Hardy, Batman’s Bane, was signed to play the main character. Ubisoft announced backed in October it had …
Read More »Batman’s Tom ‘Bane’ Hardy to star in Splinter Cell movie
New details have emerged about a big screen adaptation of Ubisoft stealth ’em up, Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell. Variety reports that Dark Knight Rises and Inception star Tom Hardy (that’s right, Bane) will play the series’ protagonist Sam Fisher. Meanwhile the script will be written by Eric Warren Singer, who …
Read More »Splinter Cell: Conviction ‘became a rescue job’
Blacklist creative director Maxime Béland calls previous installation a stepping stone
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