Ubisoft’s heading into the weekend dropping a big tease about Splinter Cell.
As for what it’s teasing, who knows? The Splinter Cell series has been sadly dormant for years now, the last game being 2013’s Splinter Cell: Blacklist. Since then, we’ve heard very little until Ubisoft remembered Splinter Cell existed by adding Steam achievements to a 12-year-old game just a couple of weeks ago.
If we’re honest, today’s tease doesn’t provide much more information — we’ve got a close-up of Sam Fisher’s face and a hashtag, Splinter Cell — but interestingly, the alt description is a little more revealing.
“Close-up of Sam Fisher from Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory, showing a stern expression with focused eyes, short dark hair, and a rugged beard, set against a blurred high-tech background,” the description explains. “He’s locked in.”
👁️👄👁️#SplinterCell pic.twitter.com/Uh47DxdNQu
— Ubisoft (@Ubisoft) May 30, 2025
It’s also interesting that Ubisoft specifies this screenshot is from Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory, and not from the upcoming Splinter Cell Remake, so make of that what you will.
The Splinter Cell series is set to sneak back into action with a remake of the classic first game in the franchise, Splinter Cell Remake. We still don’t know very much about it other than the new version will be built from the ground up using the advanced Snowdrop engine. Our last meaningful update came in 2022 when IGN met with Ubisoft Toronto developers to discuss their design philosophy behind the game.
“20 years later, we can look back at the plot, the characters, the overall story of the game [and] make some improvements — things that might not have aged particularly well,” said creative director Chris Auty at the time. “But the core of the story, the core of the experience will remain as it was in the original game.”
Perhaps Ubisoft is priming fans for a Summer Game Fest announcement, but without confirmation, it’s hard to know for sure. On the plus side, we don’t have too long to wait — Summer Game Fest and IGN Live are right around the corner. The Last of US Season 2 will be at IGN Live, as well as Sonic Team, Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles 2, Norse: Oath of Blood, and more.
Vikki Blake is a reporter for IGN, as well as a critic, columnist, and consultant with 15+ years experience working with some of the world’s biggest gaming sites and publications. She’s also a Guardian, Spartan, Silent Hillian, Legend, and perpetually High Chaos. Find her at BlueSky.
