Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg has hinted at launching a Twitch channel focused on the strategy video game Civilization. During the Meta Connect 2024 conference, he spoke with Pubity, revealing his deep passion for the game: “In terms of strategy games, the one that I’m more likely to want to be …
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Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater celebrated its 25-year anniversary on September 29, 2024. Below, we look back at how it began, and its influence as an unconventional platformer. The 1990s were a wild time for skateboarding. Professionals like Tony Hawk were pushing the limits of what seemed possible by nailing unbelievable …
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Today is stealth-action franchise Splinter Cell’s 20th anniversary. To mark the occasion, Ubisoft put out a video celebrating the franchise and revealing details of the upcoming remake. The video features a panel with several developers working on the Splinter Cell remake, including creative director Chris Auty, technical director Christian Carriere, …
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The Ubisoft Store has quite the deal on the original Splinter Cell right now. For the low, low price of nothing, you can get the game that started it all. The deal lasts until November 30, and it’s the perfect way to prepare for the upcoming Splinter Cell remake. See …
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Fans rejoiced in late 2021 when Ubisoft revealed that it’s working on a Splinter Cell remake. However, that project’s director has apparently left the company, and it’s not clear what impact his departure will have. As first spotted by VGC, director David Grivel announced the change on LinkedIn, saying that …
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The stealth-espionage genre was made mainstream with 1998’s Metal Gear Solid, but Kojima’s series faced stiff competition from Ubisoft and the “Tom Clancy’s” brand almost immediately. Splinter Cell dialed up the realism and ripped-from-the-headlines stories in place of the outright goofiness of Metal Gear, added a revolutionary lighting system for …
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Ubisoft has revealed that 2002’s Splinter Cell will be getting a remake, with efforts led by Ubisoft Toronto. Splinter Cell will be rebuilt from the ground up using Ubisoft’s own Snowdrop engine, which is currently also being used for the company’s upcoming Star Wars and Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora games. …
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After nearly a decade of some pretty intense covert tactical espionage, followed by an extended hiatus, Sam Fisher is back, toting with him what’s sure to be an arsenal of new weapons and perhaps just as many questions. Luckily for us, following the announcement that a remake of 2002’s iconic …
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Ubisoft’s unannounced Splinter Cell game is reportedly in the early stages of development and will have an open world. According to journalist Tom Henderson on Twitter, the Splinter Cell game is currently undergoing early development and “is currently scoped as a… You guessed it… Open World of sorts.” The game …
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As part of Ubisoft’s 35th anniversary celebrations, the publisher is giving away free games, and the latest one has now been revealed. 2005’s Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory is now available for free on PC through the Ubisoft Connect store. This deal doesn’t last forever, as the offer is good through …
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