A New Splinter Cell Was In Improvement, However Ubisoft Canceled It

Ubisoft was engaged on a brand new entry within the Splinter Cell franchise, however Ubisoft determined to cancel it earlier than it was ever introduced.

In a latest interview with Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier, AdHoc Studio co-founder Nick Herman spoke about how Dispatch got here to be and an fascinating state of affairs that led to the studio’s formation.

Herman was employed in 2017 by Ubisoft, alongside two different AdHoc cofounders Pierre Shorette and Dennis Lenart, and moved to work in Ubisoft’s San Francisco workplace. Upon arrival, they had been placed on the brand new Splinter Cell undertaking.

“I was so excited to be a part of this and help revitalize it, because it’s been dormant for a while,” Herman told Schreier. “And we thought we could tell a great story and do something the fans would love.”

Unfortunately, the sport didn’t get very far. After simply months of labor, Ubisoft began making pivots on its plans. It appeared just like the writing was on the wall for the sport.

“It was exciting to go to work for the first six months because we thought we were going to be able to make something really great,” Herman stated. “And then you realize that all of the things you care about, they don’t anymore. It’s a common thing in games.”

Herman, Shorette, and Lenart would depart Ubisoft after the undertaking was cancelled and type AdHoc Studio together with Michael Choung in 2018.

Despite no new recreation within the franchise since Splinter Cell: Blacklist in 2013, Splinter Cell isn’t useless. Ubisoft is at the moment engaged on a remake of the unique recreation that, as of late 2024, was nonetheless deliberate for a 2026 launch. Since then, nonetheless, it’s been fairly silent on its standing.

Recently, Ubisoft has moved right into a partnership with Tencent, began a brand new subsidiary, and even delayed reporting its earnings simply minutes earlier than they had been scheduled to launch.

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