For many years, there have been rumors of Ubisoft developing a new Splinter Cell game. Once the biggest rival to Metal Gear Solid in the stealth/action genre, Splinter Cell fizzled into obscurity with the launch of its last major title, Blacklist. The franchise has since been dormant, with fans hoping for another entry to arrive - especially considering that Metal Gear Solid is pretty much over, and Assassin's Creed has exchanged its focus on stealth in favour of RPG/adventure. However, our most credible source yet has basically confirmed that a new Splinter Cell game is coming.

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According to Luca Ward - who plays Splinter Cell protagonist Sam Fisher in the Italian dub - in an interview with Italian media outlet Multiplayer.it, Ubisoft is secretly working on a new entry in the series. "There's this Splinter Cell comeback that should take place for a final adventure, though I'm not sure about this part, and they haven't yet figured out if it's going to be in 2021," said Ward. "It was supposed to be in 2020, then COVID-19 happened and several big projects got stuck in 2020, while others moved forward such as Cyberpunk 2077, which I'm almost done working on. Anyway, I'm sure Splinter Cell is returning, that's a fact."

Of course, this hasn't been officially announced yet by Ubisoft (with some now expecting the game to be unveiled at Ubisoft's next Forward event), but this information coming from the game's Italian voice actor does seem like a credible enough source to believe. Next to Splinter Cell, Ubisoft have also been quiet about another franchise, Prince of Persia. Unfortunately, there aren't any concrete sources or rumours to be back up that another Prince of Persia game is in development, so we'll have to wait a little while longer on that.

A new Splinter Cell game is reportedly in development.