According to Neogaf, word on the block is that there may be a new Splinter Cell game in the making, with Michael Ironside returning to his role as Sam Fisher.
Crossing Edan, a Neogaf user who has a pretty solid reputation for leaking reliable information when it comes to Ubisoft, said that his source confirmed that there a Splinter Cell game is indeed a possibility. And this is the same source who earlier leaked info about Watch Dogs 2 and Assassin’s Creed Syndicate, which proved out to be completey accurate.
This is what he had to say, “Regarding other games, I haven’t been involved with Steep or Wildlands, but I was surprised Splinter Cell didn’t appear at E3. I know Ironside is back. He was in the studio, I said Hi to him and his daughter. He was shooting a movie with Amy Jo Johnson, and I know someone who worked on that set and Ironside confirmed to him he was doing the new Splinter Cell. I know Toronto has the mocap studio for it.I’m hoping to hear or see something unofficial, if not official, this year, but its been hard to get anything beyond ‘It’s Happening’.”
Later, he made an update to the post, saying he had heard back from his source who had seen Michael Ironside shooting in Toronto.
“To throw a date on this: I did see Ironside and one his daughters at the TO studio last summer. This was just good timing, as I was there on other business.
I have two sources who worked on the set of The Space Between (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4682922/), which was shooting in TO. Ironside mentioned he was working on a new Splinter Cell. One source is someone I trust, the other is an acquaintance by degrees.
The movie shoot overlapped the same week as my encounter. As I understand it, he was here for the movie first and worked in the studio visit while in town.
None of us is bound by NDA over this, given our connections and circumstances, but it still feels shady to talk about since it’s not official. I was surprised I hadn’t seen this news from someone else by now, to be honest.
I know UbiSoft TO has a wonderful new mocap studio.
While I did express disappointment it wasn’t shown at E3, this thing could be early along. I haven’t seen actual in-game assets or production assets for myself (like the Syndicate extra timeline story). I don’t know who is making it. I know other dev studios have used the mocap studio.
Remember Ubisoft studios collaborate often. The TO studio contributed content to Watch_Dogs 2, and For Honor also takes up a chunk there. I’d like to say this was another TO take on the franchise, but I will not until I know more.”
Even though Ubisoft hasn’t commented on this as of yet, this information does not seem baseless. It may be possible that they’re saving the information and may reveal the game at next year’s E3 conference, so we’re still gonna label this as a rumour. Keep your fingers crossed, lads.
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