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Friday9th Aug 2013
News Ubisoft Declassifies Splinter Cell: Blacklist Before Release
No longer invisible
French publisher Ubisoft has been spending too much time with Sam Fisher. The company confirmed that Splinter Cell: Blacklist is finished today, and that it’s ready for manufacturing ahead of release. Of course, you could be forgiven for forgetting that the stealth adventure's deploying in the first place, as it’s been...
Wednesday24th Jul 2013
News Be a Ghost, a Panther, or a Maniac in Splinter Cell: Blacklist
However you like it
Sam Fisher's doing a decent job of remaining undetected leading up to the launch of Splinter Cell: Blacklist, as this newest trailer almost slipped us by. Detailing the three different play styles that are open to you during missions, the video is keen to show off just how varied each approach can be. Taking the Ghost route,...
Thursday2nd May 2013
News Spies vs. Mercs Mode Sneaks into Splinter Cell: Blacklist
Turn on your torches
Splinter Cell: Blacklist will plot the return of the franchise’s iconic Spies vs. Mercs multiplayer mode. Judging by the trailer embedded below, the playlist will be shedding its two-on-two origins in favour of an eight player experience. Objectives will remain the same, though, with the stealth squad tasked with hacking data,...
Monday15th Apr 2013
News Splinter Cell: Blacklist Hunts Plenty of Prey in New Abilities Trailer
Catch of the day
For an agent that’s supposed to rely on stealth, you’d think that Sam Fisher would have the foresight to switch off his night-vision goggles when not in use. This brand new trailer for the upcoming Splinter Cell: Blacklist shows the aforementioned protagonist hiding in the shadows, but we’re not sure how he doesn't get spotted...
Friday25th Jan 2013
News Splinter Cell: Blacklist's Huge Collector's Edition Takes Flight
Cloud nine
The battle for the most preposterous video game collector’s edition rages on with Splinter Cell: Blacklist. Ubisoft has announced that the upcoming stealth action title will deploy alongside an enormous premium bundle that includes a remote controlled plane. Let’s do that again: a freakin’ remote controlled plane. The brilliantly...
Wednesday16th Jan 2013
News Splinter Cell: Blacklist Goes Dark Until 20th August
Under the radar
There’s life beyond the summer after all. Despite the majority of new video game releases being crammed into the opening six months of the year, Ubisoft has revealed that Splinter Cell: Blacklist will don its night vision goggles on 20th August in North America. That’s mere months before the PlayStation 4 is rumoured to...
Friday31st Aug 2012
News Splinter Cell: Blacklist Goes Ghost in New Trailer
Shadow man
Splinter Cell: Blacklist isn’t the action exclusive experience previous trailers have portrayed. This brand new footage shows the same sequence from E3 and GamesCom, but with a much more subtle approach. That sound you can hear is thousands of Splinter Cell fans all simultaneously breathing a huge sigh of relief.
Friday17th Aug 2012
News Check Out Ten Minutes of Splinter Cell: Blacklist Gameplay
Out in the open
Splinter Cell: Blacklist couldn’t be more predictable if it tried. Don’t get us wrong, the game looks good – but we can’t say we were surprised to see this narrated mission end with a UAV sequence. Remember when that was considered a revolutionary gameplay mechanic? Yeah, us neither.
Monday9th Jul 2012
Rumour Splinter Cell: Blacklist Infiltrates Retail on 29th March
Accidentally exposed
Ubisoft’s upcoming Splinter Cell: Blacklist is set to slink onto store shelves on 29th March, according to the UK department of online retailer Amazon. The digital store craftily updated its product information for the upcoming stealth title today, revealing some fresh details about its limited edition and the aforementioned...
Saturday16th Jun 2012
News Ubisoft Planning on Bringing Splinter Cell to the Big Screen
Red carpet
Splinter Cell could be the latest video game property to make an appearance on the big screen. Deadline reports that publisher Ubisoft is currently in talks with both Warner Bros and Paramount over a theatrical release of the stealth series. It’s not yet clear which game – if any, of course – would form the basis for the film...
Tuesday12th Jun 2012
News Get Your Face in Ubisoft's Splinter Cell: Blacklist
Fame monster
If you’ve always dreamed of being stabbed in the throat by Splinter Cell: Blacklist protagonist Sam Fisher, then you might finally get the chance. GameStop has launched a contest that will see winners jetted off to developer Ubisoft Montreal to have their likenesses implemented into the upcoming game. To be in the running all you...
