The development of the Splinter Cell remake seems to be progressing at a steady pace at Ubisoft, with the franchise’s former game director David Grivel announcing that he has returned to the company after having left back in 2022. Taking to LinkedIn, Grivel confirmed that he would be returning to Ubisoft Toronto as the game director on the remake of Splinter Cell.
“I am very, VERY happy to announce that I’m rejoining Ubisoft Toronto as Game Director on the Splinter Cell remake,” wrote Grivel. “A very special team and project to me.”
It is worth noting that Grivel had spent quite some time at Ubisoft previously in the same position – as game director on the Splinter Cell remake. His LinkedIn profile confirms that he had been working on the project for a year starting on November 2021 until October 2022. At this point, he would leave the company and joined EA to work on Battlefield 6 as its senior design director for the campaign until March 2024.
Interestingly, following this stint at EA, Grivel had worked as game director at Ubisoft Toronto for 8 months in 2024, with his responsibility being noted as offering “design direction for an unannounced project in conception phase.” His current return to Ubisoft comes after a few stints as a freelancer with other companies.
Ubisoft is yet to confirm any real details about the Splinter Cell remake. However, there have been quite a few rumours and other reports that indicate that the title’s development has been going strong. Back in May, Insider Gaming’s Tom Henderson noted that he had heard that the Splinter Cell remake looks “genuinely impressive”. His statement came in light of Ubisoft itself teasing an official announcement at the time.
A report from back in October 2024 had indicated that the Splinter Cell remake was on track to be released some time in 2026. More recently, Ubisoft’s recent earnings report indicated that it had four major releases planned for the coming year. These included Rainbow Six Siege Mobile and The Division Resurgence for mobile platforms, and the Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time remake and an unannounced other title for PC and consoles.
As previous reports have noted, this unannounced title has a good chance of being the Splinter Cell remake. According to Insider Gaming’s Mike Straw, the company plans to release the remake in the second half of 2026.
“Splinter Cell, the remake, from what we’ve seen and what I’ve seen looks good,” he said. “It’s still coming, still cruising right along. The last official release window report we had was that they were planning to launch it in the second half of 2026.”
The last major release in the Splinter Cell franchise was Splinter Cell: Blacklist, which came out all the way back in 2013. Blacklist was the sixth mainline release in the franchise, with the original having come out all the way back in 2002. The series has also seen spin-offs for portable platforms, from the Game Boy Advance back in 2002 to 2011’s Splinter Cell 3D for the Nintendo 3DS.
