Splinter Cell remake director leaves Ubisoft

pcgamer.com:

After years of rumors and disappointments, it came as great news for long-suffering fans when Ubisoft announced in December 2021 that the stealth-action classic Splinter Cell is getting a full remake(opens in new tab). But some of those fans are feeling a little bit nervous following the news that David Grivel, the director on the project, has left Ubisoft.

Grivel announced his departure on his LinkedIn(opens in new tab) page (via VGC), where he said that after 11 years at Ubisoft, «it is now time for me to go on a new adventure.»

«11 years is a long time and summing it up in one post is quasi-impossible but I must say, I’ve been lucky,» Grivel wrote. «Lucky to work with so many great people over the years. Made so many friends.

»From Ubisoft Paris (Ghost Recon Future Soldier), to Ubisoft Toronto (Splinter Cell Blacklist, Assassin’s Creed Unity, Far Cry Primal, 5, 6 and Splinter Cell Remake), I’ve had the opportunity to work on many franchises that I love as a gamer."

Grivel is only one man, and studio employees—even those in leadership positions—move around with some regularity. Even so, the reaction to the news was not overly positive.

«Well, that doesn’t bode well,» redditor AceRojo(opens in new tab) wrote. «A lot of the problems with Conviction was the troubled development. Here’s hoping they beat the odds.»

«First there's some serious issues with Prince of Persia Remake and now this project starts having problems as well.,» budyll66(opens in new tab) added. «Oh, well… aha, it's Ubisoft!»

«I always try to be cautiously optimistic, and in the case of this remake that’s been the approach I’ve taken so far,» Revenant_XV(opens in new tab) wrote. «But I’ve still had very little faith in the first place after being burned