Ubisoft Toronto Is Seemingly Teasing Upcoming Splinter Cell Remake News
Ubisoft Toronto, the team behind the upcoming Splinter Cell remake, has changed its profile picture and banner on Facebook following the announcement of this year's Ubisoft Forward, potentially hinting at an announcement there.
Although Ubisoft has spent the last few console generations keeping most of its iconic series under wraps and without any new entries (I feel your pain, Rayman fans), that has started to change recently. Not only have we had a new Prince of Persia game, with another reportedly on the way this year, but we also received confirmation some time ago that Sam Fisher is finally going to be making a comeback.
Back in 2021, Ubisoft randomly confirmed out of nowhere that a remake of the original Splinter Cell was in development at Ubisoft Toronto, an announcement that was followed by some sparse details and some early concept art. With at least three years of development time, 2024 has looked like the year it would be revealed for some time, a theory that just gained some major traction.
As shared on the GamingLeaksAndRumours subreddit and originally pointed out by Twitter user MauroNL3, Ubisoft Toronto recently changed its profile picture and header image on Facebook to show some imagery from the Splinter Cell remake. The profile picture shows the studio's logo with a green tint, while the cover image is of Sam Fisher's goggles.
This usually wouldn't be too much more than a little hint, but considering Ubisoft confirmed yesterday that its yearly event, Ubisoft Forward, will return this Summer, it does seem like Ubisoft Toronto has done it purposefully as an acknowledgement of the event. That, or it's some comedically bad timing that will end up crushing a bunch of stealth fans like myself.
It's worth noting that Facebook says the header image and profile picture are both from 2023, but it appears that it has been changed since then and only recently changed back to these images following the Ubisoft Forward announcement.
It's possible
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