Exciting news for fans of Sam Fisher: Ubisoft has not forgotten about the Splinter Cell series. They've recently updated Splinter Cell: Blacklist from 2013 with new Steam Achievements, signaling that the franchise is still on their radar.
The last significant update on the Splinter Cell Remake was in 2022, when IGN met with Ubisoft Toronto developers to delve into their design philosophy for the game. Now, Ubisoft has quietly rolled out an achievement list for the 12-year-old Blacklist on Steam.
Ubisoft announced: "Agents, we are pleased to announce that Steam Achievements are now available for Splinter Cell: Blacklist!"
The achievements can be "retroactively earned for the accomplishments already completed in your game," but you'll need to start the game once to trigger this. "Once synced, the previously unlocked Ubisoft Connect achievements will be automatically unlocked on Steam," the team further explained.
Interestingly, Ubisoft decided not to include the additional 19 online achievements available on consoles, allowing players to fully complete the game on Steam without these extras.
The stealth-action series is poised for a comeback with the Splinter Cell Remake. While details are sparse, we know it will be built from scratch using the advanced Snowdrop engine.
Creative director Chris Auty shared in 2022, “20 years later, we can look back at the plot, the characters, the overall story of the game [and] make some improvements — things that might not have aged particularly well. But the core of the story, the core of the experience will remain as it was in the original game.”
In related news, last month, Ubisoft established a new subsidiary company focusing on its Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry, and Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six brands, backed by a €1.16 billion (approximately $1.25 billion) investment from Tencent.
This move followed the announcement that Assassin's Creed Shadows had surpassed 3 million players. Ubisoft faced numerous challenges including high-profile flops, layoffs, studio closures, and game cancellations leading up to Shadows' launch. The success of Shadows is crucial for Ubisoft, especially after their share price reached a historic low.
