Exciting news for fans of Sam Fisher and the Splinter Cell series: Ubisoft has not forgotten about this beloved franchise. In a recent update, they've added Steam Achievements to the 2013 release, Splinter Cell: Blacklist. This move shows Ubisoft's continued support for the series, even as fans eagerly await more information on the Splinter Cell Remake.
The last significant update about the Splinter Cell Remake came in 2022 when IGN met with Ubisoft Toronto developers to discuss their design philosophy behind the game. However, the developer made a quiet but significant update overnight by adding achievements to the 12-year-old Splinter Cell: Blacklist on Steam.
Ubisoft announced, "Agents, we are pleased to announce that Steam Achievements are now available for Splinter Cell: Blacklist!" These achievements will be "retroactively earned for the accomplishments already completed in your game," but players need to boot up the game at least once for this to happen. "Once synced, the previously unlocked Ubisoft Connect achievements will be automatically unlocked on Steam," the team added.
Interestingly, Ubisoft decided not to include the additional 19 online achievements available on consoles, ensuring players can still achieve 100% completion on Steam. This choice reflects their commitment to providing a complete experience on the platform.
The Splinter Cell series is set to make a thrilling return with the Splinter Cell Remake, a ground-up rebuild of the original game 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 other Ubisoft news, the company recently established a subsidiary focused 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 development follows the announcement that Assassin's Creed Shadows has surpassed 3 million players. Ubisoft has faced challenges with high-profile flops, layoffs, studio closures, and game cancellations leading up to Shadows' release, adding significant pressure on the game to succeed amidst the company's historic low share price.
