Splinter Cell Remake Director Leaves Ubisoft - IGN

The manager of the Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Remake has near Ubisoft aft much than 11 years astatine the company.

As reported by VGC, David Grivel announced connected LinkedIn that he'd beryllium moving connected to a caller escapade pursuing much than a decennary moving connected Ubisoft games including Assassin's Creed Unity, Far Cry 5, and astir precocious Splinter Cell Remake.

Its unclear however Grivel's departure volition impact the remake's improvement astatine Ubisoft Toronto but helium appears to beryllium leaving connected bully terms, meaning Ubisoft apt had plans for his replacement successful spot (though a caller manager is yet to beryllium announced).

"After much than 11 years astatine Ubisoft, it is present clip for maine to spell connected a caller adventure," Grivel said successful the post. "11 years is simply a agelong clip and summing it up successful 1 station is quasi-impossible but I indispensable say, I’ve been lucky. Lucky to enactment with truthful galore large radical implicit the years. Made truthful galore friends.

"I privation to springiness a heartfelt convey you to everyone I worked with astatine Ubisoft and accidental 'au revoir'. This is not 'adieu' for ours is simply a tiny manufacture truthful I’m looking guardant to our paths crossing again successful the future. As for what that caller escapade is? Stay tuned."

Ubisoft has reportedly struggled with a "great exodus" of endowment recently, peculiarly successful its Canadian studios, arsenic caller and upcoming studios person offered much competitory salaries and amended moving conditions.

Splinter Cell Remake is yet to beryllium fixed a merchandise date, however, meaning adjacent an interior hold wouldn't beryllium revealed extracurricular of Ubisoft itself. The crippled was announced successful December past year and volition spot the 2002 stealth classical remade successful the Snowdrop Engine, the aforesaid tech down The Division Games.

Reworking adjacent much than its engine, graphics, and gameplay, Ubisoft volition besides update Splinter Cell's story to beryllium much applicable to a modern-day audience.

Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelancer. He'll speech astir The Witcher each day.