Splinter Cell remake gets new director who's also old, as its original director sneaks back into the chair

David Grivel's returned to Ubisoft aft antecedently departing the institution successful 2022

Ubisoft's Splinter Cell remake has a caller manager who's served arsenic its manager before. David Grivel has returned to Ubisoft and instrumentality up the relation helium near erstwhile helium departed the institution successful 2022, not agelong aft being tapped arsenic the remake's archetypal manager pursuing its precocious 2021 announcement.

"Today, I americium very, VERY blessed to denote that I'm rejoining Ubisoft Toronto arsenic Game Director connected the Splinter Cell Remake," Grivel revealed successful a caller LinkedIn station spotted by GamesRadar. "A precise peculiar squad and task to me."

Grivel's instrumentality to the task follows a fewer years successful which he's worked connected Battlefield 6 arsenic portion of now-shuttered workplace Ridgeline Games, concisely returned to Ubisoft Toronto to enactment connected the aboriginal stages of an unannounced project, past near to articulation NetEase-backed workplace Worlds Untold. Worlds Untold past unopen its doors arsenic helium was transitioning into has occupation there, which sounds similar a peculiarly horrible script to person faced.

With that roadworthy walked, the developer's present backmost astatine Ubi Toronto again, having spent 11 years determination successful the archetypal stint that ended with his 2022 departure from the Splinter Cell remake. During that time, helium worked arsenic a crippled decorator connected the likes of Far Cry 6, Primal, and Assassin's Creed Unity.

If you're wondering whether Grivel's instrumentality volition spot Ubisoft really propulsion the covers disconnected the Splinter Cell remake oregon supply an update arsenic it however its development's going, the reply seems to beryllium a no, astatine slightest for now. Things person been precise quiescent connected the game's beforehand since that archetypal 2021 reveal, contempt immoderate imaginable teases and the Steam accomplishment of Pandora Tomorrow having whipped up hopes. This arguably isn't retired of quality for a stealty sneakfest, but has near folks keen to splinter their cells without overmuch of an thought however things are shaping up.

Here's hoping that with Grivel present backmost connected board, we mightiness astatine slightest get a little morse codification connection astir the authorities of the remake sometime soon. Otherwise, it'll beryllium much gazing astatine Ubisoft from afar done tactical goggles, waiting to spot if they propulsion the trigger connected releasing the thing.