Splinter Cell remake: Ubisoft Toronto keeps hiring without gameplay or a trailer
Ubisoft Toronto still appears to be working on the Splinter Cell remake, but no gameplay or trailer has been shown yet.
Since the official announcement on 15 December 2021, Ubisoft has not shown any gameplay or a trailer for the remake. The exact stage of development also remains unclear.
The sources do not confirm the final approach for the remake. It is still unknown whether Ubisoft will borrow elements from Splinter Cell: Conviction or Splinter Cell: Blacklist.
What happened
Ubisoft announced the Splinter Cell remake on 15 December 2021 and put Ubisoft Toronto in charge of the project. Based on the available information, no public footage of the game has appeared since then. The source describes that “exact zero seconds” of gameplay or trailer have been shown, underlining the lack of a public reveal.
Recent job listings show that Ubisoft Toronto is still looking for people to work on the project. The mentioned openings include a level designer and a producer, which points to the remake still being actively supported. An external source also mentions several open positions at Ubisoft Toronto, while another report says the studio faced layoffs in February 2026. Ubisoft said the Splinter Cell remake is still in development despite those staff cuts.
The sources do not say how far production has progressed. It also remains unclear whether Ubisoft will keep the remake close to the original Splinter Cell from 2002 or use modern systems from later entries. The available information does say the remake is being built from the ground up, but it gives no concrete details about gameplay, story structure, or technical choices.
Timeline
2013 — Splinter Cell: Blacklist releases; according to the source, no new mainline Splinter Cell game has come out since then.
15 December 2021 — Ubisoft officially announces a remake of the original Splinter Cell and assigns Ubisoft Toronto to the project.
2021 to 2026 — Ubisoft shows no gameplay or trailer for the remake, while public information remains limited to the announcement and later job listings.
2026 — Recent openings for roles such as level designer and producer suggest Ubisoft Toronto is still working on the project.
2026 — Ubisoft reportedly says the Splinter Cell remake is still in development, despite layoffs at Ubisoft Toronto.
2026 — No gameplay or trailer for the remake has been shown so far.
Background
Splinter Cell has been largely absent from Ubisoft’s mainline lineup for years. Sam Fisher did appear in other Ubisoft projects, including guest spots in Ghost Recon and Rainbow Six Siege. That kept the character visible even though no new mainline Splinter Cell game followed Blacklist in 2013, as the source puts it.
A Netflix animated series based on Splinter Cell also launched last year. In that production, Liev Schreiber voiced Sam Fisher instead of Michael Ironside. The Netflix trailer context mentioned in the source mainly confirms that Splinter Cell has remained relevant outside games, but it says nothing about new footage from the remake itself.
The biggest questions around the remake are still open: when Ubisoft will show the game for the first time, how closely it will follow the original 2002 release, and whether mechanics from Conviction or Blacklist will return. The technical side also remains mostly under wraps; the available sources mention no final engine or feature list, and no concrete release date. The only hard signs are the ongoing job listings, confirmation that Ubisoft Toronto is working on the project, and repeated notes that no public footage has been released.
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Sources
- GameSpot: The Splinter Cell Remake Is Still Lurking In The Shadows
- Ubisoft job listings as cited in the source
- Netflix trailer context for Splinter Cell: Deathwatch