Gaming News - December 2005

San Francisco, CA (December 14, 2005) - Today Ubisoft announced that Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell 4 will officially be called Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Double Agent. The game will be available Spring 2006 for the Xbox 360, Xbox, PlayStation 2, GameCube, and Windows PC.

From Ubisoft:

Following the Tom Clancy Splinter Cell franchise tradition of innovation, Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Double Agent will completely revolutionize and reinvent the spy action genre by introducing an unprecedented double agent concept and an entirely new breed of game play that adds an exciting new dimension to the gaming experience.

“Ubisoft is excited to have re-imagined the Splinter Cell franchise by introducing Sam Fisher as a double agent, expanding the depth of his character,” said Tony Kee, vice president of marketing at Ubisoft. “Gamers are going to find themselves immersed in entirely new territory that will allow Ubisoft to expand on its already captivating Splinter Cell franchise.”

With the entirely new direction of Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Double Agent, Ubisoft has reinvented the best-selling and highest rated espionage franchise. The revolutionary double agent concept immerses players in the world of international espionage more completely than ever, expanding the story and depth of Sam Fisher’s character and evoking players’ emotions by drawing them deeper into the gaming experience. Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Double Agent will push the limits of each platform based on its respective technological capabilities, taking advantage of a collaborative development effort between Ubisoft’s award-winning development studios in Montreal, Shanghai and Annecy, France. Across all platforms, Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Double Agent will have the features that have defined the Splinter Cell franchise – amazing graphics, fluid animations, advanced artificial intelligence and open level design. Furthermore, each platform will feature exclusive content and offer a unique game play experience.

“The surprising new direction for the series will certainly excite fans and attract the attention of a whole new group of gamers,” said Jeremy Zoss, associate editor at Game Informer Magazine. “As fans of the Splinter Cell series, Game Informer is thrilled to bring our readers a world exclusive first look at Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Double Agent,” available on newsstands December 22, 2005. Game Informer features an in-depth first preview of Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Double Agent.