Splinter Cell Blacklist Spies vs Mercs preview: Agents vs Predators
Adapting Splinter Cell's competitive multiplayer into something that both camps could enjoy seems intrinsically impossible. So, what's Ubisoft's solution? Offer entirely different multiplayer experiences for each type of player, of course.
READ MORE >Spies vs. Mercs trailer for Splinter Cell Blacklist released
The promised trailer confirming Spies vs. Mercs mode for Splinter Cell: Blacklist has been released, showing spies hacking data and mercs trying to protect the data from getting into the wrong hands.
READ MORE >"I cannot wait for this to come out! I only hope the console community has matured enough to play ..."
see all 11 commentsSplinter Cell Blacklist Spies vs Mercs reveal coming next week
A new teaser video released by Ubisoft not only confirms the inclusion of the classic "spies vs. mercs" multiplayer mode for Blacklist, but promises additional details on May 2nd. Hey, that's only a week from now!
READ MORE >"Amazing! Wasn't bothered about this before now, but Spies VS Mercs is what the last game was ..."
see all 10 commentsSplinter Cell's complexity held it back, says Ubisoft Toronto lead
Ubisoft's Jade Raymond says that Splinter Cell is still one of the most complex games out there, and Conviction is aiming to appeal to a "broader range of play styles."
READ MORE >"Splinter Cell: Conviction was awesome! It had a lot of replayability for me in Single Player and ..."
see all 12 commentsSplinter Cell Blacklist trailer shows off Wii U touchscreen
It's a shame that "augmented reality" in video games is typically used to mean overlaying games on our world, when using controllers to drag us into the game world is more interesting at the moment. Splinter Cell Blacklist will use the Wii U's GamePad as Sam's OpSat PDA to c...
READ MORE >"Neat features, though nothing compares to taking control of a turret with your GBA linked to the ..."
see all 2 commentsSplinter Cell Blacklist trailer shows Fisher's deadly abilities
Sam Fisher has always been stealthy and deadly, so it shouldn't be surprising that Ubisoft has released a new trailer for Splinter Cell Blacklist...
READ MORE >"A lot of the shots that they're using in this trailer, are lifted wholesale from the batman ..."
see all 7 commentsSplinter Cell Blacklist coming to Wii U on August 20
A more youthful Sam Fisher will be showing up in Splinter Cell Blacklist on August 20 for PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, but the agile agent is proving he can infiltrate anywhere. Ubisoft and Nintendo have revealed the game will be coming to Wii U at the same time.
READ MORE >"Ubisoft is kinda great about that. They never met hardware they didn't love."
see all 4 commentsSplinter Cell Blacklist walkthrough sneaks, stalks, and kills
Okay, maybe you're wary of the Splinter Cell series after Conviction turned out to stray too far from its sneaky roots, but Splinter Cell Blacklist is looking a bit better. A new gameplay walkthrough demonstrates three ways to approach the same mission: unseen; stalking; and...
READ MORE >"Well, this one looks like it's got what I expect from a Splinter Cell game. Seems solid if not ..."
see all 4 commentsSplinter Cell Blacklist won't take a 'moral stance' on violence
Splinter Cell Blacklist lets you play as two Sam Fishers: the spy that enters a hotzone and leaves it untouched--or a gung-ho kill-em-all commando type. So, how does Blacklist adjust its story to accommodate these two very different play styles?
READ MORE >Splinter Cell Blacklist producer explains Sam's youthful transformation
Ubisoft producer Alexandre Parizeau says that Sam Fisher isn't getting younger, saying gamers might expect him to be much older than he actually is.
READ MORE >"No what they should do is let you play a few levels and then in a surprise twist you find out ..."
see all 6 commentsSplinter Cell Blacklist preview: re-conviction
Although Splinter Cell Blacklist comes from a brand new team, it plays close to the formula established by Conviction.
READ MORE >"Yeah that's what I mean, not a new team like the article says. Hey, can't wait to play your game ..."
see all 34 commentsSplinter Cell: Blacklist Collector's Edition includes flying machine
Splinter Cell: Blacklist is getting a "Paladin Multi-Mission Aircraft Edition," which includes an actual flying R/C Paladin, an 88-page graphic novel, a poster, and various in-game goodies.
READ MORE >"Every other site has screen shots of the actual 'goodies', you have... nothing."
see all 4 commentsSplinter Cell: Blacklist coming August 20
The next Splinter Cell game is coming in August, Ubisoft has just announced.
READ MORE >"I walked past a game store yesterday and they had a huge Splinter Cell: Blacklist cutout at the ..."
see all 17 commentsSplinter Cell movie to star Tom Hardy
The Dark Knight Rises' Bane, Tom Hardy, is set to star as super-secret agent Sam Fisher in the movie adaptation of Ubisoft's sneak 'em up series Splinter Cell. It's still early days for the movie, which has yet to be picked up by a studio, but the pieces are starting to come...
READ MORE >Splinter Cell comic bridges Conviction and Blacklist
Splinter Cell: Echoes is an upcoming graphic novel written by Nathan Edmondson and illustrated by Marc Laming that promises to bridge the gap between Splinter Cell: Conviction and Splinter Cell: Blacklist.
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