Where Is Ubisoft’s Splinter Cell Remake? The Latest Intel

Ubisoft has been wobbling since 2024, and while Assassin's Creed Shadows finally getting out the door took a little heat off, Splinter Cell fans just got another cold splash of water. A new job posting out of Ubisoft Toronto briefly popped up and then vanished, and it sure makes the long-promised Splinter Cell Remake feel less 'almost here' and more 'hanging in limbo.'

So what actually happened?

Tech4Gamers flagged a fresh listing on Ubisoft's official Careers page for a Game Director on the Splinter Cell Remake. Key detail: the listing has already been pulled. The implication is hard to miss — the project needs a new top creative lead, again.

VGT Gaming News amplified it on X on October 21, 2025, noting the turnover and pointing back to a previous director shake-up in 2022.

'Splinter Cell Remake has once again lost its game director!'

We do not have an official explanation for what happened to the last director. Maybe they stepped down, maybe they were moved off — Ubisoft has not said. What we can say is this is not the first time the chair has emptied midstream.

How did we get here?

Ubisoft announced the Splinter Cell Remake in 2021. Since then? Four years without any real, public progress updates. In that gap, cancellation rumors have popped up more than once, and the last round was batted down by Insider Gaming. This latest director vacancy does not confirm a cancellation — it just adds more smoke to a room that already looked hazy.

For context, back in 2022, longtime Ubisoft dev David Grivel — over a decade at the company — exited, which left the remake without a director then as well. Now we are back in a similar spot, waiting for a new captain and, ideally, a clear course.

Where does that leave Splinter Cell?

Short version: uncertain. The removed listing suggests internal shuffling, but until Ubisoft posts an official development update, we are all guessing. If the company has a reassuring blog in the chamber, now would be the time.

Zooming out: what about the rest of Ubisoft's slate?

Ubisoft is not a single-franchise shop, which is why this kind of behind-the-scenes churn makes people nervous about the broader lineup. Here is the current lay of the land, based on what has been reported and rumored:

• Assassin's Creed Hexe: Reportedly set in medieval Europe with a female lead. This is the safest bet to survive any turbulence — it is tied to Ubisoft's most reliable franchise.
• Project Rewind: Supposed remake of Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time. Status unclear.
• Splinter Cell Remake: Now searching for yet another Game Director, with no major public updates since its 2021 announcement.
• Project Invictus: Assassin's Creed multiplayer project in development.
• Far Cry projects Blackbird and Maverick: Rumored future entries; no official details or timelines.

My quick take

I am not writing an obituary for Splinter Cell, but this is not a confidence booster. Shadows shipping helps, sure, yet the remake losing another director and a job listing appearing-and-disappearing is the kind of industry detail that usually points to more delays. If Ubisoft wants to steady the fanbase, a straightforward status check — even a cautious one — would go a long way.