- The director of the best Splinter Cell game reckons that modern lighting engines are making stealth games 'so much harder to read' - 23 May 2026
I love a good game about skulking through the shadows, but it isn't an activity I get to do much in virtual worlds anymore. Even within the already sparse genre of stealth games, most modern sneak 'em ups are based around lines of sight rather than levels of light... Read more.
- The making of Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory - 3 June 2022
In a nocturnal world of oily shadows, where darkness cuts into damp surfaces illuminated by solitary swinging lightbulbs, the green-goggled man is king. By the time the third entry in the Splinter Cell series, Chaos Theory, was released in 2005, we were already well acquainted with Sam Fisher's skill set; with just a year between this and his previous outing, we thought we knew what to expect, and expectations were high... Read more.
- Splinter Cell Chaos Theory is currently free to keep - 20 November 2021
Three-eyed gantry shuffler Sam Fisher hasn't starred in his own game since 2013's Blacklist, but Ubisoft are currently giving away the third and arguably best game in the series, 2005's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory . It's free to keep if you download it before November 25th. Read more
- Splinter Cell Chaos Theory free on PC this week - 18 November 2021
Splinter Cell Chaos Theory is currently free to claim on PC this week. If you're interested in trying the game, you have until 25th November to grab a copy via Ubisoft Connect . If you don't fancy being locked into Ubisoft's launcher, the game is also on sale for 75% off on Steam. Read more
- Splinter Cell Chaos Theory is free to keep for a limited time - 17 November 2021
Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory was a satisfying tactical stealth game when it released in 2005, and it's arguably the reason so many want the series to make a comeback. Ubisoft seems reluctant to confirm or deny another Splinter Cell game—even while it shoehorns Sam Fisher into its live service games —so in the meantime we'll need to make do with the classics... Read more.
- Ghost Recon Breakpoint teams up with Splinter Cell's Sam Fisher today - 24 March 2020
Ubisoft’s stealth star Sam Fisher has been laying low, with nary a Splinter Cell game since 2013’s Blacklist and only a scant few cameo appearances. He’s popped back up on the radar again today with a guest spot in Ghost Recon Breakpoint , teaming up with the spec ops squad who specialise in higher bodycounts. He pops up in a new chain of story missions, though you’ll need to pay to get all of them. Today also brings a big ol’ update for Breakpoint, including a new “immersive” mode without RPG-y gear levels. (more…)
- What Works And Why: Unfair intel in stealth games - 3 April 2018
What Works And Why is a monthly column where Gunpoint and Heat Signature designer Tom Francis digs into the design of a game or mechanic and analyses what makes it good. Games about one player character against hundreds of enemies generally have to give you some kind of unfair advantage. In action games, it’s usually resilience: getting shot in Call of Duty covers you in jam for 3 seconds but leaves you otherwise unharmed, gunshots in Wolfenstein can be fixed with chicken dinners, and in Doom 2016 punching a demon feels so good it physically mends you. Stealth games need a different solution, because the fun part is generally over by the time you get shot. That’s good – they don’t need jam vision or dinner magic. Instead they need a crutch that helps you before things get that bad. And in games about hiding from everyone, that’s usually intelligence. Inform…
- Watch Clint Hocking Revisit Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory - 10 May 2016
Ubisoft’s Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory is one of the very finest stealth games , our Adam will tell you. Should you agree, or simply be curious about that bold declaration, you might want to watch its creative director Clint Hocking revisiting the game 11 years after release. He’s got together with Chaos Theory level designer Mathieu Berube to play through its Bank level and chat about the game, and the two very kindly recorded it for us all to see. Observe: …
- Tom Clancy s Humble Tom Clancy Bundle Is Good - 2 September 2015
Humble Bundles normally pass me by these days, but this week’s Humble Tom Clancy Bundle , is worth a second look. For whatever fee you fancy you can get Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six, Rainbow Six 3, Rainbow Six Vegas, Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory, Ghost Recon and access to the multiplayer beta for Rainbow Six Siege. Pay over the average of $8.09 ( 5.29) however and you also get Rainbow Six Vegas 2, Splinter Cell, and Splinter Cell Conviction. Less Patriot Games, more Pay-What-You-Want Games, eh? Eh? …
- Clint Hocking Has Left Amazon Game Studios - 18 August 2015
Clint Hocking has been cursed by a witch and is now doomed to travel the games industry, joining new developers and then leaving before releasing a single game. In the last five years, the Far Cry 2 designer has joined and left LucasArts, joined and left Valve, and as of yesterday, joined and left Amazon Games Studios. …
- The 25 Best Co-Op Games Ever Made - 18 June 2015
Sometimes you need a hand to hold, so we ve compiled a list of the 25 best co-op games to play on PC with a headset-wearing friend or a muted stranger. Whether solving puzzles, sneaking, shooting zombies or stabbing mythical creatures in the face, the existence of another player adds an element of unpredictability. The reality of your co-op partner constantly alerting the guards is drowned out by the experience in your head – the synchronised stealth takedowns, the perfectly executed plan – but both success and failure are more compelling when you can take credit for the former and blame someone else for the latter. There is a co-op game for every duo and our selection includes a variety of the most bestest. Don t worry if your favourite co-op game doesn t feature – it just means you re wrong. All mortals are, on occasion. …
- Splinter Cell HD Trilogy release date - 9 August 2011
The Splinter Cell HD Trilogy will be released on the PlayStation Store tomorrow, Ubisoft has announced. The games - Splinter Cell, Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow and Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory - will cost 9.99/£7.99 individually or 29.99/£23.99 bundled together. A Blu-ray disc with the games on will be released "at a later date", wrote Ubisoft product manager Akshay Paul on the European PlayStation blog . The Splinter Cell HD Trilogy revitalises the last-generation Splinter Cell games in 1080p resolution and with stereoscopic 3D. Trophies have also been slung in. PlayStation Plus subscribers will be offered 20 per cent off individual title Splinter Cell and 10 per cent off Pandora Tomorrow. Chaos Theory comes with an exclusive theme that features Sam Fisher - the hero of the games. Eurogamer's Splinter Cell review dished out 9/10 back in 2003. Eurogamer's Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomo…
