Splinter Cell Remake’s Original Director Returns to the Project After Leaving in 2022

Splinter Cell Remake’s Original Director Returns to the Project After Leaving in 2022

The Splinter Cell remake lives as its original director rejoins Ubisoft Toronto.

Splinter Cell Remake: A Familiar Face At The Helm Of A Project That Has Been Dormant For Years!

Yes, we call it dormant – this game is slowly turning into a joke on the level of Beyond Good & Evil 2…   The Splinter Cell Remake, announced by Ubisoft in 2021, has a new director. His name is David Grivel, and if it rings a bell, that is because he was already in charge of the project when it was first revealed, before leaving the French publisher less than a year later. When Grivel departed Ubisoft in October 2022, he said that after 11 years…

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Ubisoft's Splinter Cell remake gets another new game director, but it's the original director returning

Ubisoft's Splinter Cell remake has landed itself a new game director, and it's a name you may recognise.

The Splinter Cell Remake Was Given Back to Its Original Game Director

It's been nearly four years since Ubisoft confirmed the rumors and officially announced they were working on a Splinter Cell remake. The following day, the publisher also revealed some of the key members of the project's development team, including its Game Director, David Grivel. Grivel, an industry veteran, was the Game Designer of Crysis 2 before moving to Ubisoft, where he worked on Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier, Tom Clancy's Spli…