Good news for fans of Sam Fisher: Ubisoft has not forgotten about the Splinter Cell series. In a recent update, they've added Steam Achievements to the 2013 release, Splinter Cell: Blacklist.
The last significant update on the Splinter Cell Remake was back in 2022, when IGN met with Ubisoft Toronto developers to discuss their design philosophy behind the game. However, in a quiet overnight move, Ubisoft updated the achievement list for the 12-year-old Blacklist on Steam.
Ubisoft announced: "Agents, we are pleased to announce that Steam Achievements are now available for Splinter Cell: Blacklist!"
The achievements will be "retroactively earned for the accomplishments already completed in your game," but you'll need to launch the game at least once for this to happen. "Once synced, the previously unlocked Ubisoft Connect achievements will be automatically unlocked on Steam," the team explained.In a thoughtful move, Ubisoft chose to add achievements that can be "retrospectively earned," but they opted not to include the additional 19 online achievements found on consoles. This decision ensures that players can still achieve 100% completion on Steam.
The beloved stealth-action series is poised to make a comeback with the Splinter Cell Remake. While details are scarce, we know it will be built from scratch using the advanced Snowdrop engine.
“20 years later, we can look back at the plot, the characters, the overall story of the game [and] make some improvements — things that might not have aged particularly well,” said creative director Chris Auty at the time. “But the core of the story, the core of the experience will remain as it was in the original game.”
Last month, Ubisoft established a new subsidiary focused on its Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry, and Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six brands, backed by a €1.16 billion (approximately $1.25 billion) investment from Tencent.
This news follows the announcement that Assassin's Creed Shadows has surpassed 3 million players. Ubisoft faced several challenges leading up to Shadows' release, including high-profile flops, layoffs, studio closures, and game cancellations. With the company's share price at a historic low, there's significant pressure on Shadows to perform well.
