{"id":8602,"date":"2022-10-17T23:15:30","date_gmt":"2022-10-17T23:15:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.bwgamespot.com\/index.php\/2022\/10\/17\/splinter-cell-remake-director-leaves-ubisoft\/"},"modified":"2022-10-17T23:15:30","modified_gmt":"2022-10-17T23:15:30","slug":"splinter-cell-remake-director-leaves-ubisoft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.bwgamespot.com\/index.php\/2022\/10\/17\/splinter-cell-remake-director-leaves-ubisoft\/","title":{"rendered":"Splinter Cell remake director leaves Ubisoft"},"content":{"rendered":"

After years of rumors and disappointments, it came as great news for long-suffering fans when Ubisoft announced in December 2021 that the stealth-action classic Splinter Cell is getting a full remake<\/a>. But some of those fans are feeling a little bit nervous following the news that David Grivel, the director on the project, has left Ubisoft.<\/p>\n

Grivel announced his departure on his LinkedIn<\/a> page (via VGC<\/a>), where he said that after 11 years at Ubisoft, “it is now time for me to go on a new adventure.”<\/p>\n

“11 years is a long time and summing it up in one post is quasi-impossible but I must say, I\u2019ve been lucky,” Grivel wrote. “Lucky to work with so many great people over the years. Made so many friends.<\/p>\n

“From Ubisoft Paris (Ghost Recon Future Soldier), to Ubisoft Toronto (Splinter Cell Blacklist, Assassin\u2019s Creed Unity, Far Cry Primal, 5, 6 and Splinter Cell Remake), I\u2019ve had the opportunity to work on many franchises that I love as a gamer.”<\/p>\n

Grivel is only one man, and studio employees\u2014even those in leadership positions\u2014move around with some regularity. Even so, the reaction to the news was not overly positive.<\/p>\n

“Well, that doesn\u2019t bode well,” redditor AceRojo<\/a> wrote. “A lot of the problems with Conviction was the troubled development. Here\u2019s hoping they beat the odds.”<\/p>\n

“First there’s some serious issues with Prince of Persia Remake and now this project starts having problems as well.,” budyll66<\/a> added. “Oh, well… aha, it’s Ubisoft!”<\/p>\n

“I always try to be cautiously optimistic, and in the case of this remake that\u2019s been the approach I\u2019ve taken so far,” Revenant_XV<\/a> wrote. “But I\u2019ve still had very little faith in the first place after being burned way too many times by Ubisoft and now, what little faith I have left is getting shaky lol. Still gonna try and be open-minded but it gets harder to do when you\u2019ve seen warning signs like this a lot in the past.”<\/p>\n

The Splinter Cell remake is presumably still a long way off, and a recent job listing<\/a> made clear that the remake is not going to be a note-for-note do-over, but rather a ground-up rebuild that maintains “the spirit and themes of the original game while exploring our characters and the world to make them more authentic and believable.” That sounds like a properly substantial challenge for a game director, but Ubisoft said that Grivel’s departure won’t slow things down.<\/p>\n

“We can confirm that David Grivel has left Ubisoft and wish to thank him for his contributions,” a Ubisoft spokesperson said in a statement sent to PC Gamer. “His departure will not impact the game’s development.”<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

[#item_image]Splinter Cell remake director leaves Ubisoft<\/p>\n

After years of rumors and disappointments, it came as great news for long-suffering fans when Ubisoft announced in December 2021 that the stealth-action classic Splinter Cell is getting a full remake<\/a>. But some of those fans are feeling a little bit nervous following the news that David Grivel, the director on the project, has left Ubisoft.<\/p>\n

Grivel announced his departure on his LinkedIn<\/a> page (via VGC<\/a>), where he said that after 11 years at Ubisoft, “it is now time for me to go on a new adventure.”<\/p>\n

“11 years is a long time and summing it up in one post is quasi-impossible but I must say, I\u2019ve been lucky,” Grivel wrote. “Lucky to work with so many great people over the years. Made so many friends.<\/p>\n

“From Ubisoft Paris (Ghost Recon Future Soldier), to Ubisoft Toronto (Splinter Cell Blacklist, Assassin\u2019s Creed Unity, Far Cry Primal, 5, 6 and Splinter Cell Remake), I\u2019ve had the opportunity to work on many franchises that I love as a gamer.”<\/p>\n

Grivel is only one man, and studio employees\u2014even those in leadership positions\u2014move around with some regularity. Even so, the reaction to the news was not overly positive.<\/p>\n

“Well, that doesn\u2019t bode well,” redditor AceRojo<\/a> wrote. “A lot of the problems with Conviction was the troubled development. Here\u2019s hoping they beat the odds.”<\/p>\n

“First there’s some serious issues with Prince of Persia Remake and now this project starts having problems as well.,” budyll66<\/a> added. “Oh, well… aha, it’s Ubisoft!”<\/p>\n

“I always try to be cautiously optimistic, and in the case of this remake that\u2019s been the approach I\u2019ve taken so far,” Revenant_XV<\/a> wrote. “But I\u2019ve still had very little faith in the first place after being burned way too many times by Ubisoft and now, what little faith I have left is getting shaky lol. Still gonna try and be open-minded but it gets harder to do when you\u2019ve seen warning signs like this a lot in the past.”<\/p>\n

The Splinter Cell remake is presumably still a long way off, and a recent job listing<\/a> made clear that the remake is not going to be a note-for-note do-over, but rather a ground-up rebuild that maintains “the spirit and themes of the original game while exploring our characters and the world to make them more authentic and believable.” That sounds like a properly substantial challenge for a game director, but Ubisoft said that Grivel’s departure won’t slow things down.<\/p>\n

“We can confirm that David Grivel has left Ubisoft and wish to thank him for his contributions,” a Ubisoft spokesperson said in a statement sent to PC Gamer. “His departure will not impact the game’s development.”<\/p>\n

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