Good news for fans of Sam Fisher: Ubisoft has not forgotten about the beloved Splinter Cell series. In a recent update, the company added Steam Achievements to the 2013 release, Splinter Cell: Blacklist.
The last significant update on the Splinter Cell Remake was in 2022, when IGN met with Ubisoft Toronto developers to discuss their design philosophy behind the game. However, in a surprising move, Ubisoft quietly updated the achievement list for the 12-year-old Blacklist on Steam overnight.
Ubisoft stated: "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," although 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 added.In addition to adding achievements that can be earned retrospectively, the developer decided against including the additional 19 online achievements available on consoles. This ensures players can still achieve 100% completion on Steam.
The stealth-action series is poised to make a comeback with the Splinter Cell Remake, a reimagining of the original game in the franchise. Details remain scarce, but we know the remake 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 company centered around 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 Chinese conglomerate Tencent.
This news followed Ubisoft's announcement that Assassin's Creed Shadows had surpassed 3 million players. The company faced several challenges leading up to Shadows' release, including high-profile flops, layoffs, studio closures, and game cancellations. With Ubisoft's share price reaching an all-time low, there's significant pressure on Shadows to perform well.
