Splinter Cell 3 Announced

The third installment of the Splinter Cell series, from reknowned writer Tom Clancy is announced today. Splinter Cell 3 is scheduled for release later this year.

From the press release:

“Ubisoft, one of the world’s largest video game publishers, today announced that Ubisoft’s Montreal studio is currently developing Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell® 3 (Working Title), the next installment in the now-legendary Splinter Cell® franchise. The Splinter Cell titles have consistently received some of industry’s highest-ever review scores and most prestigious awards, and have sold, cumulatively, more than 6 million copies worldwide. Splinter Cell 3 will be shown for the first time ever in a theater-style demo at Ubisoft’s E3 booth – #1046 in the South Hall of the Los Angeles Convention Center, and is scheduled for a PC launch in late 2004. Details on other platforms will be forthcoming.

With Splinter Cell 3, Ubisoft’s celebrated Montreal development studio returns to the legendary Splinter Cell franchise, for an action gaming breakthrough. With the first Splinter Cell®, Ubisoft redefined stealth action and set new standards for dynamic lighting; Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell® Pandora Tomorrow delivered an online multiplayer experience that awed even jaded gamers, and Splinter Cell® 3 will continue the tradition of pushing the interactive and technological possibilities of video gaming. It will offer the best graphics in this generation of games, a completely immersive and interactive environment, innovative gameplay and a completely unique collaborative multiplayer experience. Splinter Cell 3’s features