Ubisoft has been quiet about the Splinter Cell Remake since its reveal four years ago. The only official sign that it still exists came from a rather cryptic tweet by the studio in May, and it's been radio silence since then. Fans got hopeful for a reveal at Gamescom after Michael Ironside was spotted at an airport heading to Germany, but that didn't materialise into anything.
While insiders have said that the remake looks genuinely impressive, it seems the game itself is still on shaky ground. It seems that the game director has left and Ubisoft Toronto is already looking for a new one. The job description specifically mentions that they'd be working on the Splinter Cell team.
A now deleted job listing spotted by Tech4Gamers reveals that Ubisoft Toronto had an opening for a Game Director. It's unclear whether the opening has already been filled or if Ubisoft removed the listing to avoid speculation on the game's development cycle, like in the case of the Prince of Persia: Sands of Time Remake.
"As a Game Director on Splinter Cell, you are responsible for the moment-to-moment gameplay. How do the gadgets work? How do NPC search when they...
