OK, stop me if you’ve heard this one before, but Splinter Cell protagonist Sam Fisher is set to appear in yet another game, and it isn’t related to the franchise he stars in.
This time, as first spotted by Insider Gaming, Sam Fisher, or at least his extremely iconic outfit, is coming to Ghosts of Tarbor. What is Ghosts of Tarbor, you may ask?
Well, according to its website, GoT “is the only extraction-based VR FPS PVP and PVE survival game where you will have to use your wits, skills and resources to survive.”
That’s a ton of abbreviations for gaming buzzwords, and I’m afraid most people are going to get lost reading through all that.
Anyway, the DLC, which is in collaboration with Ubisoft, will bring the following Splinter Cell-themed items to the game:
- Karambit Melee Weapon
- FN 57 Weapon Camo
- MP7 Weapon Camo
- Third Echelon NVGs
- Third Echelon Tactical Kevlar Vest
- Third Echelon Suit
Basically, you’ll get to cosplay as Sam Fisher and recreate the Splinter Cell experience within a VR extraction shooter without, well, Sam Fisher himself or Michael Ironside providing the vocals.
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Still, for fans of Splinter Cell, it’s yet another instance of having either Fisher or Splinter Cell theming being part of anything but a new video game. Come January 2026, we’ll be going on a whopping 12 years since there was a new Splinter Cell title, and in the time since then, it’s been pure cameo duty for everyone’s favorite stealth operative.
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To recap, Blacklist came out in 2013, and is still stuck on seventh generation video game consoles. We’re on the ninth generation of consoles, and oh so close to reaching the 10th.
In 2020, Sam Fisher was added as an operator to Rainbow Six Siege, looking mighty scruffy and cool. Splinter Cell was also a crossover in both modern Ghost Recon titles, first as an added mission in Wildlands, then as part of a crossover involving The Terminator in Breakpoint.
The cameos or collabs don’t stop there, either, as Splinter Cell’s Echelon was a big part of XDefiant, a now-defunct live-service offering from Ubisoft. Oh, and we’d be remiss if we didn’t mention the recently released Splinter Cell anime on Netflix.
By our count, that’s six appearances, including the upcoming VR crossover. There are six mainline Splinter Cell games, eight if you count the PSP game, as well as the HD Trilogy re-release. There’s a good chance we’re forgetting a crossover or two, meaning there’s a very real possibility that there is more one-off appearances than there are playable games!
All the while, the previously-announced Splinter Cell Remake lost its director, seemingly hired another, only for that director to leave and the original person in charge return. Next time you think your series has it rough, just remember what Splinter Cell fans are going through.
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