Sam Fisher aborts spring mission

Splinter Cell Double Agent locked up until September 2006 "to deliver the highest quality gaming experience."

When the next installment of Ubisoft's Splinter Cell series was announced in December, its projected spring 2006 release date may have left many fans thinking, "Gee, that was fast!" Reality reared its ugly head today, as the publisher has announced that Splinter Cell Double Agent won't make its springtime romp, opting instead for a stealthy September release.

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"Ubisoft is extending the launch of Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Double Agent in order to deliver the highest quality gaming experience," a company representative said in a statement. "The additional development time will allow for a simultaneous worldwide launch on all platforms and will allow Ubisoft's development teams to push the technical boundaries on each platform."

Sam Fisher's next mission will see him infiltrating a terrorist organization from within. Players will straddle the line between good and evil as they complete objectives for both the terrorist cell and the National Security Administration.

Splinter Cell Double Agent is currently being developed for the Xbox 360, Xbox, PlayStation 2, GameCube, and the PC. For more information, sneak over to GameSpot's previous coverage.

64 Comments

  • Led___Zeppelin

    Posted Jan 30, 2006 5:14 pm PT

    maybe the GC version wont be half assed now. /end impossible statement

  • soul_motor

    Posted Jan 30, 2006 5:02 pm PT

    "simultaneous launch on all platforms," maybe it is in development for PS3 and Rev... At least one could hope.

  • MeTaL-HeaD

    Posted Jan 27, 2006 2:15 pm PT

    man when they're ever gonna get rid of FFAAG Fisher

  • LinconSixEcho

    Posted Jan 27, 2006 11:16 am PT

    I'd rather wair for this game than to have it rushed anyway.

  • insinuendo

    Posted Jan 27, 2006 6:27 am PT

    why do they say a release date when they know very well there is a seroius chance it won't come out?!?! i wish they would just wait until the release date is set in stone and then tell us all . i'm so pi**ed off ! same goes for zelda .

  • forever_blank

    Posted Jan 27, 2006 4:37 am PT

    That Sucks.....

  • Sagacious_Tien

    Posted Jan 27, 2006 2:57 am PT

    I'm happy to see that Ubisoft will allow the development time this will definately need to really shine.

  • mikekare79

    Posted Jan 27, 2006 1:11 am PT

    Booooo, but it is good if they make the game better.

  • andre29125

    Posted Jan 27, 2006 12:45 am PT

    Sounds pretty damn familiar... I've always doubted the spring release date. Heh, someone owes me 5 bucks...

  • flavin

    Posted Jan 27, 2006 12:02 am PT

    i wish they never announced games or anything really. i wished they just sprung it on us. and the only commercials on tv were ones for products that got released that day.

    for example im a huge starwars fan. and i watched every single starwars ep3 trailer like a million times. i wish i hadnt. it would have been a huge surprise what happened to me in the movie.

    and with the ps3 if i didnt know about it time wouldnt be taking so long till the still unanounce release

  • Irvine78

    Posted Jan 26, 2006 9:16 pm PT

    About as surprising as the new DS announcement, which is not at all.

  • shinchy

    Posted Jan 26, 2006 6:46 pm PT

    Like I ever expected this to come out in Spring anyway.

  • cheapshot91

    Posted Jan 26, 2006 6:43 pm PT

    I knew this game wasnt gonna come out for a WHILE.. Seriously, i am not THE SLIGHTEST bit surprised..if you thought this game was going to come out in March for the 360 your an idiot

  • its_inevitable

    Posted Jan 26, 2006 5:22 pm PT

    I was fully expecting this, March is way too early.
    Ubisoft seem to be the only publisher who will only release games once they're finished.

  • ChipsDubbo

    Posted Jan 26, 2006 5:06 pm PT

    *sigh* who would've guessed? Ah well. Make it good UbiSoft!

  • Crymerge

    Posted Jan 26, 2006 4:34 pm PT

    That's good, more time with GR3

  • mr_lalli

    Posted Jan 26, 2006 4:00 pm PT

    u guys aren't very bright this game had been worked on since chaos theory was started because ubisoft switches developers, for example, pandora tomoro finished and the team that made PT start DA while montreal worked on Chaos after making the first one

    so they get 2 years for each game

  • heyheydoh

    Posted Jan 26, 2006 3:27 pm PT

    this makes me mad they always delay games that i want "always" just like kingdom hearts. omfg

  • trebor_d

    Posted Jan 26, 2006 2:22 pm PT

    i can live with that. i want it to be a good game if rush it it might suck.,and that would be a bad. the last tomb raider was screwed up because they didn't take the time. i think.

  • deleteuser

    Posted Jan 26, 2006 2:20 pm PT

    as long as it has great storyline and gameplay it doesn't matter when it comes out it will be worth the wait.......

  • Formula_50

    Posted Jan 26, 2006 1:30 pm PT

    So predictible.

  • Mit_Man

    Posted Jan 26, 2006 1:21 pm PT

    I wish most people were as reasonable as most of you here. There's gonna be a handful of pissed GameStop customers at work who reserved it thinking it was coming in March or whenever.

  • ricricpimp4life

    Posted Jan 26, 2006 1:08 pm PT

    September 2006 it better come out on ps3

  • LivingDeadNinja

    Posted Jan 26, 2006 1:04 pm PT

    That was a given. I just don't understand why they announced it for Spring in the first place...

  • o_sausage

    Posted Jan 26, 2006 1:04 pm PT

    essentials can tie you over till then

  • coolcool23

    Posted Jan 26, 2006 1:00 pm PT

    Why am i not surprised? maybe they are waiting to release it simultaneously on ALL consoles... (PS3!!!)

  • XlpranksterlX

    Posted Jan 26, 2006 12:50 pm PT

    No one though it would be out in the spring. But i like the games and think that their defenietly worth the wait.

  • Khimarhi

    Posted Jan 26, 2006 12:45 pm PT

    more time = more perfection

  • sandz_09

    Posted Jan 26, 2006 12:43 pm PT

    Ubisoft always delivers on Splinter Cell and september is my birfday so all the better. besides, as long as Ghost Recon sticks with its march release, Ubisoft already has a big release then. so one for the spring, one for the fall. means big win for all of us gamers. Besides, in that time, for all we know vast graphics enhancement or what not. who knows, possibly found out some more features on 360 to bring out and polish. whatever the case, we win either way.

  • StealthyBurrito

    Posted Jan 26, 2006 12:39 pm PT

    Its good to know their taking their time to make it as good as possible, but its a huge blow to the second wave of Xbox 360 games due out this spring.

  • paradyme777

    Posted Jan 26, 2006 12:38 pm PT

    ugh...lets keep the delays coming...

  • Drevan

    Posted Jan 26, 2006 12:38 pm PT

    how is GS hiding something? The article says it's being released on all platforms, and then later in the very same article it clearly states which platforms it's being developed for. Nowhere does it mention PS3.

  • santana4064

    Posted Jan 26, 2006 12:37 pm PT

    well all of the others were cool, a delay in the next one is worth the wait.

  • RunnerGunner480

    Posted Jan 26, 2006 12:37 pm PT

    That doesn't surprise me. I think it is good idea though.

  • j14rk1n

    Posted Jan 26, 2006 12:34 pm PT

    Fine by me. Maybe by then we'll all have 360's, too.

  • Hyperblade

    Posted Jan 26, 2006 12:33 pm PT

    Good for Ubi...

  • Imavnas

    Posted Jan 26, 2006 12:28 pm PT

    Interesting to see this September release date for ALL consoles. Isnt the next Splinter Cell scheduled for a PS3 release as well? its like Gamespot is hiding something.

  • rencie

    Posted Jan 26, 2006 12:25 pm PT

    I don't mind the delay and it's not that long of a wait anyway. I rather spend my money on well-polished product than one that requires constant patching.

  • darkcult

    Posted Jan 26, 2006 12:22 pm PT

    Screenshots/graphics were crap, so I'm glad.
    they better deliver NextGen game, or else....

  • zymase

    Posted Jan 26, 2006 12:17 pm PT

    Why would they announce it and then delay it? To make you want it, and mak you keep thinking about it. Pretty slick marketing, and hopefully the end product is that much better for the delay.

  • Snipes33

    Posted Jan 26, 2006 12:14 pm PT

    Damn, I was hoping I could play this game over summer. Guess I'll be waiting to get a 360.

  • mtouchprod

    Posted Jan 26, 2006 12:07 pm PT

    I'm fine with the delay, but I'm not fine with the trend. I really wish publishers and designers would get a handle on their own capabilities. How can they miss the mark by 6-9 months. Did they think it was almost done and then suddenly realize it was nowhere NEAR being done? How is that even possible?

  • benihya

    Posted Jan 26, 2006 12:07 pm PT

    I am very happy about that bc if it came out early I would have to buy an Xbox360
    but now I can wait to buy PS3.
    now we all have another reason not to buy Xbox360

  • simon50

    Posted Jan 26, 2006 12:03 pm PT

    more time to put in on PS3?

  • alienhunter187

    Posted Jan 26, 2006 12:03 pm PT

    Surprising, a game gets delayed. This is the way of the next generation. But HOPEFULLY, it turns out to be good.

  • lilballer9871

    Posted Jan 26, 2006 11:57 am PT

    Grrreat!

  • Bo

    Posted Jan 26, 2006 11:57 am PT

    Can't say I'm surprised. But at the same time, I can't say I'm not a bit disappointed. As a long time fan of the series, with a new 360, it was definitely something I was looking forward to.

    I suspect that Ubi announced it when they did, for March, to include it in their Q1 earnings estimates, to keep their stock jumping. Now that they're 1/3 into that quarter, pushing ti back will feel Q3. Any coincidence that it was moved from the 3rd month of Q1 to the third month of Q3? Probably not. The initial announcement was for financial reasons. The push is for quality reasons. Besides, they have GRAW releasing to the 360 in the March timeframe. That'll be enough to carry their financials for the quarter.

  • cool1929

    Posted Jan 26, 2006 11:53 am PT

    EA should take note of this...

  • Psycho_Teen

    Posted Jan 26, 2006 11:52 am PT

    Seein that i wont have a 360 till then because their all sold out i could care less

  • saturndust

    Posted Jan 26, 2006 11:49 am PT

    No prob, I trust those guys and know they'll do a great piece of art on Mr Fisher

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