As Summer Games Fest sputtered to a close this week, Splinter Cell fans were left feeling a bit duped. After publisher Ubisoft randomly tweeted a picture of series protagonist Sam Fisher just days before the annual festivities kicked off, many were sure (us included) that we’d finally get an update on the long-gestating remake of the 2002 original.
But at showcases from Xbox, PlayStation, and Geoff Keighley himself, Splinter Cell was nowhere to be seen. Not a trailer. Not an offhand reference during another announcement. Not even a follow-up tweet from Ubisoft’s official channels. So what exactly happened?
