Editing Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell (section)

{{short description|Stealth video game series}}
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{{About|the Splinter Cell video game series|the first video game in the series|Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell (video game){{!}}''Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell'' (video game)}}
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{{Infobox video game series
| title = Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell
| image = Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell.png
| genre = [[Action-adventure game|Action-adventure]], [[Stealth game|stealth]], [[Shooter game|shooter]]
| developer = {{ubl|[[Ubisoft Montreal]]|[[Ubisoft Milan]]|[[Ubisoft Shanghai]]|[[Ubisoft Toronto]]|[[Gameloft]]|[[Red Storm Entertainment]]}}
| publisher = {{ubl|[[Ubisoft]]|[[Microsoft Game Studios]]|[[Gameloft]]|[[Aspyr Media]]}}
| platforms = {{ubl|[[Xbox (console)|Xbox]]|[[Microsoft Windows]]|[[PlayStation 2]]|[[GameCube]]|[[Game Boy Advance]]|[[Mobile phone]]|[[N-Gage (device)|N-Gage]]|[[OS X]]|[[Nintendo DS]]|[[PlayStation Portable]]|[[Xbox 360]]|[[Wii]]|[[PlayStation 3]]|[[iOS]]|[[Nintendo 3DS]]|[[Android (operating system)|Android]]|[[Windows Phone]]|[[Wii U]]|[[Oculus Quest]]|[[Oculus Rift]]}}
| first release version = ''[[Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell (video game)|Splinter Cell]]''
| first release date = November 18, 2002
| latest release version = ''[[Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Blacklist|Splinter Cell: Blacklist]]''
| latest release date = August 20, 2013
}}
'''''Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell''''' is a series of [[Stealth game|stealth]] [[action-adventure]] [[video game]]s, the first of which was released in 2002, and their tie-in novels that were endorsed by [[Tom Clancy]]. The series follows [[Sam Fisher (Splinter Cell)|Sam Fisher]], a highly trained agent of a fictional [[Black operation|black-ops]] sub-division within the [[National Security Agency|NSA]], dubbed "Third Echelon", as he overcomes his adversaries. Levels are created using [[Unreal Engine]] and emphasize light and darkness as gameplay elements. The series has been positively received, and was once considered to be one of [[Ubisoft]]'s flagship franchises.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/the-making-of-splinter-cell-blacklist/ |title = The making of Splinter Cell: Blacklist|date = February 8, 2013}}</ref> The series had sold 19 million units by 2008.<ref name="Contributor">{{Cite web |last=Martin |first=Matt |date=2008-05-28 |title=Tom Clancy series tops 55 million units sold |url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/tom-clancy-series-tops-55-million-units-sold |access-date=2023-04-10 |website=GamesIndustry.biz |language=en}}</ref> No further installments have been released since 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ubisoft.com/en-US/company/overview.aspx|title=Ubisoft - Company / Overview|website=www.ubisoft.com}}</ref> A remake of the first game was announced in December 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-12-15 |title=A Splinter Cell remake has officially been announced |url=https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/a-splinter-cell-remake-has-officially-been-announced/ |access-date=2023-04-10 |website=VGC |language=en-GB}}</ref>