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Splinter Cell may well be coming back – but not quite as you'd expect.

The Splinter Cell franchise has been dormant for a few years, with the last mainline release in the series (Splinter Cell: Blacklist) coming out way back in 2013.

But the stealth franchise revolving around the wetwork exploits of Sam Fisher might be making a surprise re-appearance soon.

Ubisoft Düsseldorf is looking to hire a narrative designer for an upcoming project, that will apparently revolve around one of Ubisoft's 'greatest IPs' (via VideoGamer)

captainkaba, a user on Reddit, found the job listing looking for a candidate in the German office that will be hired to work on an 'unannounced AAA VR title'.

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""We are looking for an experienced Narrative Designer on an unannounced AAA VR project at Ubisoft Düsseldorf," the job listing states.

"You will work closely with the Narrative Director to create a consistent and believable narrative structure, great dialogue and believable characters. Your goal is to create a living and rich world filled with content and personality."

Interesting, right? The reason the internet seems to think this is a Splinter Cell game comes from the company's description of the work being undertaken in the Düsseldorf offices.

"In our German offices in Düsseldorf, Mainz and Berlin, we are working on brands like ‘Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege’, ‘Far Cry’, ‘James Cameron’s Avatar’, ‘Beyond Good & Evil 2’, ‘Ubisoft Escape Games’, ‘The Settlers’, ‘Anno’ and many more,”

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Back in April last year, we saw Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot tease that something related to Splinter Cell is in the works.

“Now there are some things and some people that are now looking at the brand; taking care of the brand," Guillemot teased in an interview with IGN. "At one point you will see something but I can’t say more than that."

Then, later, in August 2019, Guillemot teased the future of the series again, telling Gamersky that "‘[On Splinter Cell] will be be some new type of experiences, but more on different devices."

"We can’t say when because as you know, it takes time, but we have to find which time is right to come back big."

Further to that, back in July 2019, we saw a report from The Information stating that Facebook had signed a deal with Ubisoft to create 'VR-exclusive versions' of Ubisoft's most successful franchises – of which Assassin's Creed and Splinter Cell were named.

We'll keep you updated as we hear more from Ubisoft about its future plans.