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During Facebook Connect, Ubisoft announces a VR adaptation of Assassin’s Creed and Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell.

Ubisoft has been working with Oculus to create new content. This will be the first project to involve a major IP from the publisher. Development of Assassin’s Creed and Splinter Cell will be led by Red Storm Entertainment in collaboration with other Ubisoft studios. Both games are being made from for the Oculus and each will be focused on elements that have defined the franchises.

In a press release that was made available, Vice President of Product Development at Red Storm Entertainment, Elizabeth Loverso has stated,

“We are always exploring new ways we can leverage technology to help us create memorable gaming experiences. Oculus’s state-of-the-art hardware will enable us to bring the worlds of Assassin’s Creed and Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell to life for fans in a new way. These games will take full advantage of Oculus’s technology to deliver immersive, visceral experiences that players won’t be able to find anywhere else.”

Elizabeth Loverso
Vice President of Product Development at Red Storm Entertainment

The announcement of a new Splinter Cell game has generated the most buzz from gamers. Fans have been asking for a new entree in the series for sometime. The last main title, Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Blacklist, was released in 2013. Since then, Sam Fisher has only made an appearance in other Tom Clancy games like Ghost Recon: Wildlands.

At the moment, there is no release date for either game. More information about them will be made available in the future.

Facebook Connect is a VR and AR industry digital event that is taking place on September 16th.

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