Yesterday, Ubisoft announced [i]Tom Clancy?s Splinter Cell 4[/i] (working title) to be the next game in the popular [i]Splinter Cel[/i]l series. It will be available in Spring 2006 for the current and next generation consoles, as well as for the PC.

Games in the [i]Splinter Cel[/i]l series have already received some of the industry?s most prestigious awards and outstanding reviews, including Best Action/Adventure Game of the Year at E3 in 2002 and 2004, the Academy of Interactive Arts and Science?s Action/Adventure Game of the Year Award ([i]Splinter Cell Pandora Tomorrow[/i]), and the highest review score ever from official XBOX Magazine, a 9.9 our of 10 for [i]Splinter Cell Chaos Theory[/i].

?[i]Tom Clancy?s Splinter Cell Chaos Theory[/i] received record-setting reviews and countless awards,? said Yves Guillemot, president and CEO of Ubisoft. ?[i]Tom Clancy?s Splinter Cell 4[/i] will be even more thrilling and heart-pounding than its ground-breaking predecessors. This new version will both enrich the gaming experience on current consoles and take full advantage of the capacities of next-generation consoles to deliver players the most fabulous gaming experience ever.?

The [i]Tom Clancy Splinter Cel[/i]l video game franchise has sold more than 12.5 million copies worldwide since its initial game launch in 2002.