A new product announcement from has been rumoured all week, and given the timing of the news many had already guessed that it would be in some way linked with the 360. As many predicted, the new game is actually 4 - and of course it is being created for the Xbox 360, currently being hyped to the max at in Amsterdam. Ubisoft revealed that Sam Fisher's new outing will be heading to 'current and next-generation' consoles in spring 2006. The will also be getting a slice of the action.

The original Splinter Cell, which debuted on the Xbox, broke ground in the stealth-action genre, adding innumerable new dimensions to a genre for so long dominated by the creations of Hideo Kojima. Now, Ubisoft are promising that Splinter Cell 4 will once again freshen-up the sub-genre it helped forge, "taking the saga of Sam Fisher into entirely new territory, expanding the story and depth of his character."

"Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory received record-setting reviews and countless awards," gushed Ubi boss Yves Guillemot. "Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell 4 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 series has sold an impressive 12.5 million copies worldwide to date. More soon.

By Luke Guttridge

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