Watch Ubisoft pay tribute to Metal Gear Solid in the latest Ghost Recon Wildlands DLC

Rumors about a new Splinter Cell title from Ubisoft have reached fever pitch, as the visitor recently put out a new DLC featuring the game'due south hero, Sam Fisher, consummate with the original actor Michael Ironside.

Ghost: Recon Wildlands is an open earth tactical shooter set in Bolivia, where players can take to land, air, and the shadows to combat dangerous drug cartels. The game has received several DLCs in recent times, extending the life of the game, and improving the overall sandbox experience.

The well-nigh recent DLC offers a special mission alongside Splinter Prison cell's Sam Fisher, possibly hinting at a franchise revival. During the mission, withal, Fisher pays homage to none other than Ophidian, from Hideo Kojima's beloved Metallic Gear Solid stealth series (via Ryan McCaffrey and ImperatorOfPuns).

Fisher breaks the 4th wall a fleck, noting that "they don't make them like me anymore," in reference to how military stealth games have fallen from the spotlight in recent years. He then speaks of a retired "ground forces infiltrator" who wears a bandana, before acknowledging, with sadness, that there'south only him left.

It'southward a surprisingly poignant homage from the Ghost Recon team for a series that ended mired in controversy. Konami famously ousted Metal Gear Solid's creator, Hideo Kojima, before cynically turning Metallic Gear Solid into a shallow zombie survival game dubbed Metallic Gear Survive.

While we may never become another "real" Metal Gear game again, it seems likely that Splinter Cell is preparing for a big re-emergence. Until then, y'all tin can grab Ghost Recon: Wildlands for $59.99.

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