The Splinter Cell demo is coming! As was mentioned earlier it should hit some time next week, a few more details on the demo have been released, and amazingly enough it's not some hugely bloated 300+ meg demo! Here's a few more bits on what to expect as the news post yesterday linked this but it wasnt actually added until later:

- Approx 90megs demo
- Complete level from first mission
- Access to numerous items including the optic cable, night/thermal vision goggles and disposable lock picks

The retail game release will be in late January.

According to this post on the official Ubi Soft forums, us PC gamers will finally get the chance to play Splinter Cell next week. The PC demo will debut December 19, which is next Thursday. Thanks Kurashu. Update: This post mentions the demo will be about 90mb and will feature the full first level.

There is a pretty lenghty Splinter Cell interview on Computer & Video Games, asking senior producer Mathieu Ferland and scriptwriter JT Petty about this recently released (on Xbox anyway) third person stealth game. The C&VG guys ask about the origin of the phrase "Splinter Cell", the history of the main character Sam Fisher, the line between reality and fun, the use of heat vision and physics, the amount of gameplay hours and plenty of other things.

There is a brief chat log on The Platoon, recapping a Ubi Soft Splinter Cell chat event. Questions and answers are about Xbox Live content updates, PC demo plans, the length of the game, the most important part of development, differences between the PC and Xbox version of the game and a few other things.

For a while, there was the impression that the PC version of Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell would be scaled down graphically compared to the Xbox version. This to support the older 3D accelerators. Not the case anymore, as PC.IGN got in contact with Ubi Soft and they acknowledged that PC version has been reworked and now has the exact same graphical features as the Xbox version.

Worried that this may be exclusive to GeForce FX purchasers, we asked whether this only applied to some kind of OEM package deal, or whether or not only certain NVIDIA cards would be capable of exploiting the game to its fullest potential. No, we were told. Splinter Cell will be Xbox perfect so long as you have the next-generation video card to handle it, whatever video card that may be (Radeon, GeForce, Parhelia, Xabre even).

Feel free to post your impressions of the Xbox version in this thread as well.

A brief Splinter Cell is up at Xbox World. Producer Mathieu Ferland is asked about his responsibilities, the story and features of the game, the involvement of Tom Clancy, the single most exciting feature, challenges when making a stealth game, and the anticipation of the game after the release of the Xbox demo.

Ubi Soft has released a new Splinter Cell trailer, showing about a minute of ingame footage from the upcoming Xbox/PC stealth game. Thanks 3D Gamers.

CVG is previewing Splinter Cell this morning which has been getting some pretty darn positive press recently, this preview looks like more of the same. We've got a few video clips here.

GameSpot's Splinter Cell media page now has a new video interview with several team members working on the newest Tom Clancy games. The 25 minute long interview which features plenty of footage from the game is available as stream only, unless you are a GameSpot Complete member.

Czech game site Doupe has a Q&A wth Mathieu Ferland, producer of the upcoming Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell. Mathieu is asked about the story of Splinter Cell, the character Sam Fisher, unique features, available weapons and gadgets, what a typical mission looks like, the stealth play, system requirements and more.

UGO has a Splinter Cell feature up today, offering a hands-on update as well as a preview of this new Tom Clancy game in development at Ubi Soft.

Also previewed on GameSpot tonight is Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell, the third person action/stealth game in development at Ubi Soft. A ton of new screenshots are included.

Xbox.IGN has a new Splinter Cell development diary, again penned by producer Mathieu Ferland. Mathieu writes about the lighting effects in the game. Thanks HomeLAN Fed.

Xbox.IGN has a new Splinter Cell diary (thanks HLF), again penned by producer Mathieu Ferland. He writes about the creation of the main character Sam Fisher. Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell will ship for Xbox and PC in November.

Several people emailed us saying the official Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell site has now opened. You can find more info, screenshots and videos from this third person action/stealth game. Splinter Cell will be released for Xbox and PC in November.

Ubi Soft has released a new Splinter Cell movie, showing more from this third person action/stealth game which will be shipping in November. Thanks Blues News.

Gamers.com has posted a preview of the PC version of Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell, Ubi Soft's upcoming action/stealth game. Once again accompanied by several quotes from the producer Matheiu Ferland. Splinter Cell will ship in November.

A new Splinter Cell preview is up at Games Radar, taking a look at Ubi Soft's upcoming third person action game. There are new screenshots and quotes from Ubi Soft's Mathieu Ferland about things like the importance of light when it comes to stealth movement, the player's objectives, and realism among other things. Ubi Soft also sent out three screenshots from the game, though their resolution leaves something to be desired.

GameSpot has posted an interview with Mathieu Ferland, producer on Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell. The GameSpot guys ask how long Ubi Soft has been working on the game, similarities between this game's plot and that of Ghost Recon, the involvement of Tom Clancy, differences between the PC and Xbox versions of the game, why Michael Ironside was used as voice of the player, inspiration from the Metal Gear Solid and Thief series and plenty of other things.

Computer & Video Games has what they say are new Splinter Cell screenshots, showing more from this Ubi Soft action/stealth game due this Christmas.