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Have you ever wanted to be silently murdered by Sam Fisher? You might have the chance to watch your wish play out onscreen, thanks to GameStop's "Epic Rewards" contest.

The contest, entered by taking part in any transaction with a PowerUp Rewards card, grants one winner a trip to Ubisoft Toronto to meet the team, who will put said winner's likeness into Splinter Cell: Blacklist. There's no guarantee you'll be killed by Sam Fisher, sorry. It seems likely, though you might be cast as one of his allies.

Are you a ghost or a panther? Maxime Beland, Creative Director on Splinter Cell: Blacklist, explains the game's cross-mode currency system, how Ubisoft Toronto remains cognizant of different player types, and where Blacklist's style fits between Splinter Cell: Conviction and fan favorite Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory.

It’s a bit odd to cover E3 with a PC-focused slant. Initially, I felt horrifically out of place roaming the LA Convention Center’s banner-plastered halls. The Kratoses and Master Chiefs of the world leered at me from their billowing sky perches, and I longed for the warm embrace of, say, a game about embracing people – as Rambo. Xbox controllers and PlayStation pads contorted showgoers’ hands into unnatural, vice-like claws, and I could only grasp feebly for a mouse that failed to materialize.

But, after the initial explosion of senses-overwhelming glitz and glamour, I started taking stock of the show’s inner workings. And you know what? Turns out, this is a PC gaming event – perhaps moreso than anything else.

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Check out Sam Fisher's gear in Splinter Cell: Blacklist.

All this week, I shall be standing outside with a bucket, attempting to catch as many ephemeral droplets from the downpour of videogame sequel news as I possibly can. Well, I wish I was outside. And I wish I was standing. Instead, I shall be sitting inside and embedding as my already withered legs continue to atrophy. Next to meet its fate at the hands of my ability to resize video code to 600 pixels wide is the latest, somewhat rebooty Splinter Cell. It’s called Blacklist – a word that strikes fear into the hearts of many a videogame journalist who’s dared to say negative things about [REDACTED] or [REDACTED], and it stars an apparently younger Sam Fisher in a more action-orientated setting, with Michael Ironside retired from voice duties. There’s already been a letter from the dev in a desperate attempt to placate the inevitably furious response.(more…)

Splinter Cell: Blacklist was one of a few surprises from Ubisoft during "Day Zero" of E3 2012. Sam Fisher has returned in the PC, Xbox 360, and PS3 title slated for spring 2013. A second video features former Fisher voice actor Michael Ironside discussing the development of the project.

Sam infiltrates and then blasts his way out in Splinter Cell: Blacklist.

Take a peek behind the minds of Sam Fisher's return in this All Access Live E3 2012 interview with the Creative Director and Producer of the game!