10 Video Game Franchises That Died During the Last Generation

SPLINTER CELL

While other franchises in this list at least got some time under the spotlight during the PS4/Xbox One generation, Splinter Cell didn’t even get that. After the disappointing commercial performance of the excellent Blacklist, Ubisoft became convinced that the series just doing as well as they had hoped- and it remains clear to them to this day. Sam Fisher keeps showing up in crossovers in other franchises here and there, and we’re glad to see him every time he does- but each of those appearances is also a stark reminder that he hasn’t has his own game in nearly a decade, and probably won’t for a long time to come.