Splinter Cell Makes Its Mark Beyond Video Games

Paris, FRANCE – January 3, 2005 – Ubisoft, one of the world’s largest video game publishers, is pleased to announce that the book Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell has hit the New York Times’ Top 10 bestseller list for paperback fiction.

The novel, which was just published this past December, is the first of a series inspired by Ubisoft’s video game franchise Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell®. The book’s success reinforces the impact and value of the Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell® brand both within and outside of the video game industry, an asset from which Ubisoft will continue to benefit in the near future.

The brand is an original creation developed by the company’s Montreal studio. It recounts the adventures of Sam Fisher™, an operative for “Third Echelon”, a secret branch of the American National Security Agency. The book is also ranked 8th among the Wall Street Journal bestsellers in the category “mass market paperbacks”.

Ubisoft and a major motion picture studio located in Hollywood are currently discussing a possible movie rights deal that would adapt the adventures of Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell® for the big screen.

The first two games published by Ubisoft - Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell® and Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow™ - have sold 9.7 million copies to date. The highly anticipated third opus, Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Chaos Theory™, will be available this March on PS2, Xbox®, GameCube™ and PC.


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About Ubisoft:
Ubisoft is an international producer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment products. A leading company in the multimedia industry, Ubisoft has grown considerably, especially through its strong and diversified lineup In addition to steadfastly continuing to partner with several high-profile companies, Ubisoft has also confirmed its presence on the global market by developing its own exceptional properties. Founded in 1986 in France, Ubisoft is now present on every continent, both through offices in 21 different countries including the United States, Morocco, Germany and China and through sales of products in over 50 countries. The group is dedicated to delivering high-quality, cutting-edge videogame titles to consumers around the world. Ubisoft generated a turnover of € 508 million for the 2003–2004 fiscal year, up 22.5% at a constant exchange rate over the previous fiscal year. To learn more, visit www.ubisoftgroup.com.

About Tom Clancy:
With over 80 million books sold, Tom Clancy is arguably the world’s most recognized author. His works include fiction such as The Hunt for Red October, Clear and Present Danger, The Sum of All Fears, Rainbow Six, Red Rabbit, and the recently released The Teeth of the Tiger. Clancy also writes non-fiction works about weapons and various military units. Four of his books have already been adapted into highly successful feature films.