From the Press Release
In Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Blacklist, players take on the role of lethal operative Sam Fisher who is armed with a new mandate to hunt down the masterminds behind The Blacklist, a series of escalating attacks on US interests. Faced with his biggest mission yet, Sam and his Fourth Echelon team must figure out how to stop these global assaults before the countdown reaches zero.
Delivering a gripping modern-day storyline, the game brings back core elements of the franchise and incorporates a new level of technical innovation and design to create the biggest Splinter Cell to date. Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Blacklist will push the series to even greater heights by offering a complete package where single-player, co-op and multiplayer are tied to a universal economy system that supports a wide variety of play styles.
The critically-acclaimed Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Blacklist will be available in North America on August 20. For more information on the game, please visit: splintercell.com and follow on Facebook at facebook.com/splintercell