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There’s only one week left until the release of Splinter Cell: Blacklist. In the past two months, Ubisoft has been promoting the game’s single-player gameplay, competitive multiplayer action, and 24-like story.

Blacklist is also seeing the return of co-op gameplay. Sam Fisher will be joined by Isaac Briggs, a fellow Forth Echelon officer, as they hunt down terrorists. The game’s co-op mode was previewed today in a nine-minute video released by Ubisoft. The video features Richard Carrillo, lead game designer on Blacklist, and Ubisoft community developer Zack Cooper as they take on the “Sea Fort” level:

Blacklist hits PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii U, and PC on August 20 (August 23 in Europe). It is Ubisoft’s final AAA game that will not appear on next-generation consoles.

It’s a new week, and one week closer to Splinter Cell: Blacklist‘s August 20 release date. That means new trailers and previews for Ubisoft’s final AAA current-generation-only game are coming daily. While many of the trailers have been hyping up the game’s “Spies vs. Mercs” multiplayer mode and seeking to reassure Splinter Cell fans that stealth is still a part of the game, today’s new trailer is all about the story.

Blacklist will see Sam Fisher declare war on a group of terrorists dubbed “The Engineers.” The terrorists are holding the U.S. hostage under threat of weekly terror attacks. The action movie-like story will task Fisher with taking out the bad guys with the help of his Fourth Echelon team while the clock continues to count down toward the next attack.

Just to be clear, Splinter Cell: Blacklist is not (in any official way, at least) associated with the TV program 24.

Though Ubisoft now seems to be focusing on its next-generation console launch titles Watch Dogs and Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag, the publisher still has one last current-generation to follow through with. Splinter Cell: Blacklist will hit stores on August 20, marking the end of both summer and Ubisoft’s AAA offerings for the 7th console generation (unless South Park counts).

A trailer blitz is now underway for Blacklist, with new gameplay videos and teasers hitting the web weekly. This week’s new trailer shows off a bit of the story’s prologue, leading up to a potentially deadly cliffhanger. It seems Sam Fisher will once again have to don his Splinter Cell outfit and goggles, this time to fight terrorists for the America. Nevermind the fact that he’s too old for this shit.

The trailer also has some info about the game’s GameStop-exclusive pre-order content. It’s a couple of suits and weapons; a different goggle color; and a co-op mission. It can all be seen at the end of the trailer:

Ubisoft today announced that Splinter Cell: Blacklist has joined the ranks of games with vague “early 2013” release dates that have been delayed into the summer and beyond. The announcement, made through IGN, puts the definitive release date as August 20.

In addition, Ubisoft revealed that Blacklist is now available for pre-order and teased that bonus content will, of course, be included with pre-orders.

Blacklist, much like Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed III, will be heavily U.S.-centric. Sam Fisher will be be hired by the U.S. president to track down members of a terrorist organization called the Blacklist. A twisting plot full of deceit and betrayal will almost certainly follow.

A new trailer was also unveiled to accompany the delay announcement. Much like other Blacklist trailers, this one depicts the game more as an action movie than than a stealthy infiltration game. It’s probably close to what Ubisoft believes the Splinter Cell movie, staring Tom Hardy, will be.