Monday evening best-selling author Tom Clancy, best known for his work in the video game industry on titles like Splinter Cell and Ghost Recon, has past away in a hospital in Baltimore at the age of 66. 
In 1996, Clancy help found a video game studio under the name of Red Storm Entertainment. The company made games that where based on his books and other games original ideas of the company. In 2000 Ubisoft purchased the company and continues to this day to make games under the Clancy name. The the most recent game released under the Tom Clancy banner  is Splinter Cell: Blacklist, which this past August 20th. 
Ubisoft posted this on their Facebook.

We are saddened to learn of Tom Clancy’s passing and our condolences go out to his family. Tom Clancy was an extraordinary author with a gift for creating detailed, engrossing fictional stories that captivated audiences around the world.
The teams at Ubisoft, especially at the Red Storm studio, are incredibly grateful to have collaborated with and learned from him, and we are humbled by the opportunity to carry on part of his legacy through our properties that bear his name.

Other games under the Clancy name are Rainbow Six series, The Hunt For Red October, and of course the new next-gen game Tom Clancy's The Division.
Tom Clancy had a very big hand in getting the game industry to where it is today. I have had some of the best game experiences in my life playing on the Clancy platforms. He will be missed.

Tom Clancy

April 12, 1947-October 1, 2013