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Splinter Cell: Conviction gets dated
Back in July Ubisoft announced that Splinter Cell: Conviction would be getting its release date pushed from later this year to Q1 2010. However, despite saying Q1 2010 we had no idea exactly when we would be seeing the latest Splinter Cell hit store shelves. Lucky for us, Ubisoft has again come forth to speak of Splinter Cell: Conviction this time letting us know that the game will be released for the Xbox 360 and PC on February 23rd, 2010.
So folks, get ready because Sam Fisher’s back and this time he’s bad.
via boomtown
Capcom delays Dark Void to Q1 2010
First Red Steel 2 got delayed, then Splinter Cell: Conviction and now this — Capcom has recently announced that they are pushing back the release of Dark Void until Q1 2010.
Below is Capcom’s reasoning on the delay:
Dark Void is moving into Capcom’s fiscal Q4 in order to get the game out of the crowded fall game season and to allow the development team more time to polish and enhance the game experience.
Are game developers really that scared of Modern Warfare 2? Or do they just know something we don’t because it seems that only a handful of games are launching this Fall due to so many delays.
via Kotaku
Ubisoft delays Splinter Cell: Conviction, too
It looks like Red Steel 2 isn’t the only Ubisoft title getting delayed as the publisher has recently announced that their highly anticipated Splinter Cell: Conviction will also be getting pushed back until early 2010.
Ubisoft didn’t state a reason for the delay but an educated guess could point to the fact that games such as Modern Warfare 2 come out right around Conviction’s previous release date.
Either way, expect Splinter Cell: Conviction to hit store shelves sometime during Q1 of 2010.
Splinter Cell: Conviction pre-order exclusive revealed
Players who are planning on reserving Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Conviction from GameStop will be receiving an exclusive in-game semi-automatic shotgun. The website reads, “If you prefer the rugged sophistication of a manual shotgun, but also enjoy the convenience of an automatic, then this is the shotgun for you! Available for online and in-store customers while supplies last.”
Online customers will receive an e-mail with a code to input into the game, while store customers will receive a game card. Either way, it’s still the same code. You can pre-order the game at GameStop. Splinter Cell: Conviction comes out this October for the Xbox 360 and PC.
Splinter Cell & Xbox Gaming BFFs
Ubisoft’s forums are abuzz with talk about the upcoming Splinter Cell: Conviction. People are discussing features, plotlines, whether they enjoy the idea of a character actually aging as games go by (Sam Fisher is in his fifties in this title), the usual sorts of pre-release forum chatter. Ubisoft has started a thread allowing fans to pose questions to the developers, with some of them being answered in the weeks to come.
Of course, one of the first questions posed had to do with whether or not we’d be seeing the game released for PS3 as well as the Xbox 360. Though the Splinter Cell games so far have been exclusive to Microsoft consoles, most third party developers and publishers are putting out their games for any capable system. Most have cited this as a better business practice, so it would seem that Ubisoft could be going down the same path.
Ubisoft has put paid to any rumors about a multiplatform release, citing that Splinter Cell is a ‘true Microsoft exclusive title’. They begin with pointing out that there’s a historical link between the console and the games, saying that the original Splinter Cell was the first game to truly utilize the Xbox’s potential. In response Microsoft was excited about the game and supported it heavily, leading to what they referred to as a “link of heart” between the two. Finally they point out that by focusing on a single console they can devote more time to completely optimizing the game for its single system.
Ghost Recon 4, Splinter Cell Conviction Coming
Continuing to milk its most popular franchises, Ubisoft has confirmed that a fourth entry in the Ghost Recon series will soon be released. No details on Ghost Recon 4 was given, though it was noted that the title was due out sometime this year, but got delayed to the end of March 2010 at the latest.
Additionally, gamers can look forward to playing the role of a bum in Splinter Cell: Convicton this Christmas, along with Red Steel 2, which supports Wii MotionPlus.