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Splinter Cell Conviction to feature in-game advertising during torture scenes (News)

Nov 15, 2009

Imagine this: you're playing one of Splinter Cell Conviction's many "choose your own torture" sequences, as described by Ubisoft's Jeffrey Dickstein. As you're slamming a terrorist's face into a urinal, you might ask yourself, "is this the new Degree deodorant I should buy?" (Seriously, these are his words.)

This is actually the pitch Ubisoft delivered at Microsoft Advertising's Gaming Upfront presentation in New York this evening. In-game advertising is rapidly growing, but has typically been relegated to sports and racing games. Splinter Cell Conviction breaks convention by being neither. Expect both static and video ads to appear throughout the environment -- including during the game's lengthy torture sequences. Perhaps they should take it one step further: Sam Fisher should grab a Coca-Cola bottle, smash it, and use the broken glass to kill a guy. Talk about refreshing!

Splinter Cell Conviction - Create a hero (Video)

Nov 5, 2009

Sneaky people, slip on your three-pronged goggles and slink like a slithery snake in this splintery sequel.

Conviction Won't Be Last Splinter Cell Game (News)

Oct 29, 2009

Ubisoft has confirmed that the upcoming Splinter Cell: Conviction will not be the last game in the series and that the next title may even feature a new player character.

Ubi: SC Conviction will be 'worth the wait' (News)

Oct 22, 2009

Ubisoft has told fans that Splinter Cell: Conviction, recently delayed from this year to next year, "will be a better game in February than any time earlier".

Speaking to VideoGamer.com earlier this week following a screening of Assassin's Creed: Lineage, the short film produced by Ubisoft to coincide with the launch of Assassin's Creed 2, Ubisoft Montreal and Toronto chief Yannis Mallat, said Conviction's delay was about adding polish.

"The level of polish that we are achieving as we speak is definitely worth the wait. You know Ubisoft is committed to quality. We apply that to all our games. Splinter Cell is not excluded from that."

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction (Preview)

Oct 21, 2009

Sam Fisher has gone from shadow warrior to wrecking ball. Splinter Cell fans may remember the series as somewhat sneaky – a matter of waiting for the right moment to knife someone in the back and plonk their body in a darkened stairwell. Conviction asks, why wait? ...

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction (Screenshots)

Oct 21, 2009

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction - TGS walkthough (Video)

Oct 15, 2009

Sneaky people, slip on your three-pronged goggles and slink like a slithery snake in this splintery sequel.

20 MASSIVE games of early 2010 (Feature)

Oct 2, 2009

Christmas '09 is cancelled, but early next year looks amazing. ...

Splinter Cell Conviction - Launch date announcement trailer (Video)

Sep 28, 2009

Sneaky people, slip on your three-pronged goggles and slink like a slithery snake in this splintery sequel.

PAX 2009: Sam Fisher to See Green Again (News)

Sep 5, 2009

During the live demo of Splinter Cell Conviction at PAX -- the same demo given at E3, incidentally -- Ubisoft creative director Max Beland revealed that Sam Fisher will indeed reacquire his trademark night vision goggles. A brief video showed the goggles in use,though Sam was still in civilian garb. The goggles enabled a black and white vision mode that allowed Sam to see through walls, with enemies glowing bright white.

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction – hands-on (Preview)

Aug 14, 2009

Ubisoft had never intended for anyone to play Conviction’s E3 demo, so it’s easy for us to completely break it within about four minutes of starting the game. We’re standing in a room, surrounded by armed men emptying round after round into Sam while he clutches bad guy Kobin by the throat and soaks up bullets like Robocop – while a forced cut-scene makes him invincible. ...

Fewer games, higher prices this Christmas (News)

Aug 6, 2009

MCV: Trade plays it safe to increase chance of Q4 profits – as key IP is pushed back to 2010

Weekly Recap Aug 1st: PS3 Costs Are Down, Twilight Game, Too Human 2 (News)

Aug 2, 2009

Blend Games writes:

"The last week of July and the first day of August has provided gamers with some darn good tidbits of gaming information that's well worth recapping. First off, Blend Games Rich Knight gives us a brief history of Mother, as the game is now 20 years old. We have some coverage on the drastic drop of production costs for the PS3, some new info on the Twilight game, news about a new Ghost Recon, The Darkness 2, and delays for Splinter Cell: Conviction, again. Also, be sure to check out the article about Konami being shamed with the depraved SAW game. These stories and more in this week's edition of the Blend Games' Weekly Recap."

Splinter Cell Conviction designer on delay, exclusivity, Natal ... and bowel control? (News)

Jul 29, 2009

Engadget:

"After teasing us with the carefully scripted Splinter Cell Conviction E3 demo -- for the umpteenth time -- lead designer Steve Masters commented on the game's current status as a "March quarter" release today at Ubisoft's "Holiday Preview" event (we'll be celebrating well into 2010, you know). Masters echoed CEO Yves Guillemot in saying, "really [the delay] was just a decision to allow us to polish up and really deliver the experience that the fans are looking for."

Comic-Con 2009: Interview Roundup (Feature)

Jul 28, 2009

Editors Brett Elston and Chris Antista snuffed out the raging nerd-flames that demanded they stay on the move at last week's Comic-Con and sat down for some some 'professional' discourse with some of this year's biggest developers. The entire collection of interviews can be heard in the TalkRadar Comic-Con special, but if you're picky, you can listen to any of the individual interviews here. Allons-y! ...

Ubisoft Reports First-Quarter 2009-10 Sales (News)

Jul 27, 2009

TVGB: "Ubisoft's first-quarter 2009-10 sales report today brings some news about their game release plans. Namely, the company has seen fit to delay the release of a few of its titles."

Spilinter Cell Conviction on GamePro's September Cover (News)

Jul 23, 2009

The newest issue of GamePro magazine has arrived in the office, and they're so excited that they just can't keep it to themselves! They've done Fall preview blowouts for a few years now, but this year has the most diverse and exciting lineup yet, and their coverage reflects that. Leading off the lineup this year is one of the most exciting returns in gaming, as Sam Fisher reinvents stealth in Splinter Cell Conviction!

Splinter Cell Conviction ending location revealed by mistake? (News)

Jul 16, 2009

Did Ubisoft deliberately leave the ending location un-blurred or is this a genuine error on their part? Perhaps they didn't expect eagle eyed gamers to dissect their video with such an inquisitive eye? Minor spoilers ahead.

Splinter Cell Conviction: Behind The Scenes at E3 Video (News)

Jul 14, 2009

BeefJack writes: "The dust has more than settled on the Los Angeles Convention Centre and E3 but the content is still coming, even if it is at a very slow pace.

The latest piece of content to surface is a behind the scenes look at the Conviction team (or Ubisoft to give them their correct name) at E3."

Splinter Cell Conviction Sweeps Up the E3 Awards (News)

Jul 9, 2009

Splinter Cell Conviction won more than 12 awards at E3; sweeping up more than any other Xbox 360 game, including GameSpot's Best Action-Adventure Game and Best Xbox 360 Game.

Ubisoft: Spielberg inspired by Splinter Cell (News)

Jul 4, 2009

OXM UK: Steven Spielberg said his movie-making is inspired by Splinter Cell and other videogames, according to Ubisoft's Maxime Beland.

Splinter Cell: Conviction To Take Action Stealth To a "Whole New Level" (News)

Jun 30, 2009

Badassgamer: "Splinter Cell has always been known for it's brilliant stealth and action hybrid, however with Splinter Cell:Conviction, that trend isn't just set to continue, but according to Maxime Beland, the creative director behind the project, Splinter Cell: Conviction will take the genre to a whole new level."

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Conviction novel coming this october (News)

Jun 27, 2009

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell novel gets back again with a new title , called " Conviction " which is the same title the next game is using . The author is David Michaels - pseudonym , the real name of the author is Grant Blackwood - who wrote the two previous novels " Checkmate and Fallout " which released in 2006 , 2007 . It's the first time the novel uses the title which the game uses , and it seems that the events will be as same as the game's events which will release in the same month . The strange thing is that the author will release another novel , called " Endgame " in November 24 , 2009 which also was listed in Amazon website , and it seems that it will be a " completion " of Conviction story and the end of the story of splinter cell which maybe also an indication for the end of the story of the game series . Nothing is confirmed about the Game's story , but just speculations .

Splinter Cell Conviction on PS3? Never, says Ubi (News)

Jun 19, 2009

VG247: If you were holding out for Splinter Cell Conviction to eventually make its way to PS3, you're out of luck. Ubi just said on its forums that it really is an MS exclusive thanks to a "link of heart" between the franchise and the platform.

Splinter Cell: Conviction - Sam's in his 50s (News)

Jun 16, 2009

VG247: Sam Fisher may be hard as nails, but it sounds as though Splinter Cell: Conviction may be his last foray into the world of espionage. One more game and he'll be in a wheelchair.

"He's pretty old, actually," one of the game's developers told us, talking at E3, adding that Fisher is in his "50s" in Conviction.

Before and after: the games that changed during development (Feature)

Jun 15, 2009

Splinter Cell Conviction

Sam Fisher’s gone through some midlife crisis-sized changes over the past couple of years. One minute he’s a tortured emo agent on the run, with as little respect for the law as he does for kept facial hair. The next he’s a malicious murderer, who makes Jack Bauer look like Jack Osborne.

Above: From badly groomed to just plain bad

The Conviction of 2007 has heavy influences from ...

Splinter Cell: Conviction story focus helped shape gameplay elements (News)

Jun 8, 2009

When it was first released in 2002, Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell focused on the military operations of the fictitious government organization, Third Echelon. Since 2006's Splinter Cell: Double Agent, the story of the franchise has shifted from the overall mission objectives to the character of Sam Fisher himself.

During a one-on-one interview with Ubisoft producer Alexandre Parizeau during E3 2009, Joystiq asked why the franchise has shifted focus to the character of Sam. According to Parizeau the answer is simple, after dealing with so much trauma throughout the series, Ubisoft Montreal wanted players to see how Sam's methods have evolved, which led to shaping Conviction's dynamic and offensive stealth gameplay. "He's not going to be the same person when he reacts to situations as he was when he was working for Third Echelon. It's a completely different scenario," Parizeau told Joystiq.

Conviction producer says players shouldn't fear the new 'Mark and Execute' feature (News)

Jun 8, 2009

Ubisoft Montreal producer Alexandre Parizeau told Joystiq that gamers should not fear Splinter Cell: Conviction's new 'Mark and Execute' feature. Since first showing off the feature during Microsoft's Pre-E3 media briefing, Parizeau says some gamers fear the game will become too easy. "Have no fear at all," Parizeau told Joystiq during a one-on-one interview during E3 2009. "It's an added tool that lets you do the first step when storming a room or area or a situation. But you'll have all the tools that you used to use as well."

E3 09: Sam Fisher goes Jack Bauer in new Splinter Cell (Preview)

Jun 4, 2009

It's been said before, but this time they mean it. Boy, do they mean it... ...

Primotech at E3 2009: Splinter Cell Conviction Confirmed to Have Multiplayer (News)

Jun 4, 2009

During a private demonstration at E3 2009 this evening, Splinter Cell Conviction associate producer Jean-Francois Poirer confirmed to Primotech that the newest entry in the series will have a multiplayer component. Poirer was not able to confirm any further details on what that might entail.

Multiplayer in Splinter Cell debuted with the second game, Pandora Tomorrow, and continued through the two following titles, Chaos Theory and Double Agent. Because Ubisoft refers to Conviction as a "redefinition of the series," and given the extended and troubled development of the title, the inclusion of multiplayer was not a certainty.

Just How Exclusive Is Splinter Cell: Conviction? (News)

Jun 3, 2009

If there's one definitive way to push publishers, developers and public relations personnel off balance, it's broaching the subject of console exclusivity. Begin the line of inquiry and you're sure to get darting eyes, an elongated "Wellllll ..." and an answer that crumples in on itself as soon as it's spoken. Perhaps it's appropriate that the topic of Splinter Cell: Conviction's exclusivity is steeped in a cloak-and-dagger mystery.

When asked if the ambitious Xbox 360 and PC stealth title was exclusive in the really real sense, producer Alex Parizeau simply stated, "It's exclusive," and admitted that it was a business arrangement with Microsoft. Prodding about timed exclusivity (a la BioShock and Fallout 3 DLC) didn't yield anything less enigmatic, so they turned to lead game designer Steve Masters. "As far as I know," he said, "this is completely exclusive."

Splinter Cell: Conviction confirmed for PC release (News)

Jun 2, 2009

BigDownload writes,
"[BigDownload was] a little worried when [they] saw the big Splinter Cell Conviction banner at the LA Convention Center this week with just an Xbox 360 logo. [They] thought for a moment that Sam Fisher's latest spy adventure was going to bypass the PC. Thankfully Ubisoft's E3 2009 press conference on Monday put that thought to rest."

Splinter Cell: Conviction will be coming to both the PC and Xbox 360; it was previously believed that it was an Xbox 360 exclusive.

Splinter Cell : Conviction final part to teaser website open (News)

May 29, 2009

final part to the teaser site has gone live.

http://manofconviction.com/uk/

Splinter Cell: Conviction, is Sam Fisher in Washington ? (News)

May 21, 2009

4news.it wrote: "After Malta, Washington.

We were left with the first clue that revealed the island of Malta.
Today, as promised by the teaser site for Splinter Cell: Conviction reached to link www.manofconviction.com, it was revealed the second clue that we propose in video "

Splinter Cell: Conviction - New Details Revealed (News)

May 15, 2009

Of the three bullet-holes featured on the front page of the new website (see image), two remain signposted as "restricted", one til 20th May, the other til 28th May. Following the only route left available to us, we found a video beginning to play. Narrated by what most would immediately believe is Sam Fisher himself, the video pans around the globe before zooming-in on a small island, believed to be a fictional addition to the Mediterranean Sea, south of Sicily.

Splinter Cell Conviction among the secret Ubisoft E3 titles? (News)

May 14, 2009

A Splinter Cell website has just changed and it now redirects to the new teaser Splinter Cell: Conviction site. The new site is "under investigation" of Third Echelon. According to the polish gaming site, Splinter Cell Conviction will be one of the secret titles that Ubisoft will show at E3.

Splinter Cell: Conviction website teases new info (News)

May 13, 2009

The official website for Splinter Cell: Conviction is currently under maintenance, but what drew our attention were the phrases that are written there.

In the site we read: "Site currently under investigation" and "If you have any information on Sam Fisher, please report it here."

The link is redirected to the forum dedicated to the game but it seems that something will be revealed in coming days. We can only wait.

Halo Exec leaving Microsoft to join Bruckheimer Games Studio (News)

May 12, 2009

Producer Jerry Bruckheimer has picked up Jim Veevaert, the lead exec behind the Halo franchise, and Ubisoft Senior VP of publishing Jay Cohen to run Jerry Bruckheimer Games Studio as leads of production and development.

411mania's Release List for the Week of April 26, 2009 (News)

Apr 29, 2009

411mania talks about this week's game releases. Highlights include Persona, Super Robot Taisen OG Saga: Endless Frontier, and Velvet Assassin.

Splinter Cell Conviction remains 360 exclusive (News)

Jan 22, 2009

Speaking during a conference call following the company's third-quarter financial report, Ubisoft has re-confirmed that Splinter Cell Conviction will be an Xbox 360 exclusive.

Ubisoft refuses to comment on Pachter Ass Creed 2 and SC: Conviction rumours (News)

Jan 21, 2009

Ubisoft has declined to comment on Michael Pachter's predictions that Assassins Creed 2 and Splinter Cell: Conviction will ship sometime before March 2010.

PSU.com : "Tom Clancy "Megagame" a possibility?" (News)

Oct 17, 2008

With the Tom Clancy series expanding to five titles this year with the releases of Hawx and Endwar, Ubisoft has said that it is looking into the possibility of creating a "Megagame" within the franchise in order to potentially interweave storylines between each major series.

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction (Preview)

Feb 6, 2008

It’s been a long time since we last sat down in front of Splinter Cell: Conviction; so long, in fact, we’re beginning to wonder if we really saw it at all. Did we really see Sam choking policemen, battering terrorists with chairs and putting foes through tables? Does Sam really have a beard now? Yes, we did and yes, he does. With every delay a fresh torture, we’ve been kept waiting an age to get our hands on Sam’s latest ...

Next Splinter Cell delayed (News)

Jul 26, 2007

Ubisoft has confirmed that its latest Splinter Cell game, Splinter Cell: Conviction, has been delayed. Originally expected this November, the game now has a release date of Q1 2008 - going head-to-head with PS3 stealth star Metal Gear Solid 4. We asked why the game has been pushed back. "Ubisoft felt it was important to give our development teams some more time in order to perfect the game and to ensure that this title lives up to the high standards of Ubisoft and of the Splinter Cell ...

Splinter Cell only for PC and 360? (Preview)

May 23, 2007

Welcome to the final part of our week-long Splinter Cell preview. Check out Part 1, 2, 3 and 4 if you haven't already done so, then read on for more tantalizing details on this promising reimagining of the stealth genre. Splinter Cell has traditionally appeared on every format going, all the way down to Game Boy Advance. However, for the fifth installment in the series, Ubisoft Montreal has decided to make the game for PC and Xbox 360 only. But that's a good thing, if not for PS3 fans, then ...

Fisher's latest mission captured on film (News)

May 23, 2007

Following on from our week long preview of Splinter Cell Conviction, we have managed to secure some brand new shots and the first ever trailer of Sam Fisher's latest mission. Breaking away from the dark, lonely corridors found in previous outings, the trailer shows off some of the impressive crowd dynamics in a light and breezy park setting. Also on display is Fisher's more, shall we say, hands-on approach to dealing with his pursuers. ...

Splinter Cell Conviction multiplayer info (News)

May 11, 2007

Friday 11 May 2007 Splinter Cell Conviction, the ambitious reinvention of the espionage action series, will feature a whole new spin on both multiplayer versus and co-op gameplay. Co-op missions will be included but they won't resemble the double-team style of previous games, nor will they be run-throughs of the single player mode. Meanwhile, versus matchups will feature the impressive-looking civilian crowd that mills around during Sam Fisher's Washington-set escapades. These intriguing ...