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3  Splinter Cell: Conviction On PC To Use Ubisoft's New DRM Fri, Feb 26th, 2010, 8:45 pm (EST) BY COLIN According to a report by Softpedia, the PC release of Ubisoft's Splinter Cell: Conviction will be using their latest DRM system, much like the current beta of the Settlers VII and the upcoming PC release of Assassin's Creed 2, along with other titles like Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands and the new Ghost Recon. More »

7  Preorder Splinter Cell: Convinction, Get A Shotgun Thu, Feb 25th, 2010, 10:38 am (EST) BY COLIN Ubisoft has just released a video showing a pretty nifty addition to Sam Fisher's arsenal of weapons. What's the catch? Well, only those that preorder Splinter Cell: Conviction will gain access to it. What is it? A shotgun, complete with a suppressor so the bad guys won't know what hit them. More »

0  Rumor: Xbox 360 Getting FFXIII and Splinter Cell Bundles Thu, Feb 11th, 2010, 3:09 pm (EST) BY JORDAN DOUGLAS According to Ars Technica, unnamed sources have revealed that Final Fantasy XIII and Splinter Cell: Conviction bundles will be coming to the Xbox 360. Apparently the bundles will come with a 250GB hard drive and a price tag of $399.99 USD. The only difference between each bundle, besides the game included, will be that the Final Fantasy bundle comes with two white controllers whereas Splinter Cell comes with black ones. More »

	0  Ghost Recon: Future Soldier Teaser Trailer Released Wed, Feb 10th, 2010, 10:09 am (EST) BY JAMIE COURTS Ubisoft has released a teaser trailer revealing a few small pieces of information on the Latest Ghost Recon title. The trailer first shows a few locations which seem to indicate fighting in Russia, Norway, and Saudi Arabia. More »

0  Ubisoft Reveals Ghost Recon: Future Soldier Tue, Feb 9th, 2010, 10:36 am (EST) BY SHAWN Ubisoft Paris has just announced this morning that they are working on the next entry in the Ghost Recon series, titled Ghost Recon: Future Soldier. This name was trademarked late last year, for those who thought it sounded familiar. More »

0  Sega Push Alpha Protocol Back To Summer 2010 Sat, Feb 6th, 2010, 12:41 pm (EST) BY DARRYL Alpha Protocol was originally planned to be released in October 2009, but as the release date drew ever closer, Sega decided to postpone the launch of the game and gave it a new release window of Spring 2010. Since then nothing has really been heard of the title, but Obsidian, the developer, have been hard at work making changes to the title. The game's lighting has been considerably tweaked and there have also been a few usability changes applied to make the experience feel more natural. However, the official word from Sega (via Matthew Hickman) is that they really "wanted to polish the game up, make it everything Obsidian planned it to be, and give the consumer a very polished game." More »

1  Splinter Cell: Conviction Release Date Etched In Stone Thu, Feb 4th, 2010, 9:47 am (EST) BY KYLE WYNEN Ubisoft Montreal has simultaneously proved that not only do they have a sense of humour, but they also now have a solid release date for Splinter Cell: Conviction. The Xbox 360 and PC title is now etched in for an April 13th release worldwide, and we say 'etched' because that is exactly how the announcement was delivered. It was etched in stone. More »

0  Ubisoft: Splinter Cell Conviction Clocks 12-16 Hours Fri, Jan 22nd, 2010, 11:54 am (EST) BY KYLE WYNEN In a Facebook live chat hosted by Ubisoft, Splinter Cell: Conviction Director, Patrick Redding, has given a broad guess at the length of the game. As the game consists of both single player and co-op modes, Redding seemingly guessed that combined the game "should run between 12 and 16 hours." Redding went on to say, "with Deniable Ops, it will be interesting to see how much replay value players get out of it!" More »

0  Splinter Cell: Conviction Delayed Until April 2010 Wed, Jan 13th, 2010, 4:43 pm (EST) BY DARRYL Ubisoft have announced that their upcoming Xbox 360 exclusive, Splinter Cell: Conviction, is going to be delayed until April 2010. It was originally scheduled to come out in February. More »

1  Crackdown 2 Coming 'First Half Of 2010' Mon, Dec 21st, 2009, 1:00 pm (EST) BY DARRYL Announced at this year's E3, Crackdown 2 is looking to really push on from the first installment, which appeared exclusively on the Xbox 360 almost three years ago - quite hard to believe really. More »

0  Splinter Cell Conviction Co-Op Mode Revealed Sat, Dec 19th, 2009, 8:49 pm (EST) BY DARRYL The single player of Splinter Cell: Conviction is set to really take the franchise to the next level, but Ubisoft aren't content with simply re-defining that aspect. They have now officially unveiled the co-operative mode which will be featured in the game, and is set to feature its own unique campaign called Prologue. More »

0  Splinter Cell Conviction Collector's Edition Detailed and Dated Mon, Dec 14th, 2009, 3:08 pm (EST) BY JAMIE COURTS Splinter Cell fans will be happy to hear that they can now have their very own Sam Fisher statue as Ubisoft has announced a Limited Collector's Edition of Splinter Cell Conviction. This collector's edition will be available for both the Xbox 360 and PC, which is pretty shocking to hear, since most special editions leave the option of a PC box set out of the equation. More »

0  Splinter Cell Conviction Demo Confirmed For January Thu, Dec 10th, 2009, 11:24 am (EST) BY DARRYL Ubisoft Montreal have confirmed that there will indeed be a demo arriving in January for their highly anticipated title, Splinter Cell: Conviction. Although it's unclear whether this demo will be on the PC, Xbox Live Marketplace, or both. More »

2  Film the Future of Ubisoft? Tue, Dec 1st, 2009, 8:44 pm (EST) BY ADAM MA During a keynote presentation at DIG London 2009- a video game developers conference in London, Ontario - Yannis Mallat gave an inside look at the inner workings of Ubisoft Montreal.  The speech covered both the past and the future of the gaming company, and how they will continue to shape the industry, but one point in particular went towards how Ubisoft may be shaping the future of film as well.  Using Assassins Creed: Lineage as the flagship for their success Mallat spoke of the breakthrough of convergence - the next step in reaching a truly immerse gaming experience. More »

1  Ubisoft: Defining a Breakthrough Thu, Nov 26th, 2009, 9:13 pm (EST) BY ADAM MA Speaking to an audience of game enthusiasts and aspiring developers at DIG London - a video game developers conference in London, Ontario - Yannis Mallat, CEO of Ubisoft Montreal, painted a picture for global success in the gaming industry. Citing the 'Production Pipeline' as the backbone of the creative structure, the audience was taken through a series of Ubisoft's more groundbreaking games. Highlighting how "Ubisoft has been driven by high-risk but high reward decisions, innovation, and a desire to be creative" the pipeline is a precise guide to the methods of Ubisoft's game development. More »

0  Splinter Cell Conviction To Feature In-Game Advertising Posted on 2009/11/13 BY DARRYL Ubisoft have announced that their upcoming Splinter Cell: Conviction will feature in-game advertising during the torture scenes that appear throughout the game. More »

0  Ubisoft Confirm Metal Gear / Assassin's Creed 2 Potential Posted on 2009/11/01 BY KYLE WYNEN At the GameON: Finance conference in Toronto, GamingUnion.net had the opportunity to speak with Ubisoft Montreal CEO, Yannis Mallat. Mallat's studio is behind the development of the Assassin's Creed series, and many may remember the Assassin's Creed bonus in Metal Gear Solid 4, Snake adorning Altair's outfit. Speaking with Mallat, we asked if Kojima Productions will have any easter eggs in upcoming Ubisoft games. Here's how it went: More »

0  Ubisoft: Splinter Cell Franchise Xbox 360 Exclusive 'Until Further Notice' Posted on 2009/10/29 BY KYLE WYNEN Splinter Cell has long been an on-and-off multiplatform series. Originally debuting on the Xbox, the series later made its way to Sony and Nintendo's platforms as well. Splinter Cell: Conviction however is currently exclusive to the Xbox 360, a departure of where the series previously was heading. Ubisoft have announced that Conviction will not be the last installment into the franchise, so naturally questions have been raised about whether future titles will also be Xbox 360 exclusive. We managed to catch up with Yannis Mallat, the CEO of Ubisoft's Toronto and Montreal studios, at the recent GameON: Finance conference to ask him his opinion on the matter, More »

	0  Splinter Cell: Conviction Hands-On Posted on 2009/10/13 BY DARRYL It's been a while since Sam Fisher has appeared on home consoles, with his last outing being Splinter Cell: Double Agent, which appeared in 2006. The fifth installment into the Splinter Cell franchise, Conviction, is now exclusive to the Xbox 360 platform, and looks to show Sam Fisher in a completely different light. More »

	0  TGS 2009 Awards: Best Xbox 360 Game Posted on 2009/10/11 BY DARRYL Microsoft are like a dog with a bone, and despite still having a relatively low penetration in Japan, they attended this year's Tokyo Game Show in full force. There were plenty of titles available for play, so now it's time to turn the spolight on the Xbox 360 to see what games we felt were the most appealing More »