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Splinter Cell Conviction Gets Collector’s Edition, No Night Vision
8:40AM Michael McWhertor | Ubisoft is unfortunately foregoing offering replica Sam Fisher night-vision goggles for the collector’s edition of Xbox 360 exclusive. Splinter Cell Conviction attempts to make up for it elsewhere. Does it succeed? More »
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Why No Splinter Cell On PS3? It’s A “Business Decision”
6:30PM Luke Plunkett | Sometimes, a developer or publisher chooses not to release a game on the PS3 for manpower or technical reasons (see: Valve). Other times, though – as is the case with Splinter Cell: Conviction – it’s just down to money. More »
Culture
Splinter Cell Mission Briefings, 8-Bit Style
5:30PM Luke Plunkett | One area in which the latest Splinter Cell game differs from previous outings is that mission briefings are being integrated into the game world itself. As in, “KILL SOME GUY” will be written on the side of an in-game building. More »
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Spielberg Gets “Lots Of Ideas” From Splinter Cell
10:00PM Brian Ashcraft | Ever wonder where legendary filmmaker Steven Spielberg (pictured, with friend) gets his inspiration? Gung Din, Frank Capra and Samuel Fuller, among others. What about beyond that, like game-wise? More »
Features
4:08PM AJ Glasser | Fathers are easy to find in video games. When they’re not antagonising their offspring or killed off in the first level, they often serve as our main characters’ major motivation. More »
Father Knows Best: Best And Worst Fathers In Video Games
4:08PM AJ Glasser | Fathers are easy to find in video games. When they’re not antagonising their offspring or killed off in the first level, they often serve as our main characters’ major motivation. More »
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Why Splinter Cell: Conviction Isn’t On PS3 (Yet)
11:00PM Luke Plunkett | Splinter Cell: Conviction was one of the best games we saw at E3. No, wait, it was the best game we saw at E3. Which is good news for 360 and PC owners! Not so good news for PS3 owners. More »
Culture
What The Hell Happened To Sam Fisher’s Haircut?
3:00PM Luke Plunkett | When Splinter Cell: Conviction was first announced a few years back, Sam Fisher was different. He had a moppish haircut. People made fun of it. Now? Now the long locks are gone. More »
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Sieve-Like Ubi Site Leaking Splinter Cell, Assassin’s Creed Vids
3:30AM Owen Good
Astute tipsters discovered a way into a couple unprotected directories on Ubisoft’s site, and we now have 20-second clips of Splinter Cell: Conviction and Assassin’s Creed 2. More »
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Splinter Cell Breaking Cover
12:40PM Luke Plunkett | Splinter Cell: Conviction just kind of fell off the radar, didn’t it? Well, if a new teaser website for the game is anything to go by, we should be seeing it at E3 next month. More »
