I Am Alive, Conviction, R.U.S.E delayed

By Robert Purchese Published 14 January, 2010

Ubisoft spreads 'em.

Ubisoft ambitious survival game I Am Alive won't be released until sometime in or after April 2011.

The publisher had been sticking to a fiscal 2010 (April 2010 - March 2011) release-plan, although staff from developer Darkworks suggested otherwise.

But Darkworks was booted off the project early last year and I Am Alive handed to Ubisoft's new Shanghai studio to complete, which may go some way to explaining the hold-up.

Ubisoft has also delayed the release of Splinter Cell: Conviction and R.U.S.E. The former, Sam Fisher's latest adventure - itself years in the making thanks to a development overhaul - had been within reaching distance and penned for release on 26th February. R.U.S.E. too had been awaiting further orders on a Q1 2010 release.

But nuh-uh, snapped Ubisoft, whose latest forecast sees both games slung into fiscal 2010, which means sometime after 1st April 2010 and before 31st March 2011.

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Comments (12) Latest comment 2 years ago

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  • OnlyMe #1 2 years ago

    PS3 version of Splinter Cell Conviction confirmed.

  • muscleblade #2 2 years ago

    I think delays regarding Q1 release titles is a good thing as too many games is released at the same time. Mass Effect 2, Dantes Inferno, Bioshock 2 and Avp should be enough for most gamers to handle the next couple of months anyway.

  • TruWari3r #3 2 years ago

    Ruse yes but splinter cell? Don't believe it.

  • AphoticCosmos #4 2 years ago

    Splinter Cell?

    Frack you, Ubi!

  • Britesparc Verified Creative, ITV #5 2 years ago

    As far as Splinter Cell goes I wonder if it's just a financial thing, propping up the next financial year with a sure-fire hit. Probably (hopefully) just moved back a month or two.

  • cianchristopher #6 2 years ago

    I dunno if Splinter Cell these days is a "sure-fire hit"...

    Look at Double Agent, sales couldn't have been too impressive, seeing as how long it took to get on the Classics range (did it even get on the Classics range?)...

    I know this is developed by Ubi Montreal, but still - it's not looking good if a game is delayed this close to release. Is it ever a good thing?

  • telboy007 #7 2 years ago

    That's all fine, but where is B&GE 2????

  • Murton #8 2 years ago

    Ubi have revised their sales target for the coming year so I'd say it's a purely financial decision to delay Conviction as it's a pretty much guaranteed chart topper.

    With Splinter Cell being an exclusive, whether timed or total, and my not knowing too much about I Am Alive (will definitely be looking into it though as sounds interesting) the only disappointment here for me is RUSE which I was looking forward to seeing more of after the recent trailer. That being said RUSE is far from a definite purchase for me as I have no idea how it will play, without a demo I think it'll fail to even approach expectations and hit the bargain bin with breakneck speed.

  • dirk_aircool #9 2 years ago

    the more they delay a games release the worse it will look against the competition.I dont think the publishers even know what game buyers want, anyway most gamers buy what they want when the game is released regardless of what other games are on offer just because they like that kind of game eg: RPG, SHOOTER, RACER whatever.my point bieng that if a game that don't fall into my favorites catagory gets released I will wait until its bargain bin time or ' classics ' or really cheap pre-owned.so it really doesn't matter when pulishers attempt to strategicly release titles. they just think they are being all pro-active and important.
    Edited by 1 at 14/01/10 @ 11:45

  • coolbritannia #10 2 years ago

    AVP is out soon? When?

  • the_mtfr #11 2 years ago

    How do you know I Am Alive is ambitious? Do you know anything about it?

  • lippy1001 #12 2 years ago

    @cianchristopher

    Batman: Arkham Asylum was delayed close to release, and look how that turned out, one of the great games of 2009 and the best comic book game EVER! Im sure polishing a game isn't a bad thing, the more 'polish' the better!