Splinter Cell, Red Steel, Ghost Recon slip

By Tom Bramwell Published 27 July, 2009

I Am Alive delayed as well.

Ubisoft has revealed that both Splinter Cell: Conviction and Red Steel 2 have been delayed until the first three calendar months of 2010.

The publisher's results for its financial first quarter - April to June - also said that the new Ghost Recon game and I Am Alive have slipped as well.

Those were both down for the fourth fiscal quarter (January to March 2010), but "will now strengthen the line-up for fiscal 2010-11" instead.

Splinter Cell: Conviction looked in rude health at E3, where it was a lynchpin of the Microsoft conference, and we're expecting to bring you our hands-on thoughts soon. Ubisoft was putting a brave face on it, pointing out that it still has Assassin's Creed 2, which is due out on 20th November.

The publisher's financial first-quarter sales were down 50 per cent, which Ubisoft king Yves Guillemot blamed on a "very sharp slowdown in our sales for Nintendo DS as well as sales of back-catalogue titles, in the context of a market that is tougher than anticipated".

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  • Monkey_Puncher #1 3 years ago

    :(

  • Latster #2 3 years ago

    At this rate the only game coming out this Christmas will be Modern Warfare 2! Could it be, for the first time ever, that we have a Christmas Release drought and Spring Release glut?

  • lasersrule #3 3 years ago

    :(

    I WANT MY SPLINTAR CELL!

  • des #4 3 years ago

    Pathetic...
    Please delay MW2,to mess up 2010 game releases.

  • RedSparrows #5 3 years ago

    GOD DAMN IT SPLINTER CELL :(

    in other news, next GRAW better be tasty. I want moar co-op.

  • sanctimoniousqf #6 3 years ago

    Noooooooooo!!!!! Need a new Splinter Cell! OK, definitely going out to get SCCT and SCDA this lunchtime now...

  • Rose-of-Sorrow #7 3 years ago

    Splinter Cell delayed AGAIN? :(

  • Britesparc Verified Creative, ITV #8 3 years ago

    Quite happy about this, actually - I might have time to complete my Xmas games (Brutal Legend, ODST) before getting Splinter Cell next year...

  • monkeywithnoeyes #9 3 years ago

    ffs.. the 360's year is just getting worse and worse for exclusive games. Next year should be huge with this, mass effect 2, alan wake, halo reach.. all hitting. But microsoft really dropped the ball this year.. 2 exclusive games in the form of halo wars, and forza 3..plus dlc for gta4, and a halo 3 expansion charged at full price, do not sit well when compared against sonys support for the ps3 this year.

    Trust me, MS are not gonna be happy this is getting pushed back

  • BillMurray #10 3 years ago

    Funny, I was thinking about what happened to i Am Alive earlier today.

  • felastica #11 3 years ago

    Sam Fisher is the new Duke Nukem.

  • richardiox #12 3 years ago

    Gah; Just Cause 2, Mass Effect 2, Bad Company 2, Bioshock 2 and now Splinter Cell...the Christmas lineup keeps looking weaker. Hopefully Forza 3 can "keep on track"

  • skillian #13 3 years ago

    Sam Fisher is the new Duke Nukem.

    I've come to kick ass and chew this delightfully refreshing, great value, Airwaves eucalyptus and menthol gum.

  • MORZTAN #14 3 years ago

    Good on Red Steel 2. Should hopefully decrease the shit-factor.
    Edited by 1 at 27/07/09 @ 17:57

  • Anthony_UK #15 3 years ago

    I don't blame them, why would you spend millions developing a game to release it along side Modern Warfare at Christmas?

  • bad09 #16 3 years ago

    Sad about SC:C but TBH it's been so long anyway I'm not that fussed, when it's out I'll have a look. AC still on track for Nov that's all I care about from Ubi right now.

  • space_ace #17 3 years ago

    and he hid again...

  • Triggerhappytel #18 3 years ago

    I thought the whole point of taking I Am Alive away from Darkworks was so Ubisoft could get it released this fiscal year? That must be a bit of a gut punch for them.

  • Iain815 #19 3 years ago

    I was thinking the other day Ubisoft had a fuck load coming out at the end of the year, and thought Splinter Cell would be probably end up being the game that would be pushed back, seeing we haven't heard much of it since E3.

    Clever me.

  • WinterSnowblind #20 3 years ago

    Not unexpected to see Splinter Cell slip, and I can't say I'm disappointed either, there's already plenty coming out this year.. Now it seems early - mid next year will actually see quite a few big games releasing, instead of them all being lumped together in October-November.

  • AphoticCosmos #21 3 years ago

    GIEF TEH SPLINTAR CELZ :'(

  • asphaltcowboy #22 3 years ago

    Damn, so excited about Splinter Cell :'(

  • AphoticCosmos #23 3 years ago

    @Sniper_Fox

    Fanboy hyperbole and bullshit will just get your posts neg'd into oblivion. Bye.

  • matrim83 #24 3 years ago

    What about a new RSV? Please tell me someone is working on that one Ubi, even a release in late 2010 would do fine just as long as I know its there.

  • Triggerhappytel #25 3 years ago

    There will be a new Rainbow Six. Vegas 2 sold something stupid like 2 million copies in 2 weeks.

  • andywilkie35 #26 3 years ago

    oh poobum, I was looking forward to Splinter Cell

  • OllyJ #27 3 years ago

    Ah poo,Splinter Cell WAS my most anticipated game of the next 6 months, I don't mind the slip though as extra time means extra polish and the rare chance to fix stuff that may have slipped through to a retail release.

    I have much higher hopes now though!!

  • Power_n_Glory #28 3 years ago

    We're in the midst of a recession. Even if a load of AAA titles were released this Christmas, I doubt we'll see a major shift in the console race in regards to units sold. Sony have to drop the price of the PS3 if they want to catch up but I doubt they can afford to in this current climate.

    Also, publishers should play it smart. There is no need to flood the market with titles during the Christmas period because it's unlikely people will spend that much in the Christmas run up this year. If Forza comes out in October along with Halo, I'm okay to wait until the new year for Splinter Cell.

  • WinterSnowblind #29 3 years ago

    @Sniper_Fox
    There's definitely more PS3 games than 360 games I'm looking forward to this year, but only just.. The amount of downloadable titles the 360 is getting probably makes up for it. Splosion Man is already one of my favourite games this year, and if Gay Tony is even half as good as Lost and Damned, I'll likely be playing that for quite some time

    And considering the 360's holiday line up has absolutely desimated the PS3's for the past few years, I don't think it's anything to gloat over.. But how about this, why don't you stop worrying what system the games are on.. and just play them?

  • Darren #30 3 years ago

    Considering how lacking the 360 and PC versions of Splinter Cell Double Agent were (particularly compared with the superior Xbox version) I'm glad that Ubisoft have postponed the sequel. That means that they won't release it until they're happy that it is up to scratch and aren't just going to release an unfinished game for the sake of the Christmas market.

  • daz_john_smith #31 3 years ago

    Damn I was really looking forward to getting my hands on Conviction this year.

    Could it be that everyone is running of scared of CoD: MW2

  • DAN.E.B #32 3 years ago

    just hurry up with recon!!!!!!!!!!

  • Machiavellian #33 3 years ago

    Just wondering but what PS3 exclusives are left that will come out this year sans PSN titles. I pretty much thought that only Killzone2, Uncharted 2 and Infamous is all that is coming this year. Personally, I do not see any of those games picking up the sales of the PS3 this Christmas and I just picked up a second PS3 for my bed room.

    MS I believe really do not need exclusives as long as they have the Cheapest console couple with some big 3rd party games that I would believe will boost their sales more than Sony, unless Sony provides a significant price cut.

  • Razorus #34 3 years ago

    Actually I'm kinda glad. I can't afford all those lovely juicy games in one go.

    Anyway, shame about Red Steel 2. I was rather hoping to get it soon so I could have another Motion Plus to let other people play Wii Sports with me. Oh well.

  • betahoven #35 3 years ago

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  • photoboy #36 3 years ago

    Splinter Cell is delayed again? It's going to have to be the best selling SC ever to make up for the fact Ubi haven't been able to rush out a mediocre sequel out every year since '06.

  • SaberEdge #37 3 years ago

    I have both HD consoles and a PC and I was looking forward to Splinter Cell Conviction, so this is a let down.

    Oh well, all I really need is Uncharted 2 and I am happy.

  • Harrihotpants #38 3 years ago

    Ubi running scared from uncharted 2 October and MW2 in November....

  • spidermanalf #39 3 years ago

    Goddam it, I had pre ordered SC from Argos and everything, was really looking forward to it!

  • davymackie #40 3 years ago

    you still have gt5, op flashpoint dr, uncharted 2, cod4 mw2, assasins creed 2, MAG. all these before xmas.

  • barat #41 3 years ago

    GT5 and MAG before Xmas? Haha

  • Darren #42 3 years ago

    @Gaz40 - "this generation is all about CoD it seems"

    Gawd I hope not! That sounds depressing when you write it like that.

    I usually buy the Call of Duty games, have done since the first excellent game on the PC, and I'll likely buy Modern Warfare 2 also seeing as it's by Infinity Ward not that other inferior developer. However, I've noticed that the campaigns seems to be getting shorter and the online modes seem to get more and more attention instead. Alas for me, I find online FPSs repetitive in the extreme outside of a story so I've never been able to play them for more than ten minutes before my mind starts to wander and I think I should be doing the dishes or something. :)

  • pinochet_cz #43 3 years ago

    Fisher and GRAW was on my top list..but no bad feelings, better to take some time then cripple whole serie trademark