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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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RedSparrows
27/07/09 @ 16:34
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GOD DAMN IT SPLINTER CELL :(
in other news, next GRAW better be tasty. I want moar co-op. |
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sanctimoniousqf
27/07/09 @ 16:37
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Noooooooooo!!!!! Need a new Splinter Cell! OK, definitely going out to get SCCT and SCDA this lunchtime now...
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Britesparc
27/07/09 @ 16:37
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Quite happy about this, actually - I might have time to complete my Xmas games (Brutal Legend, ODST) before getting Splinter Cell next year...
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monkeywithnoeyes
27/07/09 @ 16:40
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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 |
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BillMurray
27/07/09 @ 16:44
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Funny, I was thinking about what happened to i Am Alive earlier today.
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richardiox
27/07/09 @ 16:47
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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"
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Anthony_UK
27/07/09 @ 17:10
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I don't blame them, why would you spend millions developing a game to release it along side Modern Warfare at Christmas?
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Triggerhappytel
27/07/09 @ 17:32
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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.
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WinterSnowblind
27/07/09 @ 17:47
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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.
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AphoticCosmos
27/07/09 @ 18:03
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@Sniper_Fox
Fanboy hyperbole and bullshit will just get your posts neg'd into oblivion. Bye. |
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Triggerhappytel
27/07/09 @ 18:17
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There will be a new Rainbow Six. Vegas 2 sold something stupid like 2 million copies in 2 weeks.
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insane_cobra
27/07/09 @ 18:37
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@monkeywithnoeyes
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. Agreed, I still can't believe Microsoft has no first party games announced for November and December. I really hope Natal launch turns out to be worth this first party drought. Still, if we take third party console exclusives into account, Xbox 360 owners should have a sweet holiday nonetheless. Forza 3, ODST, the second GTA4 episode and L4D2 as bigger releases and plenty of smaller titles (Section 8, Magna Carta 2, Divinity 2, Risen, Blood Bowl...), together with multiplatform and XBLA games should tide them over until the insanely packed 2010. I'd say that's still comparable to PS3's holiday line-up - unless GT5 really comes out this year. Personally, I'll be spending too much time with this lady to care either way. |
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Power_n_Glory
27/07/09 @ 19:13
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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. |
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WinterSnowblind
27/07/09 @ 19:18
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@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? |
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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.
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daz_john_smith
27/07/09 @ 19:49
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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 |
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Machiavellian
27/07/09 @ 20:57
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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. |
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insane_cobra
27/07/09 @ 21:31
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@Machiavellian
Just wondering but what PS3 exclusives are left that will come out this year sans PSN titles. Uncharted 2, Ratchet & Clank: A Crack in Time and MAG (unless it's delayed as some rumors suggest) are Sony's biggest releases for the rest of the year. They might be joined by Gran Turismo 5, but it's unclear at the moment. Then there's Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2, Demon's Souls, Supercar Challenge, Katamari Forever and... I'd say that about covers it? It's a decent line-up and aided by the inevitable price cut/Slim model release, PS3 should do just fine. |
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insane_cobra
27/07/09 @ 22:45
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I haven't played Double Agent yet, but the first three games were anything but mediocre. Yes, even Pandora Tomorrow which I actually prefer to the original (not to Chaos Theory, though).
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Harrihotpants
28/07/09 @ 06:29
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Ubi running scared from uncharted 2 October and MW2 in November....
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spidermanalf
28/07/09 @ 06:38
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Goddam it, I had pre ordered SC from Argos and everything, was really looking forward to it!
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davymackie
28/07/09 @ 07:23
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you still have gt5, op flashpoint dr, uncharted 2, cod4 mw2, assasins creed 2, MAG. all these before xmas.
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@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. :) |
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pinochet_cz
28/07/09 @ 12:35
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Fisher and GRAW was on my top list..but no bad feelings, better to take some time then cripple whole serie trademark
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