So, there have been rumors that Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Conviction had to start over again, but developers called it a “punt”, though the rumors seemed at least a little validated when the game was nowhere to be found at Ubidays. So what’s the story?
An Ubisoft rep told CVG that “In reference to speculative stories that have appeared recently, in January of 2008 we announced that the game would be released in the fiscal year of ’08/’09. And at this point in time we are not ready to be more specific than that. We will begin to communicate more once we feel the time is right for us and our fans,” adding “Splinter Cell: Conviction is still in development.”
On their own forums, however, it turns out that the team had a little more to say:
Hi guys,
It’s been a while since our last message but we’re happy to say that development of Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Conviction is continuing well and the game is shaping up nicely. The team here is very dedicated and focused to making sure that Conviction turns into an amazing experience of Splinter Cell.
There are lots of rumours flying around right now about Conviction’s development status and we can tell you that the gameplay has evolved, similar to what happens in every game’s development process, and you won’t be disappointed. We take your feedback from these forums very seriously and, although we can’t respond to each and every thing people say, we do take these posts into consideration when making the game.
Unfortunately we’re not able to make Ubidays this year but in the forthcoming months we’ll be back in touch to begin showing you this new installment of the Splinter Cell series.
Splinter Cell Conviction Team
