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December 11th, 2009 at 10:55am
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We’ve got another two months to go before the release of Splinter Cell Conviction. That’s plenty of time, it would seem, for Ubisoft to tease us relentlessly with more information and gameplay snippets, as evidenced by the latest trailer. It’s filled with a mess of information for returning Splinter Cell fans, and capped off by the realization that, “For the first time, you’ll feel what it’s like to be one of those NPCs hunted by a Splinter Cell.” And yes, that prospect looks just as terrifying as it sounds.
Splinter Cell Conviction goes inside ‘Third Echelon’ for latest trailer originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 11 Dec 2009 09:55:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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November 5th, 2009 at 02:58pm
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“We had to find a martial art that fits the characters and the situations he would find himself in,” animation director Gilles Monteil tells us in this new dev diary for Splinter Cell Conviction. “We needed something very quick, efficient and brutal — something without any rules. That’s why we chose Krav Maga.”
“Krav Maga is not a big flashy martial art,” game designer Steve Masters adds, which may explain its relative obscurity. Turning to Wikipedia, we discover it has its origins in street fighting and literally means “close combat” in Hebrew, and that the Israeli Defense Force and Special Forces use the martial art to this day. Apparently, stabbing someone in the hand is kosher in a form that has “no rules.”
Sam Fisher uses Krav Maga martial art, according to Splinter Cell Conviction dev diary originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:58:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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September 3rd, 2009 at 08:00pm
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As if the piece on CNN weren’t enough, the Internet’s own “Keyboard Cat” has just been given the Sam Fisher homeless militant makeover for a recent video advertising Splinter Cell Conviction’s upcoming PAX appearance. Titled, “Play him off, Keyboard Sam,” the video … well, we’ve embedded it after the break. We refuse to spoil the hilarity for you. Enjoy.
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Memewatch: Splinter Cell’s Sam Fisher as ‘Keyboard Cat’ originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 03 Sep 2009 19:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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July 29th, 2009 at 06:25pm
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After teasing us with the carefully scripted Splinter Cell Conviction E3 demo — for the umpteenth time — lead designer Steve Masters commented on the game’s current status as a “March quarter” release today at Ubisoft’s “Holiday Preview” event (we’ll be celebrating well into 2010, you know). Masters echoed CEO Yves Guillemot in saying, “really [the delay] was just a decision to allow us to polish up and really deliver the experience that the fans are looking for.”
“Right now we’re about to hit alpha — literally this week,” Masters confirmed. “So that means the levels are largely complete, and now it’s just time to polish them up and get them looking really great, and playing really well.” The current (and what better be final) iteration of the fifth Splinter Cell game has been in development for roughly eighteen months, according to Masters.
On the topic of platform exclusivity, the designer continued to tiptoe along Ubisoft’s party line when it came to discussing the apparent arrangement with Microsoft. “I can’t really go into the details there. All I can say is that we’re really exploiting the full power of the Microsoft console here, and Microsoft has been tremendous in giving us a lot of support and really helping us to utilize the full power of the 360,” Masters offered. “I don’t think that we’re ever gonna go to the PS3. But I can’t confirm or deny it.”
As for Project Natal and the future of the Splinter Cell franchise? “I would love to use Natal. I think there are a lot of very cool possibilities with that — everything from doing outrageously interesting educational stuff to really-involving video games.” Did he say, educational? Ah, so that’s what exploring Milo is all about … and here we thought it was just outrageous. “I’ve only had a very quick demo with [Natal]. I haven’t had any serious, in-depth hands-on, but I know Ubisoft has been working with it.”
Finally, Masters fielded our most pressing question … Who would win in a fight: Sam Fisher or Jack Bauer? Masters emphatically declared Fisher the clear favorite given his superior sneaking abilities. But if the match-up was limited to a 24-hour time frame? “Bauer does have tremendous bowel control,” Masters conceded. “I think that might be the tipping point in this battle.”
Splinter Cell Conviction designer on delay, exclusivity, Natal … and bowel control? originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 29 Jul 2009 17:25:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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June 16th, 2009 at 11:10pm
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Despite his comfy Jason Bourne-like turtleneck and new ‘tude, Sam Fisher hasn’t been able to reinvent himself as far as his aging body goes. Splinter Cell: Conviction will see our stealthy superdude slinking around in his 50s, an age mostly associated with dust and Werther’s Originals. “He’s pretty old, actually,” a game dev told VG247 back at E3, further adding that Fisher would definitely be in his 50’s for Conviction. Heck, we could only hope to look that good when we hit our 50s!
So, Sam, what’s your secret? Centrum Silver?
Old Sam Fisher is old in Splinter Cell: Conviction originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 16 Jun 2009 22:10:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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