It’s been a long time. The wait is finally over.
Ubisoft has just announced that Sam Fisher is finally done and ready to hit Xbox 360 and PC next month.
The game was originally slated for a February 23rd release, but due to financial reasons, the company decided to delay the game into April. We suggest you keep playing that amazing demo that was release last week.
Amazon is already making crazy deals for the game.
UPDATE:
Thanks to VG247, here is a dev diary:
Full press release:
TOM CLANCY’S SPLINTER CELL CONVICTIONTM GOES GOLD ON XBOX 360
Chertsey, UK – March 23, 2009 – Ubisoft has confirmed today that the long awaited Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Conviction™ has finally gone gold on Xbox 360 – meaning that the game is definitely on course to hit its April 16th UK release date, while US gets their copy on the 13th.
Coming exclusively to Xbox 360, Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Conviction is the highly anticipated sequel in the multimillion-selling Splinter Cell series and one of the most critically acclaimed Xbox franchises of all time.
An investigation into his daughter’s death unwittingly leads former agent Sam Fisher to discover he’s been betrayed by his old employer, the Third Echelon. Now a renegade, Fisher finds himself in a race against time to thwart a deadly terrorist plot that threatens millions.
Uniting revolutionary gameplay enhancements with a high octane, no-holds-barred storyline, Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Conviction arms you to the teeth with all the high tech weaponry and lethal skills of an elite operative and invites you to enter a dangerous world where justice means making your own rules.
For further information please go to www.splintercell.com.