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Ubisoft has announced that Splinter Cell: Conviction will be receiving free downloadable content on a weekly basis.
Coinciding with the game’s release tomorrow, players will be able to download the MP7A1 Machine Pistol. Additional DLC will go live every Friday and will include “new weapons, skins and even a new Deniable Ops map.”
There is also more substantial DLC in development, but Ubisoft have not yet revealed any dates or details beyond calling it a “great thing.”
Splinter Cell: Conviction now has an official New Zealand facebook page.
Between now and Friday’s release, prizes including Splinter Cell: Conviction Collectors Editions, G-SHOCK watches as worn by Sam Fisher, Xbox copies of the game, and an Xbox 360 Console/Splinter Cell: Conviction combo will be given away.
There will also be a launch party in Auckland on Friday, details to be confirmed tomorrow. If that sounds like you, simply head for facebook and search for “Splinter Cell:Conviction – Official NZ Site”.
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To coincide with the release of Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Conviction, Xbox New Zealand is releasing a limited edition Xbox 360 bundle, including an Xbox 360 Elite, two black wireless controllers, a 250GB hard drive, headset, a copy of Splinter Cell Conviction and a bonus copy of the game, Splinter Cell Double Agent.
The Splinter Cell Conviction Limited Edition Elite console is available for $549 RRP, at EB Games retailers while stocks last. Splinter Cell: Conviction and Splinter Cell: Double Agent are rated R16. You should note then that the bundle itself is also R16.
It will be available from the 15th of April.
Ubisoft has announced that a playable demo of Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Conviction will be available for download tomorrow on Xbox LIVE.
The singleplayer demo will take place in the opening stages of the Michigan Avenue Reservoir level and is intended to introduce players to the game’s core mechanics.
Players will also get their hands on some of Conviction’s touted new features such as Last Known Position and Mark and Execute.
GP: Can you please tell our readers who you are and a little bit about yourself?
Émile: Sure thing, I am Émile Liang and I am the associate Producer for Splinter Cell Conviction. So, in the demo for E3, Sam was looking for the killer of his daughter. Today we are going to be looking at a part in the middle of the game. This demo takes place in Washington DC and Sam has realised that his personal quest has been involved in a more complex world conspiracy which will involve Third Echelon, his former government agency. So today he has to defuse a bomb - an EMP bomb to be more precise.
GP: A day in the life of Sam Fisher?
The adventures of Sam Fisher continue in the fifth entry of the stealth-based series. In this game, all of the rules have changed, as the storyline takes a dramatic turn that will reinvent the Splinter Cell franchise forever. Fisher can no longer rely on his trusted bag of tools and iconic goggles.An investigation into his daughter's death unwittingly leads former agent Sam Fisher to discover he’s been betrayed by his prior agency, 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.
Features:
- NEW LEVEL OF ACTION FOR SPLINTER CELL -- A full arsenal of cutting-edge innovations allow you to outflank foes with the Last Known Position system, tag and eliminate enemies using the Mark and Execute feature, and much more.
- BLOCKBUSTER EXPERIENCE -- A unique storytelling style keeps you on the edge of your seat as you navigate the explosive world of a renegade agent where trust is impossible and justice requires you to go above the law.
- JAW DROPPING VISUALS -- A revolutionary new graphic direction delivers an utterly seamless gameplay experience that’ll keep you totally engrossed in the story of Sam Fisher.
- EXPLOSIVE XBOX LIVE PLAY -- Brand-new addictive multiplayer modes amp up the dramatic intensity like never before.
