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Redefining Splinter Cell

IndustryGamers writes:In a little over two weeks, Ubisoft will be shipping Splinter Cell Conviction, an Xbox 360 exclusive. The franchise has been around since 2002, and while it's been very successful for the French publisher, the series has gone through a number of changes and Ubisoft has learned a lot along the way.

With Conviction, Ubisoft is trying to redefine the stealth genre once again. During GDC we had the pleasure of chatting up Creative Director Max Beland about the evolution of the franchise, what he's doing differently with Conviction, his take on game difficulty and accessibility, motion controls, morality in games and more.

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Cold 20005866d ago

I played the demo today and was actually pleasantly surprised. I've never been a SC fan but I really enjoyed the demo though pretty short.
Nice smooth gameplay, dont see what people are talking about when they say "clunky controls".

The only bad points was the screen tearing in like the first 30 secs of the demo (but never showed up again) and the graphics. Definitely not worthy of an exclusive. Either than that, really not bad at all.

blue7xx75866d ago

I thought the game was good as well the only thing I didn't like was when the screen goes to black and white when you are completely hidden and it was to easy. But other than that I thought the demo was great.

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Watch Ninja Gaiden II, Fable 2, Fable 3, and Splinter Cell Games Enhanced for Xbox One X in Action

Microsoft presented a new batch of Xbox 360 games that received Xbox One X enhancements via Xbox One backward compatibility, and here you can watch how they run.

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RizBiz2558d ago

Nothing wrong with more games. As someone who just fundamentally hates xbox, I am pretty jelly that xbox gamers get real BC.

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Gaming4Life19812558d ago (Edited 2558d ago )

Finally ninja gaiden 2 is BC, I've been waiting on this since they announced BC.

Bane352558d ago (Edited 2558d ago )

Yeah i thought ninja gaiden was gonna get remaster because it wasnt announced for backwards compatible til just now tho i would've been up for joy if they announced max payne 3 for backwards compatible today instead

hiawa232558d ago

I am so wanting MP3 on BC and X1X enhanced

Bane352558d ago (Edited 2558d ago )

@hiawa23 i think R* has plans to remaster MP3 at this point

Z5012558d ago

You couldn't play your copy of NG2 before this announcement?

Bane352558d ago (Edited 2558d ago )

No it just became backwards compatible today

Movefasta19932558d ago

not everybody still has their 360, that's why

Z5012558d ago

Kept your game, but no console to play it on?
No one sells 360's anymore?

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bluebenjamin2558d ago

Ninja Gaiden 2 is the main game I wanted bcthen alone one x enchanced is this game is more fun than bloodborne

Gwiz2558d ago

No contest,souls games are overhyped for difficulty.

bluebenjamin2558d ago

Very overhyped just because of difficulty not because of fun

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Movefasta19932558d ago

facts, once you beat a souls game and do ng plus, you have the game downloaded. Once you return to ng1 and 2 you still can get your ass handed to you lol, the regular enemies are a threat, still attacking even when they are on the ground dismembered.

Gaming4Life19812558d ago

Agreed dark souls, bloodborne, and sekiro are overhyped games and dont compare to ninja gaiden 1 & , ninja gaiden 3 sucks.

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Z5012558d ago

What does BB have to do with NG2?
Why not insert Contra Shattered Soldier while you're at it.

bluebenjamin2558d ago

Ninja gaiden was once considered one of the hardest games ninja gaiden 2 has rpg elements so does bloodborn they have similar combat but ninja gaiden 2 just looks better doing it plus its fast pace and flashy combos removing limbs of foes remember 360 put more enemies on screen than ps3 on this game 360 had more dismemberment of limbs than the ps3 vs.360 had a better gpu but ps3 still to this day has an awesome cpu the ps3 had the prettiest ninja gaiden because of native 720 p while 360 pushed 640p now the one X has both higher rez and 360 style dismemberment But Ok for you contra ps2 version and nes

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Movefasta19932558d ago

I do think ninja gaiden 1 and 2 are better than souls games, but they aren't even comparable

Z5012558d ago

Again. Why'd you pick BB?
Ninja Gaiden has ninja dog mode = easy
NG2 has a jump and block button
BB has none of those.

You could've picked a Devil May Cry or Bayonetta game. They're more similar to NG2 than BB.

What does PS3 have to do with this announcement? Your insecurities are showing.

Gaming4Life19812558d ago

I think they are being compared because of difficulty but I dont even think that is comparable imo. Ninja gaiden games are better though that's just facts.

Hungryalpaca2557d ago

And Forza is Better than MARIO Kart!!!!!

See how stupid that sounds?

bluebenjamin2557d ago

No Mario Kart is the best racer ever almost anyone can play

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timotim2558d ago (Edited 2558d ago )

Amazing news! NG2!?!? Three Splinter Cell games!!! Fable 2&3 (the first is already enhanced)!!! This is what separates Microsoft's version of BC from others...its that they enhance both the performance and visual quality of these titles to keep them current in a lot of cases, instead of playing them exactly how they played and performed back in the day. Whats even better...I don't need to do ANYTHING but download the new patch...amazing.👏

Keep it coming Xbox!

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Are the free Xbox Games With Gold titles for July 2018 any good?

Neil writes: "Every single month we hear the same old thing about the Xbox Games With Gold titles. "We don't want that rubbish - we want decent games, we want AAA blockbusters, we want something different". Well, the free Xbox 360 and Xbox One titles being given away during the month of July pretty much tick those boxes. What's the chances there will still be complaints?"

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AG1002848d ago

Tom clancy and virtua fighter are great death sqaured is pretty cool idk about assualt

lxeasy2847d ago

Splinter cell conviction is great, vf 5 is fun. Haven't played the other two so I'm excited to try them out.

ApexWolf222848d ago

Great month for 360 titles, X1 titles remind me of early days when all they gave away were indies, I hope they dont start doing that again.

AG1002848d ago

at least you can play the 360 games on xb1 too lol

Goldby2847d ago

Now that there's gamepass, expect bugger AAA to have priority in that, more money for both the dev and Ms more likely

yomfweeee2848d ago

I though Plus was lackluster this month. Gold is way worse.

BQ322847d ago

Vf5 fs is the best fighting game of all time abd backwards compatible, so it is a huge win in my book.

annoyedgamer2847d ago

No these are pretty awful. Virtua Fighter is great and so is Splinter Cell but those are 360 titles.

lxeasy2847d ago

so what if there 360 titles it's still awesome

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A new Tom Clancy adventure can be enjoyed on Xbox One due to Back Compat – Is it worth the return?

Carlos writes: "Xbox Backwards Compatibility has shown a strong start to 2018 with a number of top titles being made available to play on Xbox One, but whilst this week doesn’t bring quite as many new arrivals as the past few weeks, there is still one addition for us to get stuck into once more... and it’s one that’s sure to prove a popular addition."

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NotanotherReboot2988d ago

god bless backwards compatability

TheSplooge2987d ago

And thank god we dont have to pay for it.

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Gman322987d ago

yeah Microsoft get points for that

TheOttomatic912987d ago

I’m still waiting for Blacklist

PlayStation_52987d ago

Don't confuse the Xbox gamers. They have enough problems to deal with... : P'

Mister_Wolf2987d ago

I AM an Xbox gamer aswell as other systems lol.

TheRealHeisenberg2987d ago

No confusion at all. Just another game added to the list if anyone gets nostalgic.

Vectrexer2987d ago

Are we confused? We get games that we've been enjoyed before at no cost to us!

C-H-E-F2987d ago

"new"? an "old" Tom Clancy Adventure can be enjoyed on xbox one due to back capat is worth the return"

*Fixed*

zerocarnage2987d ago

Yes, I loved conviction the co op was ace.

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