OXCGN:
"It there’s any specific Ubisoft franchise that the world wants more of than anything else, logical assumptions point to Splinter Cell. And at that, more titles within the ranks of Chaos Theory, versus the style of Conviction.
"Slowly and slowly, information has been leaked out about the future of the series over the course of a year, and the pieces have been falling into place.
"OXCGN has done some research, compiled the evidence, and found some surprising answers.
"Sam Fisher’s return is imminent; the question is, will you see him through his journey?"
From the PlanetPlaystation.com feature editorial:
"Admittedly, Microsoft had some tough competition this year. With Nintendo pulling through with a brand new console and Sony playing their hand tight—but leaking out quite a bit of intriguing information—the XBOX 360 didn’t have very much to contend with. However, even disregarding the competition, Microsoft botched up their presentation with a mediocre performance. Here are Microsoft’s five mistakes that made an average presentation terrible."
Yes, Sony and Ubisoft won for this years e3, I thoroughly enjoyed watching the watchdog demo as it was incredibly fresh and something demanding as it almost gave a hint into next gen.
And sony had much going on, But the two that stood out for me was The last Of Us, And Beyond Two Souls, Those titles were both original and unique (something the industry needs today)
Ubisoft won E3 2012 by far; I would say that Star Wars 1313 game did but it was just a teaser, same with the Final Fantasy one...
LMAO @ still throwing fanblogger pebbles at MS E3 conference 2 months later.
I love the hypocrisy after this year's E3 because almost ALL the supposed criticism as to why MS did sooo bad was even worse on the other stages.
Meaning if you are bashing Micrsoft then you are ALSO bashing Sony, Nintendo, AND Ubisoft.
1. MS wisely used Usher instead if the usual no-name dancers that were on the E3 stage the two games prior, to promote his role in the game by singing a current top 10 song in both the US & UK.
If you are pretending that THAT was so horrible, then you HAVE to bash Ubisoft for pening the show with Flo-rida (lol) and a buch of dancers for Just Dance 4. (And MANY people keep saying that Ubisoft won E3). I won't even go into the 'Sing' presentation for Wii-U.
2. If you are going to bash MS promoting Kinect with EA's two biggest sports titles, an Angry Birds type game, and Nike+ (which is in competition with Wii-U fit) then you HAVE to Bash Sony in a HUGE way for the Wonderbook presentation.
MS would have been ridiculed off of the planet EARTH had they had been the ones to show off Wonderbook. Skittles even laughed at how bad (not the game) but the E3 presentation of it was. But Sony amazingly got a straight pass.
3. If you are going to bash MS for 'relying on multi-plats' by showing off Black Ops 2 and Tomb Raider..then you have to bash Sony for showing off Assassin's creed 3 and Far Cry 3. plus it was Sony who actually promoted a special Assasin's creed PS3 at it's conference. If that's not relying on a multi-plat then I don't know what is.
Fanbloggers like the author can hate the games on the MS stage all day long, but the facts are MS had the #1 anticipated and biggest exclusive of 2012 on it's stage in Halo 4. Micrsoft also had the #1 franchise game in the entire industry on it's stage as well.
I'm not bashing Sony or any of the others, I'm simply pointing out that ALL of the conferences made the same supposed mistakes.
Everyone including the author has the right to his opinion, but IMO if those reasons are 'botching' E3, then MS needs to botch every one of their conferences..because the REAL winners of E3 will be determined when these games, tech, and hardware release this year and next.
Evil
Well Said EvilDead360
I walked away satisfied with both MS's and Sony's conferences. Both had some low points and both had some high points. But that was just ME, just because I wasn't a fan of 20 minutes of Wonderbook or 10 minutes of Usher doesn't mean that the message was lost that both MS and Sony were trying to relay.
MS's high points for me was Halo 4, Forza Horizon, Call of Duty.
MS's low point was Usher.
Sony's high points were The last of Us, AC III and Beyond 2 souls.
Sony's down points was wonderbook and Vita coverage.
However just because what I personally perceived as high points and low points doesn't mean that they were the same for others.
I am really looking forward to the last of us and Halo 4.
Can't wait.
Yes! That Wonder Book was amazing!
Edit @ below : I agree Harry Potter is much cooler than Usher.
Relax dude I was just making a joke dont take it personal. The entire E3 this year sucked major @$$ and if it was not for WATCH DOG I would have probably found a new hobby.
It was better than Usher... - and I agree it was a very "limbo" like E3, with everything on the horizon and nothing shown...plus don't buy that Battlefield 4 means no new consoles in 2013 BS; I can see a 2013 release for the next Xbox, but I could also see a Sept. 2014 release... we shall see...
@Lauren - I have had my 360 and PS3 since launch and I am 200% ready to move on to the next gen but if your prediction is correct and we wont see next gen consoles until 2014 then I am buying a Wii U : (
6 years in the tech world is dinosaur age...try using your 6 year old cell phone or 6 year old laptop now and tell me how it performs?
I really dont want to buy a Wii U but Sony and MS have giving me no option, it like they did not learn from the Wii and not taken the Wii U a serious competitor.
Both Microsoft and Sony botched E3 2012.
Ubisoft was the best at E3 and after them it was EA.
Why are people hating on ms for having usher for dance central when ubisoft did the same thing with flo rider for just dance? Why does ubisoft get a free pass? Wonderbook was horrible and 20 minutes long. All three did bad with ubisoft showing the most intriquing lineup only because of watchdogs or was it Toby Turner? Las question this site is getting worse then msxbox reporting on playstation. Can't the sites just report on there own shows instead of a biased view on others. Like it would take a fanboy sites opinion on ms okay.
Honestly, I didn't think it was as bad as this article makes it out to be. I was disappointed, yes. However, I was disappointed with all three this year. The only one that really excited me was Ubisoft. They're doing an incredible job with their games.
How the F didn't the Sony press conference didn't impress you ? Not even a little ? LOL.
Last Of Us, Beyond Two Souls and ACIII Liberation on a HANDHELD was disappointing like Kinect /s.
Why can't people admit Sony is that damn good. Is it because Sony fans are dicks ?
Imagine if the roles was reversed and X-box was getting all the banging exclusives we are getting, LOL. They would talk so much ####.
Denial and Pride is they best friends. Last Of Us, Beyond Two Souls, GOW AS and AC III LB compared to Gears OF War, Halo 4, Kinect and Usher. Yeah I would say its a tie, LOLOLOLOLOLOLLOL
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"Why can't people admit Sony is that damn good. Is it because Sony fans are dicks ?"
YES!! They are so annoying acting like Sony is the second coming and can't do any wrong. I would love to be a Sony fan but I swear their fans sell their souls and intellect. I swear they are a cult.
Besides Last of Us the games were alright didn't impress me as ACIII has been shown lots, GOW is the same formula but it isn't broke so I don't blame them and if Two Souls is anything like Heavy Rain I will be watching more than I am playing.
It's called having an opinion. Are we supposed to admit to something that we don't agree on? Or maybe you'd rather just live in a world where your viewpoint is always correct and everyone else is wrong.
JBSleek - "I played some devil's advocate but I had to these listed articles are usually riddled with flaws and slight fanboyism/hate" thats funny...so are your comments.
You listed 4 games in your defense below, when only ONE is an exclusive.
You defended Kinect when even 360 fans know that its SHEET and the games suck.
And I would assume MORE people are using the 360 as a gaming device since..IT IS. SO where are the GAMES???!!
What is this trend now with every other article being a list of " TOP X " or " X reasons ".. i mean damn... isnt there anything else to write?
There are plenty of other things to write about. But most gaming "journalists" don't have the skills to do more than make up a list about something or another.
They had Usher as a major part of the conference. And they ended how we expected them to start. Definitely the worst of the big 3. With one of their major big new IP announcements being..... Nike. Nike. NIKE?
Yeah, and that seriously dull drawn-out WonderBook showing was just so spectacular....
Edit: Well, looking at all the disagrees, I'm guessing that the majority of the people here love wonderbook...
Honestly, if you found wonderbook to be a winner, I honestly don't see how so many people can bash microsoft for showing a few kinect titles at their e3. They're catering to the consumers (10 million+) that have already bought kinects, the same thing that sony is doing with wonderbook. What's so wrong in that?
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I admit wonderbook was crap but that was the
only bad game at Sony's conference.
Microsoft's was the poorest of the big 3.
It was just same old same old, no surprises filled with kinect/sports/casual crap and usher.
Seriously it was painful to watch.
I think Wonderbook was pretty cool, but you probably need kids to really appreciate it.
So what..Microsoft uses celebrities to sell just like sony(kevin Butler). Singer or actor, it makes no difference. Or do you guys actually think KB loves Playstation or that is his real name.
But it'll still contain 'action flick' elements, Ubisoft teases
I hope this is
A: True to the past splinter cell games and
B: Not 360 exclusive so I can play it
Considering I am not made of money and being a third year student about to leave uni blowing money on a PC/360 is the last thing on my mind/can do so I want it not to be an exclusive so I can play it because I like Splinter Cell games (favourite being Pandora Tomorrow)
I also hope it's on PS3 but for me Chaos Theory was the best. I hope any new ones are in the same vein as the original trilogy. I am loving the Original Trilogy in HD by the way.
You don't have to be made out of money to buy a gaming PC. This is a common misconception, and obviously false considering you can buy a decent rig for $300 and a an even better one that will last you a while for $400 - $450.
@MAJ0R,
Everybody doesn't have even 300$ to shell out on additional entertainment just because of a few games. It is a common misconception, usually made by people who don't have to pay their bills, feed their family and pay their rent or mortgage.
Also, where I'm from, even if you build the rig yourself 300$ won't get you s#!t, not to mention the cost of a monitor.
In the same bind here. I really don't wanna buy a 360 this late in the cycle, especially since I don't have any great reason to. However, I played a little of the new splinter cell with a friend, and maybe it's for the best that I never played the entire thing. At least I can play the HD trilogy to my heart's content.
Wtf? Why do you have so many disagrees? All you said was that you want the game to like the past Splinter Cell games and that you don't want it to be released on one console only so more people can enjoy it.
Did a swarm of 360 fanboys sweep in or something?
stop being so damn stupid and look again at his comment. he also said "true to past splinter cell games"
whats wrong with him wanting it to be like the older titles? the last game was pants, it was short on story and stealth, it was an action game, not splinter cell at all.
Frankly, that's what they ALL say. 'Oh, it'll be JUST like the fan favorite!'
Some deliver. But do I expect Ubisoft to? Ehhhh......no, not really.
@koston3647
Oh please, no they weren't. You have no idea what you're talking about. They were released on PC a few weeks later.
Please go back to Chaos Theory Formula of a solid single player that can be attacked multiple ways yet still difficult. A co op that is completely seperate but is perfect and will have you whispering with your friend even if you are playing split screen or online. Last but not least the Spies vs Mercs Multiplayer that was ever so fun, I will never forget the Mall or warehouse experiences. I will act like Double Agent and Conviction never happened like every season of 24 after the 5th. Be splinter cell do not go out there trying to be every other game or appeal to a new audience, because myself at least and I would hope the majority of splinter cell fans thought chaos theory was the best.
Yeah.. Me too i dont want it to be exclusive, my xbox 360 got RROD last year and i noly have a PS3 now
I would prefer it on the PS3 but I guess I have no choice in the matter...Lets hope this new splinter cell is Pandora Tomorrow good...GOSH that game took many many hours of my LIFE...... FTW!
Can't wait! I know I am going to get trolled for this buy I highly enjoyed Conviction but I also understood why they took that direction vs the heavy stealth. I have loved splinter cell since the first game and the story is really good (Clancy of course it will be good) but Conviction was the height of Sam's char. development. It mixed everything you knew from the previous games and then let him off the leash so he had nothing holding him back. I still hope they go back to more of the heavy stealth and I am curious as to where the story will take us next. They also need to bring back infiltration mode, that was the best multiplayer for the series yet. Being stealthy and having to work with a partner was great.
pandora tomorrow was realli realli good my cd got broken :( i love splinter cell and id like to see it come back 2 playstation and ill accept conviction if its given.
Grab up the HD remakes. They are really well done. The first game you can see how early it is but Pandora Tomorrow and Chaos Theory have held up pretty well.
sweet, im buying the splinter cell collection, cant wait for a new one.;
Hopefully this will be on the PS3.
Such a misleading title. It's all guesswork.
Conviction did well for Microsoft, Ubi said all it would take was some more money and the next would be exclusive too. I can definitely see the next Splinter Cell being Xbox 360 exclusive yet again. Conviction was the first Splinter Cell game I was actually able to finish, loved the new style, graphics and story.
can't wait
and the play style is going to be based on the story of the game
conviction as the devs said multiple times was changed because Sam was not a part of third echilon anymore and seeing how his range of emotions came together from all the events of every other SC game. He was pissed and out for blood, i had no problem with the play style of Conviction, though i did miss the take it slow and don't get caught of the first 4 for Sam's char progression to come to a close like that the game play was perfect
im more interested where they will take the story, best guess would be going after black arrow and finding an even bigger terrorist threat and have to take that out.....and hopefully Grimm will be back