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Chris Antista writes, There’s been a lot of talk as to when, and even if, Splinter Cell: Conviction will get released on PlayStation 3. First the unannounced PS3 version popped up on a couple of Ubisoft resumes, only to be immediately removed. Then just today VG247 asked a Ubi exec when/if the PS3 will see Conviction. To which he responded with the typical corporate "I dunno/maybe/can’t say?"

Well, you PS3 owners needn’t sulk any longer – GamesRadar can confirm that there’s a 99.999% chance Splinter Cell: Conviction will definitely hit the PS3, and with a sense of history, we can even predict when.

Ask yourself this: How often does Ubisoft release anything exclusively? Rarely. When has Splinter Cell not landed on a PlayStation console? Never. Has Splinter Cell ever appeared on Xbox as a timed exclusive? Several times.

In a recent interview with GamesIndustry.biz, Jamie MacDonald, former Vice President of Sony Worldwide Studios (the company responsible for EyeToy), gave out a few pointers to Sony and Microsoft regarding their respective motion controllers. MacDonald warned that gamers are expecting more from the 360 and PS3’s motion gaming than they do from the Wii, due to both consoles’ beefier hardware. However, he also warned about implementing "traditional long-form gameplay," lengthy sessions of which would leave players "completely knackered."

CVG: Popular exec wins Pioneer gong at Game Developers’ Choice Awards

GamerZines: Xbox marketing exec Aaron Greenberg recently told Gamasutra, "I feel confident that there’s nothing that will compare in size, Halo: Reach will be the biggest game of 2010."

Now Microsoft’s over-confidence aside, we can understand why Mr Greenberg would make such a claim but there are a handful of titles which could challenge for the top spot.

Shane Kim, Xbox vice president for strategy and business development, is retiring after 19 years at Microsoft, the company said today. He’ll leave at the end of the year, after helping with the transition.

Kotaku: The Wii is hugely popular with lots of people. Some people, though, are more wary of the Wii. One of those is Epic Games boss Mark Rein.

Kotaku writes: "On that day in the future when Microsoft launches its E3-darling Project Natal no-touch control system, it will feel like a console launch, a company exec told Kotaku.

Forget the launch of previous gaming cameras and mics like the PlayStation Eye or the Xbox Live Vision Camera when you try to imagine the impact Microsoft’s Project Natal will have on billboards, TV channels and other places where ads run."

Xbox product boss Aaron Greenberg has told VG247 that Final Fantasy is not an exclusive product to PlayStation 3, but remained coy on whether or not the MMO will launch on Xbox 360.

"My understanding is that that is not exclusive," he said in an interview today.

When pushed on whether or not the game was coming to 360, the exec said, "That would be a good question to ask Square".

IndustryGamers recently sat down with THQ’s SVP of Creative Development Danny Bilson who shared with us his vision for the "new THQ". We’ll be bringing you the full interview in the near future, but we thought we’d share Bilson’s interesting comments on Nintendo’s Wii to start.

Producer Jerry Bruckheimer has picked up Jim Veevaert, the lead exec behind the Halo franchise, and Ubisoft Senior VP of publishing Jay Cohen to run Jerry Bruckheimer Games Studio as leads of production and development.