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If you’re eagerly anticipating a big event in mid-April, you’re either an IRS employee or a Splinter Cell fan. And if you can’t wait to try out Splinter Cell Conviction when it comes out April 13, you can take a crack at it this Thursday, March 18, when the demo is set to hit Xbox Live. Kotaku reports that the demo includes two stages from the game, but steers clear of plot spoilers. That is, plot spoilers besides “Sam Fisher kills bad people.”

If you need further convincing to dedicate some hard drive space for the demo, check out our hands-on preview. It covers the first few levels, along with some of the new multiplayer modes. “Playing different modes of Conviction for 90 minutes makes the game look like a damn good package overall,” wrote Thierry Nguyen. Here’s hoping the demo is a damn good package too.

RespawnAction: "UbiSoft stated tonight that the newest Sam Fisher will not be like prior versions. He will be a more "in your face" character, which will surely change the gameplay.

It’s been a long wait for Ghost Recon fans but Tom Clancy fanatics are entitled to a special treat should they pick up Sam Fisher’s newest outing this April. While game details remain sparse in the press release below (No screenshots Ubisoft? Really?) we do know that Ubisoft Paris is behind this one again. And much like the Halo: Reach beta on the ODST disc, future soldiers will have to wait until summer when the multiplayer  demo finally goes live. Strangely, PS3 owners are getting the shaft on this one with the beta only available for members of Xbox Live. The question remains whether gamers will have tired of the whole “Modern Soldier Model” after a year with MW2 and the next Medal of Honor installment.

LONDON – February 9, 2010 – Today Ubisoft announced that Tom Clancy™’s Ghost Recon: Future Soldier™ is in development at Ubisoft’s Paris studio and is scheduled to be released worldwide Holiday 2010.

Created by the award-winning team behind Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter® and Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter® 2, the game will feature cutting-edge technology, prototype high-tech weaponry, and state-of-the-art single-player and multiplayer modes. Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Future Soldier will go beyond the core Ghost Recon franchise and deliver a fresh gameplay experience, with an unparalleled level of quality that will excite long-time fans and newcomers alike.

Ubisoft is offering gamers a chance to be the first to play Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Future Soldier’s Multiplayer Beta this summer 2010. This exclusive beta invitation will be available for a limited time to customers who purchase Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Conviction™ for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, which releases on 16 April 2010.

For ongoing updates about Tom Clancy™’s Ghost Recon: Future Soldier, please visit: www.GhostRecon.com

VGArabia: Ubisoft has revealed the official release dates for Sam Fisher’s upcoming adventure Splinter Cell: Conviction for all regions.

TVG asks whether the Game Director behind Splinter Cell: Convicition would like to see Sam Fisher on Natal.

Splinter Cell has been the best Tom Clancy franchise to hit gaming consoles and this version of the game featuring more than 15 hours of gameplay is sure to bring new life to Sam Fisher.

IncGamers reports that there may be more to Splinter Cell: Conviction than Sam Fisher’s revenge story, with the website hinting at GRU involvement, area-destabilising prototype weapons, and plenty more.

Slashgamer Writes: Rumors have been suggesting that customers who buy Assassin’s Creed II, will receive an exclusive demo for Splinter Cell: Conviction, for the Xbox 360. The rumors started to appear thanks to a video from the HipHopGamer and a post from a NeoGAF user. The game comes with a card that includes a URL and a code which gives the customer the chance to download a freebie. Right away people started to think that the game is coming with the demo. If that is what you are hoping, then please by all means stop.

We received a picture of this so-called voucher, and from what we can tell – it’s not an exclusive demo for the next Sam Fisher title.

Imagine this: you’re playing one of Splinter Cell Conviction’s many "choose your own torture" sequences, as described by Ubisoft’s Jeffrey Dickstein. As you’re slamming a terrorist’s face into a urinal, you might ask yourself, "is this the new Degree deodorant I should buy?" (Seriously, these are his words.)

This is actually the pitch Ubisoft delivered at Microsoft Advertising’s Gaming Upfront presentation in New York this evening. In-game advertising is rapidly growing, but has typically been relegated to sports and racing games. Splinter Cell Conviction breaks convention by being neither. Expect both static and video ads to appear throughout the environment — including during the game’s lengthy torture sequences. Perhaps they should take it one step further: Sam Fisher should grab a Coca-Cola bottle, smash it, and use the broken glass to kill a guy. Talk about refreshing!

Ubisoft is now shipping their Academy of Champions soccer game for the Wii.  Fun for the whole family, including the little ones.  Academy of Champions has sports great Pelé and U.S. soccer champion Mia Hamm.

Academy of Champions is compatible with the Wii Balance Board and Wii Motion Plus.  The game packs 12 action packed mini games, 5-on-5 soccer action, story-driven playing experience, and unlockable characters like Sam Fisher and Altair.

Geared towards kids, but fun for the whole family.  What better way to introduce your young gamers to soccer and multi-player fun!