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Earlier this month, the internet went all aflutter that Ubisoft was entering the film business with the founding of Ubisoft Motion Pictures. This was at least partially true, as the French company was in fact looking to secure deals with American studios to produce movies based on their gaming franchises. That said, the company had no plans to actually start producing motion pictures on their own. Now, it looks like the company may already be in discussions to release 3D versions of "Assassin's Creed," "Splinter Cell," and "Ghost Recon."

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Ubisoft confirmed late last year that a high-definition remake of the "Prince of Persia" trilogy was coming to consoles in Europe and North America. The news was further updated a few weeks ago with word that the "Splinter Cell" trilogy would be getting the same treatment, and that both would be coming to PlayStation 3 in a March 22 release. Now an update to the Entertainment Software Ratings Board listings suggests that the release won't be limited to Sony's console.

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HD remakes are in vogue with publishers right now. The Oddworld franchise has jumped on the bandwagon, and Ubisoft's already got their "Prince of Persia Trilogy." The latter wants to dig back into their Splinter Cell archives as well now; just don't expect to see "Splinter Cell: Conviction" included (I know, heart-breaker, right?).

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Ubisoft made it known as early as last May that their next Splinter Cell game would come from Toronto, and a new video new through their studio there has confirmed that the game will be a new installment for the core franchise, currently being referred to as "Splinter Cell 6."

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Ubisoft's ambitious DLC plans for "Splinter Cell: Conviction" haven't deterred them from getting started on the Tom Clancy series' next iteration, and the franchise will reportedly be shifting from Ubisoft Montreal to Jade Raymond's Ubisoft Toronto studio.

Ubisoft said that Toronto would be taking on the role of lead developer on the yet-to-be-titled sequel, according to a report on GameSpot. No window for a release or other details came with that confirmation, but the studio expects to expand from 40 employees to 800 in the next decade.

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In addition to giving away a free fix for "Splinter Cell: Conviction" freezing problems this week, Ubisoft will be giving away free guns. An MP7A1 Machine Pistol kicks off the first round of what Ubi says will be a weekly series of complimentary DLC releases for the game, and they may be available as soon as today or tomorrow through the game's Extras menu.

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Some faithful first-day Xbox purchasers encountered an unpleasant problem in the second level of "Splinter Cell: Conviction," but Ubisoft reportedly has an answer already worked out. Ubi responded on their forums with a temporary solution to an outbreak of in-game freezes that were occurring (Russ ran into the problem too), but a more permanent, downloadable fix has now been announced.

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After lengthy delays and gameplay overhauls, "Splinter Cell: Conviction" has finally been released for the Xbox 360 (with a PC release coming later this month). It's a major shift for the franchise, as it offers a more action-infused take on the stealth genre, but are the changes for the better?

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"Splinter Cell: Conviction" saw Ubisoft carve its release date in stone when they decided it would launch on April 13th, 2010. That meant pressing forward and leaving a few ideas by the wayside, but one of the game's developers wants to keep his scrapped notes handy when the time comes to produce DLC.

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The Xbox 360 "Splinter Cell: Conviction" Special Edition Bundle became a reality today, and it looks like the black king to the white queen "Final Fantasy XIII" Bundle. Boasting a similar set of specs with a 250GB HDD and two controllers, the only difference looks to be the game in the box and color of the plastic.

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