Splinter Cell: Conviction goes gold, new dev diary released

Ubisoft's just announced that Splinter Cell: Conviction has gone Gold, meaning it's go go go for its April 16 release date in the UK for 360.

To celebrate, the firm has released a new development diary for the title. Get it below.

Unfortunately, despite the 360 version going gold and meeting its date, the PC version will now release on April 29 after a delay last week.

The demo for it was released last week on Xbox Live Marketplace. Ubisoft hasn't said how well its done in terms of downloads as yet.

Conviction was announced at Ubidays in May 2007, but was put on hold soon after to have a total redux. It was re-revealed at E3 last year.

PR is below with the video.

Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Conviction™ Goes Gold on Xbox 360

Chertsey, UK – March 23, 2009* - Ubisoft has confirmed today that the long awaited */Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Conviction/™* has finally gone gold on Xbox 360 – meaning that the game is definitely on course to hit its April 16^th UK release date.

Coming exclusively to Xbox 360, Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Conviction is the highly anticipated sequel in the multimillion-selling Splinter Cell series and one of the most critically acclaimed Xbox franchises of all time.

An investigation into his daughter’s death unwittingly leads former agent Sam Fisher to discover he’s been betrayed by his old employer, the Third Echelon. Now a renegade, Fisher finds himself in a race against time to thwart a deadly terrorist plot that threatens millions.

Uniting revolutionary gameplay enhancements with a high octane, no-holds-barred storyline, Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Conviction arms you to the teeth with all the high tech weaponry and lethal skills of an elite operative and invites you to enter a dangerous world where justice means making your own rules.