Splinter Cell: Conviction development still on track, says Ubisoft

Amidst all the confusion, Ubisoft has announced their next Splinter Cell title is shaping up nicely and “still on track”. The developer team posted the announcement on the official Ubisoft forums:

 It’s been a while since our last message but we’re happy to say that development of Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Conviction is continuing well and the game is shaping up nicely. The team here is very dedicated and focused to making sure that Conviction turns into an amazing experience of Splinter Cell.

There are lots of rumours flying around right now about Conviction’s development status and we can tell you that the gameplay has evolved, similar to what happens in every game’s development process, and you won’t be disappointed. We take your feedback from these forums very seriously and, although we can’t respond to each and every thing people say, we do take these posts into consideration when making the game.

Unfortunately we’re not able to make Ubidays this year but in the forthcoming months we’ll be back in touch to begin showing you this new installment of the Splinter Cell series.

Steam Down Worldwide [Updated]

Valve’s Steam service is currently down worldwide. Steam forums are currently hammered and you’ll be lucky if you can get this page loading:

http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=684843

Update: Everything back to normal.

Battlefield: Heroes BETA Registration now OPEN

Hurry up and register for the Battlefield: Heroes BETA!

   1. All applications will be reviewed and Beta testers will be selected and added to the Beta test over time as more openings become available, so please be patient.
2. If selected, you will receive your Beta key and further instructions via e-mail.
3. Once in the beta, you will be given access to the Beta Testing forums where you will receive further instructions.

Mass Effect PC Pushed Back

Upcoming PC port of Mass Effect has been delayed from the original release of May 6th to May 28th. According to the official BioWare forums:
The team here at BioWare, working closely with the good folks at Demiurge Studios, has decided that a few more weeks in the studio will ensure we deliver the quality that our fans deserve. The additional time will allow us to incorporate more play-testing feedback, add extra polish and tune the additional features so that Mass Effect is a natural and outstanding PC gaming experience.

Full thread@Mass Effect forums

Epic Games Headed to Steam?

According to the official Steam forums, Epic games may be headed to steam to distribute their titles via Valve’s content delivery service. A curious user was fiddling with clientregistry.blob and found what appears to be a key related to Epic Games. Quote from the forum post:

in my opinion “EPG” is a shortcut for “Epic Games” and all the games included in the subscription has “system” current working directory ( which can be sings of UT engine )

Read full post@Steam forums