p>Speaking at E3, Montreal's Alexandre Parizeau has affirmed that Splinter Cell: Conviction will include a mode, as well as post-launch DLC, with such features being developed internally in Canada.

"We're going to have a multiplayer, but I can't talk about it anymore than that," Joystiq were told. "It's part of the things were going to announce during the summer.

"DLC, it's always part of our strategies. We always want to keep the content fresh, so as soon as the team is done with the game we can move on and continue expanding the experience.

"It's going to be part of our plans, for sure."

The return of is dated for the autumn on the and 360.

By Luke Guttridge