Following the title’s previous put-back in release date Ubisoft has now announced that Splinter Cell: Conviction has been pushed back into the company’s next fiscal year.

Ubisoft released a statement in a press conference stating:

“The postponed release dates for Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Conviction™ and R.U.S.E™, which were previously scheduled for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2009-10, and will now be released in fiscal year 2010-11. Splinter Cell Conviction™ is now expected to hit the stores in April 2010.”

Sam Fisher and the team at Ubisoft have long been impressing the game industry following the game’s stellar appearance at last year’s E3. Lets hope that come April this game has been worth the wait.