Ubisoft Produces Wild AR Spin-Off of Splinter Cell Game

Ubisoft has just released an augmented reality spin-off to promote the upcoming Xbox release of Splinter Cell: Conviction, and it's the first time such a major developer has used the Layar platform for a game. Players will have a series of location-based missions that they will need to solve in Amsterdam. Here's how it works:

You, agent of the Third Echelon (okay, you, bank teller from The Hague) receive your first mission on the screen of your cell phone. It tells you whereabouts in the city...