Alan Wake: The Signal (360) vs Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction (360)

Alan Wake is a psychological thriller action-adventure video game developed by the Finnish Remedy Entertainment and published by Microsoft Game Studios that was released in Europe on May 14, 2010 and in North America on May 18, 2010 exclusively for Xbox 360. The plot follows suspense-thriller writer Alan Wake in uncovering the mystery behind the disappearance of his wife while on vacation in idyllic small-town Bright Falls, and having to deal with blackouts and visions of characters and ideas from his latest novel, which he can't remember writing, coming to life. The game's first add-on episode, titled "The Signal", will be released July 27, 2010, on Xbox Live. The second episode, titled "The Writer", was revealed by Remedy through the in-game downloadable content menu, the episode is priced at 800 MP with release date listed as TBA. Developer Oskari Hakkinen has announced that there will be multiple downloadable episodes in 2010, bridging the gap between the game's ending, and a possible sequel.

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction is the fifth installment in the Splinter Cell video game series. Splinter Cell: Conviction introduces a number of new gameplay features to the series, one of which is the "Mark and Execute" feature, which allows the player to mark specific targets, such as enemies or objects, and shoot them when they burst through a door or window. The player can choose to prioritize these targets, so that, for example, he could distract one guard by shooting out a light in his vicinity and then take out another guard. Another new feature is the "Last Known Position", which occurs when the player breaks the line of sight of an alerted guard. This creates a visual silhouette of where the guard thinks Sam is, allowing the player to strategically flank his enemies. Main target subjects can use the player's abilities against them. The player can be taken hostage by the subject. If this happens in co-op mode, the hostage's partner can neutralize the subject by any means necessary, possibly even by lethal means.