Splinter Cell Conviction set for release by Christmas 2009

The way I see it:

Splinter Cell Conviction will make 2009...it's been in the pipes for YEARS.

Final Fantasy XIII will make it to Playstation late in 2010, but wont show up on 360 till mid 2011 (since Square has gone on record saying the 360 version will get it's port AFTER FFXIII makes it to PS3)

Then we shall all star in The Joystiq Podcast: The Game. Ban Hammer in hand you patrol the internets looking for Trolls and Fanboys to vanquish.

Finally, sometime after the Apocalypse, we will get the first demo of Duke Nukem Forever.

After the PS3 version in Japan, yes.

The 360 version of FFXIII is being released at the same time as the PS3 version in English. Mid-late 2010 sounds about right though.

The Final Fantasy 13 port in North America has been a source of discrepancy in some circles. It seems straightforward enough that the PS3 (JPN) version will release this holiday then localization of the North American version and subsequent 360 port for a simultaneous multi-platform release will follow. However, it's never really been set in stone that the PS3 & 360 versions will release at the same time in North America. It wouldn't surprise me if the PS3 version released ahead of the 360 version by a small margin of a few months or so. Then, the 360 would get some sort of an enhanced version 8 weeks later. It just doesn't make much sense to put the finished PS3 version on the shelf so that it can release alongside the 360 version.