It might not come as a surprise, but it’s good to hear Ubisoft confirming on record that Assasin’s Creed 5 will be coming out in 2012. Better yet, the games publisher’s CEO is now talking up “new platforms” too.
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Ubisoft has revealed a new Assassin’s Creed: Revelations trailer at Gamescom putting Ezio and Altair in a splitscreen faceoff. The gameplay video shows the pair doiling out death to a dubstep soundtrack and gives a good idea of how fast-paced the finished title will be.
It’s definitely worth a watch while we wait to get our hands on the game with the Assassin’s Creed: Revelations multiplayer beta which opens next month. Assassin’s Creed: Revelations is set to be officially released on November 15.
Take a look at the trailer after the break and let us know what you think of it in the comments. We spotted some interesting clues in the last Assassin’s Creed: Revelations trailer, so who knows what secrets this one might be hiding…
It was one of the biggest titles announced during the Nintendo 3DS launch back at E3 2010 but it Assassin’s Creed: Lost Legacy has lived up to its title and been lost for good. In an interview with Joystiq, Darby McDevitt, the lead writer for the forthcoming Assassin’s Creed: Revelations, explains that the concept of the Assassin’s Creed 3DS game now forms the foundation for that title.
He says: “You may have heard of the game ‘Lost Legacy’ for the 3DS. It was announced but kind of morphed into this idea.” So while Ubisoft previously predicted that 3D games would make up 50% of releases by 2012, it doesn’t seem to be making the Nintendo 3DS a priority. Of course, though Assassin’s Creed: Lost Legacy has been canned, that doesn’t mean the company won’t release another handheld adventure in the future.
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Assassin’s Creed for Wii U is already in the works. That’s not an incredible surprise since Ubisoft popped up during the Wii U launch event talking about Assassin’s Creed. But it is intriguing to hear the developers already talking about their future plans.
While the game is in a very early stage of its development, Ubisoft talked about some of the concepts its playing with during an E3 round table. Even with those few teasing details, we’re excited to see Assassin’s Creed strut its stuff on Wii U. Here’s what Ubisoft has in mind…
Ubisoft has outed a new Assassin’s Creed: Revelations video teaser. It’s extremely choppily edited but we’ve spotted a few interesting clues in the brief flashes of battles, ships and striding about. Read on to ponder them with us…
Like the boy who cried wolf, sooner or later Ubisoft’s teasing would eventually lead up to the truth — an official announcement for Assassin’s Creed Revelations. First revealed on the Assasin’s Creed Facebook page, the third and final chapter in the Ezio trilogy is coming to the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC this November. Here’s what we know:
Assassin’s Creed: the movie? It’s not such a mad thought. Ubisoft has launched Ubisoft Motion Pictures to adapt its franchises for film and television. The Paris-based film division is headed up by Jean-Julien Baronnet, former-CEO of film director Luc Besson’s EuropaCorp. Read on for more analysis of Ubisoft’s movie making plans…