Ubisoft announced today that it is expanding its successful Assassin’s
Creed franchise, which has sold more than 19 million units worldwide to
date, by developing and producing a new animated short story called
Assassin’s Creed Ascendance. The animated short will launch in
conjunction with the highly anticipated release of Assassin’s Creed
Brotherhood in North American on November 16, 2010.
Assassin’s Creed Ascendance is a short animated story developed by
Ubisoft Montreal. It bridges the narrative gap between Assassin’s Creed
II and Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood. Assassin’s Creed Ascendance follows
Assassin Ezio Auditore as he struggles to remove the treacherous Borgia
family from their papal throne. Ezio will learn the brutal truth behind
Ceasare Borgia's rise to power to control Italy. Assassin’s Creed
Ascendance will be available on PlayStation®Store, Xbox LIVE® for the
Xbox 360®, and other digital channels for a suggested retail price of
$1.99. This film is not rated by the ESRB. More info on Assassin’s Creed
Ascendance can be found here: www.ubiworkshop.com.
The rich universe of the Assassin’s Creed franchise allows artists from
other media to create extensions of the original Assassin’s Creed
storyline beyond video games. In addition to Assassin’s Creed
Ascendance, fans will be able to immerse themselves even further into
the Assassin’s Creed world with the release of an Assassin’s Creed comic
book series, figurines and the recently launched Assassin’s Creed
Project Legacy Facebook® game.
Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood is scheduled to release November 16, 2010
in North America and November 18, 2010 in Europe, Middle East and Asia
on Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and
PlayStation®3 video game and entertainment system, offering a complete
single-player and multiplayer experience. It will be available for PC in
early 2011.
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