Discover an intriguing and fascinating new epic story of power, revenge, and conspiracy set in a pivotal moment of History: the Italian Renaissance.
Nov
6
Go deeper into the rich setting of 15th century Italy and Ezio’s story with Assassin’s Creed Renaissance, a new book to be launched on November 26th.
Following the story of Assassin’s Creed II, the book gives fans another look at the story in a different media. The book can be pre-ordered from Amazon.
Nov
5
Making a feature film was a very new venture for us at Ubisoft, a production that has clearly been very well received by the fans! 24 hours after the release of part 1 we had amassed an amazing 1.7 million views and were the most viewed YouTube video on the day of release. The video also received thousands of comments with some excellent feedback.
If you still haven’t seen the first part, you can watch it below. Keep an eye out for the second and third parts coming soon!
Nov
4
Moving on from Altaïr to Ezio was not an easy task, and with 300years between them there has been a huge change. In the newest Developer Diary, the two assassins are compared and their personalities explained.
Nov
4
GameSpot have created a central hub for all things Assassin’s Creed 2 on their website.
The Launch Centre pulls all their Assassin’s Creed 2 content into one rather attractive homepage. Head on over now to check out their lasted previews and news, and keep an eye out for more coming soon!
Nov
3
We have introduced you to the concept of factions, and we told you how important they are in our game. Now it’s time to give you more details on them and their leaders. This video will give you all the details, and will show you how the thieves, courtesans and mercenaries could help Ezio in his quest.
Nov
2
Once again the award-winning composer Jesper Kyd has created an epic soundtrack for Assassin’s Creed II. Following his atmospheric score for the original Assassin’s Creed, he has created a wonderful score reflecting the time period and Ezio’s character perfectly. For those of you unfamiliar with Jesper Kyd’s work, head over to his website for a sample of this incredible soundtrack.
The soundtrack will be available for digital download on November 16th. You can buy the soundtrack from Amazon.
Oct
29
Another top score for Assassin’s Creed II, this time from Official PlayStation Magazine. In their words, the game is “Brilliant” and the “world is rich and complicated”. Their final recommendation? “Cancel your plans for Christmas Holiday, we’re spending ours in Italy.” High praise indeed.
Oct
27
The Gadget Show go behind the scenes at Montreal’s motion capture studio to find out more about creating the animations in Assasin’s Creed II.
Head over to The Gadget Show website to find out more!
Oct
27
When the Duke of Milan is brutally murdered, the Assassin Giovanni Auditore is dispatched to investigate. The answers he uncovers implicate Italy’s most powerful families reaching all the way back to the Vatican itself. As Giovanni draws closer to the truth, he becomes hunted himself. He must expose the conspirators before he joins their ever growing list of victims.
Lineage is the prequel to the Assassin’s Creed II story, revealing the machinations of 15th century Italy through the actions of Ezio’s father, Giovanni.
Watch the first part below and keep an eye out for Part 2 coming soon!
Oct
23
That is, basically, what GamesRadar could have called this article. It’s a fantastic, in-depth look at Assassin’s Creed 2 from the perspective of both existing fans and cynical critics of the first one.
Games Radar is convinced that both camps will enjoy the game a lot, see what you think.
