Assassin's Creed II - Comic Con Montage

Here is a bunch of Assassin's Creed II info that was released during Comic Con.... And it's brought to you in a montage from Ubisoft...

Thanks to Kotaku

AC2 - Ezio's Backstory

They may explain why he has a poofy shirt, but it doesn't mean I have to like it...

More at Joystiq...

Assassin's Creed II Black Edition

The Assassin's Creed II Black Edition, is the special edition of what will be another one of my most played games (right up there w/ Geometry Wars (not a joke, I actually play it allot (bah, forget it, just continue reading)))...

This Special Black Edition will include:

• 64pg, finely crafted leather style hardcover, w/ parchment finish book
• soundtrack
• Ezio action figure (aka Puffy shirt doll)
• behind the scene interviews
• 3 in game bonus quests

All of this wrapped in "black packaging" (w/a "unique authentic holographic signature")...

I'm not sure how I feel about this new trend for companies to give bonus levels to their customers as long as they pre-order... I think it would be a good idea to release those levels to the rest of the public as DLC... it doesn't have to be the same days as release, but a month or so down the road would be nice...

Check out Kotaku for the rest...

Assassin's Creed II - Trailer and Interview

First things first, check this out for the trailer...

Now, I'm somewhat of a fan of the Assassin's Creed IP... Despite the game's flaws it still maintains a place in my top games list, I have yet to write said list but I'm sure its on there...

Although Jade Raymond (<3<3<3) isn't involved in AC2, they still have good people working on the sequel; however, I am convinced that if she was involved, Eizo wouldn't have that damn puffy shirt...

Anyway, here is an interview w/ the creative director Patrice Désilets from the gentle(wo)men at Joystiq...

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Assassin's Creed II - Screen Shots

Check them out here at Kotaku...

The shots look good... but Ezio is not Altair, and he has a puffy shirt... and if pirates couldn't make puffy shirts cool, how is an apprentice assassin (who isn't Altair) going to...

Oh course I'm sure the game play will be awesome, and hopefully I can get blood all over that puffy shirt to make it a little more manly...