Ubisoft announced the development of a new video game franchise: Assassin's Creed. Assassin's Creed is being developed for PS3 by a team from Ubisoft's Montreal studio - the studio responsible for acclaimed franchises such as Prince of Persia and Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell. The Assassin's Creed franchise will combine new gameplay, next-generation graphics and an immersive and a sophisticated storyline.
Ubisoft has big plans for the next-generation of games and it seems that the company believes the power of the hardware will help to further immerse players in the game's storyline. The potential for Ubi is there with Assassin's Creed and Yannis Mallat, chief executive officer at Ubisoft's Montreal studio even goes so far as to claim, Assassin's Creed's compelling theme and storyline experienced through the next-generation console will captivate audiences and affect them on the same level as an epic novel or film.
The first game in the Assassin's Creed franchise is set in 1191 AD, when the Third Crusade was tearing the Holy Land apart. Shrouded in secrecy and feared for their ruthlessness, the Assassins intend to stop the hostilities by suppressing both sides of the conflict. Players, assuming the role of the main character Altair, will have the power to throw their immediate environment into chaos and to shape events during this pivotal moment in history.
Ubisoft does have a pretty good record of creating new franchises and building on them and now that the prince of Persia has completed his journey it is time for a title that will offer similar features to next-generation platforms. The creation of new franchises seems to be a Ubi goal and Serge Hascoet, chief creative officer at Ubisoft has made it clear that the target is to ...introduce three new brands into the marketplace every two years...
The first game in the Assassin's Creed franchise will make its worldwide debut at E3 in Los Angeles and will be available in 2007. For more information and to view a teaser trailer, please follow the download tab above.
