Comments on: New Assassin’s Creed for FY2011, ACII pushes through 6M units

By: Blerk

Blerk — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 22:24:23 +0000

Slightly worrying that it’s coming so soon, but if the team’s not taking a year off to work on something else and the engine’s pretty much stable then who knows?

Almost as interesting is the fact that this is the second third-party publisher in a week that’s basically come out and said “fuck that Wii shit, we’re taking our coats and leaving on the hi-def bus”.

By: Stephany Nunneley

Stephany Nunneley — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 20:27:48 +0000

I only have baseball style caps with race horse names on ‘em and a couple like this: http://choubelle.files.wordpress.com/2008/07/wonderful-hat.jpg

Either way, all would take me a bit without some ketchup and beer to wash it down.

By: onlineatron

onlineatron — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 20:13:48 +0000

What sorta hat you got Steph?

I know you’re backing out… but if it was a Cat in the Hat type hat (I’ve said hat too much) it may take a while!

By: Stephany Nunneley

Stephany Nunneley — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 20:07:05 +0000

By: Yoshi

Yoshi — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 20:03:14 +0000

I can already hear Steph munching on that hat XD

By: Stephany Nunneley

Stephany Nunneley — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 19:54:35 +0000

@ 24 – read post #13 :p

By: AHA-Lambda

AHA-Lambda — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 19:50:02 +0000

I think ubi has just forgot about that game now >_>

@28 – I don’t believe it was tho I maybe wrong

By: onlineatron

onlineatron — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 19:49:14 +0000

@Hindle

Was I Am Alive ever shown to the press behind close doors?

I remember people being excited about it (GT gave it some awards) after we only saw the trailer… is there something i’m missing?

By: The Hindle

The Hindle — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 19:37:23 +0000

Also i notice no I am alive on thier list, hmm cancelled or out late next year is a certain now

By: The Hindle

The Hindle — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 19:18:35 +0000

I doubbt it will be Ac 3 more like Ac 2 extended etc. And dam Ubisoft you better announce Beyond good and evil 2 in the next year

By: onlineatron

onlineatron — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 19:14:16 +0000

@Yoshi

I share your concerns, especially if the game is about Ezio again…

In ACII I always felt his story was just a vessel for Desmond’s. But if they continue with Ezio it stands to mess with what the series is all about (exploring new locations/countries/time periods).

That said… IGN only said the game is ‘featuring Ezio’. Perhaps he’s not playable and is on his death bed?

By: onlineatron

onlineatron — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 19:11:59 +0000

@Steph

So… ‘I will eat my hat live on YouTube for all the world to see.’

Camera at the ready ey? =P

By: Yoshi

Yoshi — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 19:09:01 +0000

I thought it would have been somethin like the GTA4 episodes but a new game this early… im scared they could ruin the whole thing if they fuck it up

By: AHA-Lambda

AHA-Lambda — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 19:06:38 +0000

@ 20 – so what about all that talk of AC3 having WWII and a female assassin? I’m guessing this isn’t actually AC3 then right? This’ll be more of a spin off?

By: Patrick Garratt

Patrick Garratt — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 19:01:19 +0000

It’s a new game. I’ve edited it.

By: Stephany Nunneley

Stephany Nunneley — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 19:00:43 +0000

No, they know. But when the news broke two minutes before the official PR came out, everyone was assuming and rightly so that the “episode” in question was some more of the promised DLC Ubi has been on about for months – not an entirely new game. The word “episode” is usually consistent with an “extension” or an incident in the course of a series of events within the main story or digressing from it.

Else, an episode on the television would be called something else entirely.

By: AHA-Lambda

AHA-Lambda — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 18:50:09 +0000

@ 17 – So ubi themselves probly don’t know then right?

By: Raini

Raini — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 18:49:06 +0000

Since Assassin’s Creed has always been seen as a series of games (three, to be precise), it would make sense for Ubi to call them episodes. But I agree, not a good choice of words.

By: Stephany Nunneley

Stephany Nunneley — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 18:38:56 +0000

Fuck if I know. /throws hands up

You can never provide too much detail in certain situations. Honestly.

By: SplatteredHouse

SplatteredHouse — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 18:35:37 +0000

Episodes, as per Valve’s definition, or George Lucas’?

By: Stephany Nunneley

Stephany Nunneley — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 18:21:14 +0000

I’ve sent a mail. Waiting is the hardest part. Ugh.

By: AHA-Lambda

AHA-Lambda — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 18:17:11 +0000

Wait it’s a sequel but not a sequel?? What’s going on?

By: Stephany Nunneley

Stephany Nunneley — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 18:14:52 +0000

If it was a new title, it would not have been called an “episode” in the press release. Plus, DLC has been toted for the title since its inception. Everyone needs to remain calm until we hear back.

If it’s an entirely new game, I will eat my hat live on YouTube for all the world to see.

/plans to back out of that promise should the unlikely come to pass.

EDIT: read reneged promise – fucking hell. Canning my 900 psychic line service idea now.

By: onlineatron

onlineatron — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 18:13:04 +0000

IGN says this….

‘Ubisoft has clarified, saying this is a new title featuring Ezio, and is not an expansion for Assassin’s Creed 2, but could not provide further details.’
http://uk.ps3.ign.com/articles/106/1060705p1.html

Which sounds iffy to me.
As far as I’m concerned Ezio’s purpose was served in ACII and I hope we get another new setting and character for the next game.

By: Syrok

Syrok — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 18:08:15 +0000

I will just wait for the almost inevitable Goty edition then.

By: Stephany Nunneley

Stephany Nunneley — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 18:07:33 +0000

I saw that. We are finding that hard to believe ATM, but I’ve sent a mail off to Ubi asking for clarification.

By: onlineatron

onlineatron — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 18:06:23 +0000

Kotaku are reporting the Multiplayer Stuff as an addition to the Sequel…. not DLC.

Well at least that’s how I read it.

‘and a new episode of Assassin’s Creed, which will be the first in the series to have an online multiplayer mode’

I dunno… take a look and kick Kotaku’s butt!
http://kotaku.com/5447312/the-next-assassins-creed-features-online-multiplayer

By: Alakratt

Alakratt — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 17:57:54 +0000

OMFG MP DLC!!! Certainly didn’t expect this!

By: Hunam

Hunam — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 17:57:48 +0000

Yeah, the first was around 8, Ubi expect around 2 pre-launch I think. AC changed the entire company

By: Stephany Nunneley

Stephany Nunneley — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 17:55:54 +0000

@3 – it was just while hurrying to get this up is all. It’s been fixed. $6M units sold doesn’t make much sense