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Assassin’s Creed 3 contains a less “flamboyant” assassin this time out, and while Connor may be more “straight laced” than Ezio, director Alex Hutchinson feels he’s just as cool.

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Assassin’s Creed 3 creative director Alex Hutchinson has said he doesn’t mind if the “truth” told in the series is uncomfortable, as long as it’s backed up by facts.

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Assassin’s Creed 3 creative director Alex Hutchinson doesn’t believe in “easy mode”.

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The Assassin’s Creed 3 Naval demonstration shown during gamescom has been re-released as a walk-through by Ubisoft. It features added narration from series creative director, Alex Hutchinson. Players will be able to navigate the waters around the American colonies and command their own naval warship, complete with cannons and other naval weaponry. Assassin’s Creed 3 is out at the end of October.

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Assassin’s Creed 3 has enjoyed a lot of reveals, art, trailers and interviews from Ubisoft Montreal’s Alex Hutchinson has teased that there is still so much more that the team hasn’t shown you, particularly what goes down in the first few hours of the game.

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Assassin’s Creed 3′s naval battles could have been spun out into a whole game on their own, creative director Alex Hutchinson has said.

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Assassin’s Creed 3 creative director Alex Hutchinson has defended Ubisoft’s decision to release the IP annually, stating it’s all part of the triple-A process.

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The Assassin’s Creed III creative director believes Japanese games are critically favoured by the press.

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Ubisoft has shown a playable, near-complete version of Assassin’s Creed 3 running on Wii U at gamescom in order to assure fans there’s exact parity between all versions of the game.

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Assassin’s Creed III creative lead Alex Hutchinson said yesterday during a Ubisoft press conference, that it was time the story of series protagonist Desmond Miles ended.

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You may consider yourself justifiably replete with footage of Connor in Boston, but just in case you’re not, Ubisoft has released a full video of its San Diego Comic Con panel, which includes a good five minutes of live gameplay.

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Speaking at a San Diego Comic Con panel, as reported by Joystiq, Assassin’s Creed III creative director Alex Hutchinson confirmed a rumour that the PC version won’t launch day-and-date alongside its console brethren. It looks like it won’t be a long wait though; Hutchison said the PC release will come “near” the console date of October 30 in the US and 31 in Europe – and certainly before Christmas.

Ubisoft has released the Frontier demo for Assassin’s Creed III, which was shown during E3 last week. The video, posted below, also contains narration from the game’s creative director Alex Hutchinson. For good measure, there’s also an interview from Toby “Tobuscus” Turner below where he speaks and raps with Hutchinson, and ComDev Gabriel Graziani as well. It’s a bit odd, as you would expect from him. Game’s out in October on PS3 and Xbox 360, with a date TBA on PC. The game will also release on Wii U during its launch window.

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Benjamin Franklin was a rather randy fellow. Most Americans know this already, but our brethren on the other side of the pond will experience just how salacious he was when Assassin’s Creed III is released.

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No more two hour market chats for the NPCs of Assassin’s Creed III – and out in the wilderness, you’ll meet an entirely new kind of living landscape.

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“People on the internet suggest the most boring settings. The three most wanted are WWII, feudal Japan and Egypt. They’re kind of the three worst settings for an AC game. Writer Corey May really wants to do India. I would too. I’d really love to do the Raj.” – Assassin’s Creed 3 creative director Alex Hutchinson to OXM.

Creative director Alex Hutchinson has said the Assassin’s Creed III team “liked the idea of having a minority” as the lead character in the game, but don’t expect Connor Kenway to be stereotypical Hollywood brave like Tonto.

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In an interview with GameSpy, Assassin Creed III’s creative director, Alex Hutchinson, said Ubisoft didn’t plan to invest in a “mouse and keyboard setup” for the PC version and went on to suggest gamers use a controller to play the game.

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Creative director Alex Hutchinson has said Assassin’s Creed III’s American revolution setting blew any possibility of a female assassin as lead character.

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More dripping from Comic Con over the weekend. Army of Two: The 40th Day creative director Alex Hutchinson confirmed that the game is to feature expanded multiplayer modes over the original at the event, saying it’ll allow more than four players to get busy online.

The shooter will feature a “fully client/server” connection, with “many more modes and more people allowed to play.”

The original had three multiplayer modes and up to four players allowed.

Hit Kotaku for more. The game’s out later this year for 360 and PS3.