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The man with gaming’s greatest beard is back in action: former Assassin’s Creed boss Patrice Désilets joins THQ Montreal as of today. And core boss Danny BIlson’s waiting to hear what he’s got planned.

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A court has awarded Ubisoft an injunction against THQ to prevent the alleged bleeding of talent from the Montreal studio by former employee Patrice Désilets.

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A hushed silence on stage. The gentle fumble of the envelope. The crowd draws its breath as one, and… Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood walks away with the 2010 Writer’s Guild of America award for videogame writing.

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THQ’s shiny new Montreal studio, with its ex-Assassin’s Creed head Patrice Désilets, has scored three key staffers – all headhunted directly from Ubisoft.

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THQ’s posted online the full press conference it hosted earlier this week to announce its new development studio in Montreal, headed by ex-Assassin’s Creed boss Patrice Désilets.

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Fresh off announcing yet another dev coup – the signing of Assassin’s Creed boss Patrice Désilets – THQ executive vice president of core brands Danny Bilson has been discussing the company’s development plans around THQ Montreal.

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Patrice Désilets’ decision to join THQ and create a studio in Montreal has seen an empathetic if surprised response from senior Ubisoft Montreal staff. Publicly, at least.

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Following this morning’s news that former Assassin’s Creed boss Patrice Désilets had moved to THQ to head up the publisher’s new studio, the developer has put out an open letter explaining why he won’t be working on his new games until next summer and why he left Ubisoft in the first place.

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THQ’s is to open a new studio in Montreal next year, and has hired ex-Assassin’s Creed boss Patrice Désilets to head it up.

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Jean-Francois Boivin, the production manager for Assassin’s Creed, has said the franchise’s creative director, Patrice Desilets, had talked about “taking a break for a long time”.

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Fancy taking on some Nazis any time soon in Assassin’s Creed? You’re going to be waiting a while.

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Assassin’s Creed creative producer Patrice Désilets made the “right decision” to leave Ubisoft Montreal, Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood producer Vincent Pontbriand has told Eurogamer.

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According to Game Informer, Assassin’s Creed series creative director Patrice Désilets has left the IP and Ubisoft Montreal.

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Assassin’s Creed. April Fool’s. Peace Walker. Video.

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Ubisoft was on hand at DICE this week, and it was revealed that the next Assassin’s Creed would not only see Ezio return to Rome, but that the multiplayer in it would have a “narrative justification”.

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Speaking in this week’s Famitsu in a co-interview with creative producer of Assassin’s Creed II Patrice Desilets, Hideo Kojima has labeled Desilets’ game “incredible”, alongside Uncharted 2: Among Thieves and Modern Warfare 2.

“I’ve been telling this to everyone who interviews me lately but I think there are three games that stand out above the rest of the pack in the remainder of this year. One is Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2, one is Uncharted 2, and the third is Assassin’s Creed II. Those three are just incredible,” said Kojima.

“Assassin’s Creed II has been watched since before it was made, what with the first game selling over 8 million copies worldwide. You have intense pressure from the publisher and from gamers, but you still have to keep your schedule and strive to improve on the last game. I think that pressure has crushed more than a few creators over the years, but Patrice overcame it and clawed his way to the end of the project.

“I think he’s a genius for achieving that, and I’m really looking forward to what he does in the future.”

And what does Desilets think of Kojima’s high praise on his game?

“I really never felt much pressure, but with Kojima saying things like that, I’m starting to feel it now.”

Assassin’s Creed II is releaed on November 20, MGS: Peace Walker is released next year for the PSP.

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Speaking in the newest issue of Edge, Assassin’s Creed II producer Patrice Desilets has revealed you will be playing parts of Ezio’s life, stating this is part of the game’s new found variety system in the game.

“Assassins’ one major flaw was the fact that we revealed the entire game structure early on and never changed it.

After one hour you knew there are nine targets, and those nine targets will be divided into nine districts. We never broke that pattern. This time we said no. This is Ezio, and Ezio has a life and needs a link from one mission to the next,” said Desilets.

More over at CVG. Beware though: it does contain spoilers for the start of the game.

It’s out for November 20 f0r PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. PC version was delayed until 2010 last week.

Gamers who did not preorder Assassin’s Creed II from Gamestop need not worry about missing out on the two “exclusive” maps, because Ubisoft plans to release those to the public at a later date.

“Eventually everyone will have the entire game,” the game’s creative director Patrice Desilets told Kotaku. “I made sure of that.

“Because I’m Canadian, I don’t have the same shops as you do. So I wanted to make sure I could at least someday play everything in the game. Eventually there’s going to be, ‘okay, let’s unlock everything’.”

Palazzo Medici and Santa Maria Dei Frari are currently only available through preordering and Desilets did not when the content would be made available nor how much, if anything, it will cost.

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Creative director Patrice Desilets had a chat with IGN regarding Assassin’s Creed 2, and revealed that the series will continue to delve into the use and misuse of religion inherent in the struggle between Templars and the assassins.

If you have not played the original game, you may wish to skip the next part. Fair warning.

Apparently, in the sequel, players will learn more about the apple and how this artifact binds the two stories together. Desmond, will also be playing a larger role in the second game, and the sequel will reveal that there is more to the conspiracy unveiled in the first game than just the mere memories of one person.

Cool. Sounding better all the time.

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Assassin’s Creed is a very buyable game. And what happens to buyable games? They get sequels. And sometimes they get second sequels. And sometimes the developers working on them get so engrossed they’re prepared to dump a decade of their careers on one franchise.

“No, not yet,” said Patrice Desilets, Assassin’s Creed II’s creative director, when we asked him if he was ready to move off the IP now the second game is nearing completion.

“I have many different ideas. I’m not ready yet to exploit them. I think I have some juice left in me left to continue this.”

Assassin’s Creed has long been confirmed as a trilogy, and Desilets told us that change of scenery and opportunity to hone gameplay elements keeps his job fresh.

“I’ve been doing Assassin’s Creed games for the past six years,” he said. “It’s tough to be bored.

“I was a bit bored with the Turk crusade and the monk aspect, and everything, but in this there’s a brand new setting. And it’s my first sequel; I never did a sequel before, because I didn’t do any Prince of Persia sequels.

“I love the idea of refining your ideas, the gameplay and what you can do with it,” he added.

“So I’m not bored yet.”

Assassin’s Creed II releases on November 20. We doubt you’ll be bored of it either.