 Screenshot from Assassin's Creed 2 (Source: Ubisoft)
Assassin's Creed 2 is also expected to help draw gamers out of the woodwork this shopping season
Just one week after the
record-breaking
launch of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 helped
kickstart the holiday shopping season, Ubisoft plans to release
Assassin's Creed 2 on Tuesday at midnight.
Specifically,
Ubisoft designed the second game to offer even more mission and
objective flexibility, additional characters and NPCs, and new
character development. The game itself has players work their
through an environment similar to the Italian Renaissance, with a
realistic portrayal of the 15th century, according to Ubisoft.
The
second Assassin's Creed game is expected to be one of the most
popular games this holiday season, but isn't expected to launch with
the same enthusiasm as CoD. The first version of
Assassin's Creed has sold more than 4 million copies worldwide
in 2007, with the sequel entering development immediately after the
first game's release.
Assassin's Creed 2 will be
available tomorrow for the Microsoft Xbox 360 and Sony PlayStation 3
game consoles, with a PC game launch expected early next year.
The
video game
industry has struggled as of late, but November could prove to be
a good month for the industry. Assassin's Creed 2 is
expected to be the second of three highly anticipated games to launch
during the month. The final anticipated game title is New
Super Mario Bros. Wii, a Nintendo Wii exclusive, which should
also help generate spending among Wii owners.
The video game
industry made $21.3 billion last year, and depending on the
popularity of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Assassin's
Creed 2 and New Super Mario Bros. Wii, it's possible the
2009 industry tally could be from $20 billion to $21 billion.
"Well, we didn't have anyone in line that got shot waiting for our system." -- Nintendo of America Vice President Perrin Kaplan
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