Assassin’s Creed 2 to be Released Tuesday at Midnight

Ubisoft says Assassin's Creed 2 will be better than the original and is expected to be one of the more popular video games this holiday 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.

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Assassin’s Creed franchise could be getting annual release at 11:14am 16th November 2010 [...] it be that Ubisoft will deliver another game in the next few months? With the incredible success of Assassin’s Creed II and the preliminary popularity of Brotherhood, it’s not a bad move for the company to pin its [...]
dang at 3:57pm 17th November 2009 Wow, i'm not getting into this, but if you are speaking of a gaming console, it's spelled "console"
Intelligens Vir at 3:56pm 17th November 2009 In this case it would be spelled console, such as game console
Intelligens Vir at 3:54pm 17th November 2009 It's spelled counsel. Obviously, you are not that intelligent Ricky Miller.
Aristotle at 12:57pm 17th November 2009 This game is gonna be hot this holiday, thanks for the info! Anyone need extra holiday money? Limited Space Available! Hurry!

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rickymiller at 8:47am 17th November 2009 your not that intelligent if you think its a monopoly. a monopoly is when a business has complete control over a product and controls the prices. inwhich this case Ac2 is the only assassin game. doesnt mean they have control.besides its coming out for 360 and PS3. so people cant complain its only out for one game council. and to add to the next point. the first game was badass. and therewas like 2 flaws. but thats your opinion i guess. i know im getting it but the sales wont be too good seeming how COD just came out last week
Ricky Miller at 8:47am 17th November 2009 your not that intelligent if you think its a monopoly. a monopoly is when a business has complete control over a product and controls the prices. inwhich this case Ac2 is the only assassin game. doesnt mean they have control.besides its coming out for 360 and PS3. so people cant complain its only out for one game council. and to add to the next point. the first game was badass. and therewas like 2 flaws. but thats your opinion i guess. i know im getting it but the sales wont be too good seeming how COD just came out last week
dang at 5:04pm 16th November 2009 What do you mean it's a monopoly? What does it have a monopoly over?
Branden at 4:59pm 16th November 2009 I think they are doing an abundant amount of promotion for AC2 because of the damage of the last game, namely, its repetition. There was so much hype build up for the first one, then people played it, and became disappointed. So, I think they are just repairing what was damaged, and want people to be just as hyped as the first release. Beyond that, it's just a monopoly.
dang at 4:25pm 16th November 2009 This game looks pretty awesome, but I'm a bit worried. Why? Because they have been promoting it like crazy. I've seen a mini-story on Spike, and a ton of just normal ads on TV. On UFC 105 on Saturday they interviewed some of the fighters and asked them how the main character compares to a MMA fighter. Lame!

It raises a red flag for me anytime someone spends that much on promotion.