Friday, November 28, 2008

Assassin's Creed 2: Vive la revolution?

That there is already a team of developers Assassin's Creed 2 works, Ubisoft has never seriously challenged. Now, company boss Yves Guillemot at the presentation of business figures officially confirmed that it is a continuation of some 5 million copies will be sold first. An analyst has also ausgeplaudert that Part 2 is no longer at the time of the Crusaders will play. Instead, the players in the 18th Century on the road - possibly during the French Revolution. As a continuation of the work could - eventually moved to the main character, Desmond Miles in the memories of his ancestors. In Part 1 of the assassins was the Altair, in Part 2, it could be any other person. Handlungsort would be forced to surrounding areas, including Paris, Versailles, for example. It might also be orders, inter alia, in Prussia, England, Italy and at the type Iberian peninsula - these are the countries which formed a coalition against France have formed. Ubisoft described the reports about the scenario as "rumors" and will not comment - but also not deny. A publication date not called Ubisoft. With an announcement is 2009 on the house "Ubidays" to be expected, which in the past always mid-year took place. Then would still have enough time for the usual PR and marketing activities, if the program is the end of 2009 stands on the shelves.

Also new figures Ubisoft has submitted. Sales rose in the first half of the current fiscal year to 31.8 percent over the previous year to 344.5 million euros. It is striking that casual games now represent 35.4 percent of them. Operating profit climbed to 24.7 million euros - about 50 percent more than last year.

From the latest published titles have a strategy game EndWar disappointed there, the company on the success of the ego-shooter Far Cry 2 very satisfied. Specific expectations Ubisoft continues to the next Prince of Persia, the beginning of December 2008 and published in advance very well run. The company confirmed expectations of around 1.05 billion euros turnover for the full year and an expected yield of 13 percent.

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