Assassin's Creed 2 "Black Edition" Confirmed For Europe
See Full ImageIt's one of our most anticipated games of the year, and we have no doubt it will be a popular title. And what good is popularity if you don't take advantage of it with a special collectors package?
According to Kotaku, "The Black Edition" of Assassin's Creed 2 will boast a "holographic signature," a 64-page leather-bound book filled with concept art and other behind-the-scenes stuff, an Ezio figurine, three in-game bonus quests, and more. That's one hell of a package but Ubisoft has confirmed that there are no current plans to release it in North America; it's only scheduled for PAL regions. For those areas, the bundle will carry a price tag of £69.99 in the UK ($115 USD) and $149.95 in Australia ($121 USD). It will launch on November 20, three days after the North American release of the game. Of course, it's highly unlikely that we won't see a limited edition of some kind; we expect it to be a variation of The Black Edition that will go on sale overseas. For those of you who love collectibles and want the most out of your favorite hobby, such packages are like catnip, aren't they? They may be pricey, but you just can't resist that tempting allure of bonus goodies...
Anyway, we'll let you know as soon as Ubisoft comes forward with the special edition Assassin's Creed 2 details for the U.S. We hope it won't be any less impressive.
6/12/2009 Ben Dutka
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Kempy21
Friday, June 12, 2009 @ 1:01:18 PM
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Alienange
Friday, June 12, 2009 @ 1:12:43 PM
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King James
Friday, June 12, 2009 @ 2:19:19 PM
Wrote this reply to your post on the previous inFamous article:
Sorry bro, but i have to disagree on your stance about AC. AC is the 1st next-gen game I brought and then returned for GameStop credit. I was so excited about this game, I just KNEW it was gonna be the best next-gen game I've ever played. I was fooled. Disappointed. I lost respect for Ubisoft after that (Haze didn't help their standing with me either).
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Alienange
Friday, June 12, 2009 @ 2:48:27 PM
And I don't have a 'stance' on AC. I just know it's an amazing game that a lot of people think is cool to hate and feel it necessary to force their opinions on others all because they're suckers for hype.
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Jawknee
Friday, June 12, 2009 @ 6:15:53 PM
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King James
Friday, June 12, 2009 @ 7:15:30 PM
I'll give credit where it is due. AC executed the following things well:
-The actual cities.
-The building scaling
-The graphics
-The use of real history.
But that didn't make it fun. Pretty. Informative. But not fun. AC dropped the ball on the following:
-The combat was way too easy and felt really stiff. Altair would be so powerful that there was no incentive to be stealthy.
-The story was retarded. An aminus machine? Really?
-Although AC is known for its crowd interaction. The crowds' and the guards' AI was dumb.
-At times the game would just get frustrating because the guards would go into alert status for no reason.
-The PS3 version would freeze. A lot.
-That ending was horrendous. Just terrible.
-Did i mention that it was extremely repetitive.
I think I'm ranting, so I'll just stop there. IMO, the cons outweighed the pros for this game by far. The game seemed incomplete and rushed. Hopefully AC2 will be the game Ubisoft wanted to do originally. I'll rent it 1st this time. And only b/c I was impressed by the E3 demo.
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bearbobby
Friday, June 12, 2009 @ 8:04:22 PM
Would be sweet if in the next iteration Desmond tricks some guy of Japanese descent into plugging into the Animus and we get to delve into the past as a ninja :)
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Akuma07
Monday, June 15, 2009 @ 8:47:33 AM
what?!?! are you serious?
its one of the best open-world games ive ever played. i think AC2 will be way better then any of the GTA games.
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SPS3
Friday, June 12, 2009 @ 1:20:56 PM
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Naga
Friday, June 12, 2009 @ 8:16:02 PM
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SPS3
Friday, June 12, 2009 @ 8:50:24 PM
Last edited by SPS3 on 6/12/2009 8:51:18 PM
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Friday, June 12, 2009 @ 1:37:12 PM
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kevyd09
Friday, June 12, 2009 @ 2:11:11 PM
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bearbobby
Friday, June 12, 2009 @ 2:51:03 PM
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Just wait and see, when they announce the US special edition it's gonna come with a full size, working Animus for all us Yanks to explore our pasts. :)
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Jawknee
Friday, June 12, 2009 @ 6:22:59 PM
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Friday, June 12, 2009 @ 3:44:17 PM
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eLLeJuss
Friday, June 12, 2009 @ 3:44:37 PM
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Swim_Irr
Friday, June 12, 2009 @ 3:46:40 PM
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This is going to be a little off topic, but why hasn't Sony allowed some sort of application service for the ps3? I mean, I know we can download games and demos from the PSN, but how about Pandora Radio? Or other things like that?shit, we could even have a facebook app(even though you could just open the web browser)... I mean I have a web browser on my iPhone, but for most things, I just open the application made specifically for my phone. The only thing I see close to that is Life With Playstation. I think they had a fantasy football draft watcher this past year, but that's it? Is this possible for them to do? Heck, the PSP has Skype.
Why no PS3 apps?
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bearbobby
Friday, June 12, 2009 @ 7:56:20 PM
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jlch777
Friday, June 12, 2009 @ 5:34:50 PM
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gameplay,etc.) then thinking about wathever ultra super amazing collector editon package that i will not buy; I only want a good quality game.
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Jawknee
Friday, June 12, 2009 @ 6:27:30 PM
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Qubex
Saturday, June 13, 2009 @ 1:47:16 AM
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Q!
"i am home"
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SubjectiveTruth
Saturday, June 13, 2009 @ 7:18:11 PM
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Sunday, June 14, 2009 @ 6:58:36 PM
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Sunday, October 04, 2009 @ 1:53:39 PM
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