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Conquer or Die with the Assassin’s Creed III Debut Trailer

October 30th sees newly inducted Assassin, Conner, turning the tide of the American Revolution one silent blade at a time (also, gun blasts to the face – not quite as silent; oddly more effective).

Rumor’s been buzzing that despite a  fresh, new historical setting to play in, Assassin’s Creed IIImay be the closing chapter in near-future...

Blowing the lid off the three-years in the making Assassin’s Creed III, April’s Game Informer will feature a 13-page spread on Ubisoft’s revitalization of the franchise which sees the age old battle between the Assassins and Templars plague the New World amidst revolution.  But all that plays second fiddle to a new hero on a mission to feed his tomahawks the boiling blood of his enemies.

Goddamn, at least 2011 waited until E3 to inform me the industry was going to bankrupt me with a deluge of awesome titles.

Is This the New Face of Assassin’s Creed?

Whispers of a Colonial American backdrop were heard as soon as Ubisoft confirmed Assassin’s Creed III for the tail-end of this year, but no visual confirmation has poked us in the oculars until now.  Kotaku, studiously analyzing the protagonist’s garb from a Best Buy tipster’s snap shot, places this Native American assassin smack dab in the Revolutionary War time period.

Social up-rise and war are nothing new to the Assassin’s series, but taking the action away from Europe is a marked shift in direction, and personally I’m excited to see the games strive for such an interesting change of pace after rinse and repeating the formula that put Assassin’s Creed II on the map for two games now.

The tipster – who I’m sure Ubisoft would love to sue into a little human-shaped hole in the ground – also provided the information that a true blue unveiling will hit March 5th.  We’ll get to the bottom of this conspiracy then.

Assassins Creed 03 by Mark Rodriguez