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New Assassin's Creed Next Year, Will Have Multiplayer

Posted by Soulskill on from the two-assassins-one-creed dept.

Ubisoft has announced that the next stand-alone Assassin's Creed title will come out next year, and it will be the first in the series to come with an online multiplayer mode. The company also said it will be "shoring up its focus on competitive AAA core titles on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3" in the coming year, making mention of upcoming releases for the Tom Clancy game series and a new Prince of Persia title.

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  1. Re:I can see it all now... by TheLink · · Score: 2, Informative

    > left4dead and borderlands pioneering (and mmo's of course)

    Doom had coop more than 15 years ago.

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  2. Re:I can see it all now... by Antiocheian · · Score: 2, Informative

    Even better -- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MUD

    (But I see your point -- Doom is easier for the left4dead and borderlands kid to grasp)

  3. Re:I can see it all now... by CraftyJack · · Score: 5, Informative

    Also Assassins Creed's usual running, jumping and climbing in a large city would make a great races with other players.

    Oh good. Let's take the most irritating part of the game, and add a 13 year old with a headset.