Assassin's Creed Empire Expands

Ubisoft have today announced with great pride that the highly popular Assassin’s Creed franchise (which has sold more than 19 million units worldwide) is expanding it’s empire with a new animated short story called Assassin’s Creed Ascendance. The animated short will launch in conjunction Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood in North American on November 16 this year.

Assassin’s Creed Ascendance is a short animated story developed by Ubisoft Montreal that ultimately fills in the narrative gaps between Assassin’s Creed II and Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood. Ascendance follows the young Assassin Ezio Auditore as he struggles to remove the villainous Borgia family from their throne. Ezio will uncover the brutal truth behind Ceasare Borgia’s rise to power to control Italy. Assassin’s Creed Ascendance will be available on the PlayStation Store, Xbox LIVE marketplace, and other digital channels.

More info on Assassin’s Creed Ascendance can be found here at the Ubisoft Workshop.