To celebrate the theatrical release of “ASSASSINS CREED”, in theaters December 21, AMD and Alienware have teamed up with 20th Century Fox and New Regency to launch a virtual reality (VR) experience that will take the viewer into the world of the Spanish inquisition through the lens of an Assassin.
Assassins Creed is an action-adventure video-game series created by Ubisoft that consists of nine main games and a number of supporting materials.
The games are set in a fictional history of real-world events and follows the centuries-old struggle between the Assassins, who fight for peace with free will, and the Templars, who desire peace through control. The main games in the franchise were developed by Ubisoft Montreal for the single player and Ubisoft Annecy for the multiplayer, with the handheld titles developed by Gameloft and Gryptonite Studios, with additional development by Ubisoft Montreal. The series has been well received by the public and critics, and has sold over 93 million copies as of June 2015, becoming Ubisoft’s best selling franchise.[39] The series took inspiration from the novel Alamut by the Slovenian writer Vladimir Bartol,[40] while building upon concepts from the Prince of Persia series.[41]
Assassins Creed is an upcoming action adventure film based on the video game franchise of the same name The film is directed by Justin Kurzel, written by Michael Lesslie, Adam Cooper and Bill Collage, and stars Michael Fassbender, Marion Cotillard, Jeremy Irons, Brendan Gleeson and Michael K. Williams.
The film will be set in the same universe as the video games but features an original story that expands the series’ mythology. Filming began in late August 2015 and concluded in January 2016. Assassins Creed is scheduled to be released on December 21, 2016 in France and in the United States.
