“Assassin’s Creed”, being produced by Ubisoft Montreal is another game I’m anxiously waiting for to get for my Xbox 360. You play Altair, “(الطائر, Arabic, “The Flyer”), a member of the Hashshashin sect (the original “assassins”), whose objective is to slay the nine historical figures who are propagating the Crusades”.

Assassin’s Creed - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The backstory is a real interesting one. The Hashshashin sect existed for real in the Middle Ages and terrorised both Crusade figures and “Muslim rulers whom they saw as impious usurpers”. The word “assassin” is derived from the sect. The Wikipedia entry is a fantastic read.

The trailer above is another “killer app” one like the “Gears of War” ad - it really makes you want to buy the game. The song playing in it is “Lonely Soul” by UNKLE.

Check out the official site for another great trailer. It’s tentatively scheduled to be released in November this year. AWESOME!

Incidentally, the producer for the game Jade Raymond is hot. :mrgreen: