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Penguin Books announce
groundbreaking novelisation based on Ubisoft's
Assassin's Creed II
Penguin Books and Ubisoft
announced today a groundbreaking partnership
that will bring together the worlds of gaming
and publishing in a unique collaboration.
The new book, Assassin’s Creed Renaissance, is
based on Ubisoft Entertainment’s blockbuster
interactive entertainment game Assassin's Creed
II®, and will be published in association with
Ubisoft.
"Penguin are hugely excited to be publishing the
novelisation to the second Assassin's Creed
game” said Editorial Director Alex Clarke. “This
partnership presents at last a way for
traditional book-publishing to cross-over with
the ever growing and increasingly exciting world
of gaming media.”
He continued: “Assassin's Creed II offers a
wonderfully rich gaming experience; Ubisoft have
crafted a brilliant storyline with superbly
realised characters which translates seamlessly
into a wonderfully fast-paced and enthralling
historical thriller. For Penguin this dovetails
perfectly with the appetite of historical
fiction fans.”
Assassin’s Creed® is a record breaking game
franchise that has seduced millions since its
release in 2007. It became the fastest selling
new video game ever in the US and the UK, with
more than 9 million games sold worldwide for the
first opus alone. This second game promises to
captivate gamers and history-lovers alike on a
similar scale.
“We’re delighted to be working with Penguin
Books” said Rob Cooper, Managing Director of
Ubisoft. “Assassin’s Creed Renaissance will
offer the public a new and exciting way to
experience the narrative world of Assassin’s
Creed II. The book deal with Penguin, along with
the Assassin’s Creed Lineage film series, is
part of an ambition to bring the Assassin’s
Creed franchise to multiple entertainment media.
These projects along with the game itself will
provide a truly immersive experience.”
The game will be released on 20th November in
the United Kingdom with the book following
closely behind, published on 26th November. |
