With the games release date just around the corner, Ubisoft has unvelied a brand new developer diary of Assassin's Creed 2 (PS3, Xbox 360, PC) entitled "Home Sweet Home" in which they discuss the new features of the Animus, new details on assassin's villa and the games massive environment.

Ubisoft has rolled out a brand new trailer of Assassin's Creed 2 (PS3, Xbox 360, PC), this time focusing on the games different factions. Take a look at how this factions will help the games new protagonist Ezio complete various objectives on his quest for vengeance.

Having sold 2.5 million copies on its first month and hitting eight in 2009, Alta-yeer and Assassin's Creed definitely set the bar high for the trilogy. But as early as now, Ezio and Assassin's Creed II are expected to do much better, with pre-orders up 10-20% from their predecessor. According to Mike Hickey of Janco Partners, Assassin's Creed II will do better than the first, and it'll give a much-needed boost for Ubisoft and its Q3 numbers.

What's inside the Assassin's Creed 2 (PS3, Xbox 360, PC) Master Edition box? GameTrailers opens it up for you, and it's mighty impressive, we have to say.

Ubisoft's expecting a lot from Assassin's Creed 2 (PS3, Xbox 360, PC), especially since its predecessor holds the record for fastest selling new IP when it released. How much is that "a lot"? Yanis Mallat quantifies at the GameOn: Finance conference this week.

Patrice Desiléts recently spoke with Gametrailers for some very welcome Assassin's Creed II (PS3, Xbox 360, PC) talk. This was supposed to be just your average interview - questions asked, developer answers, footage shown, then we're done. Although this interview did manage to get that done well, the Ubisoft creative director utters a few words that don't belong in a developer interview. In fact, I'm not even gonna post the words used here - you'll have to watch this video to find out. Minors, be advised.

You better have a few snacks close at hand when you finally get to play Assassin's Creed II (PS3, Xbox 360, and PC). The British Board of Film Classification says the game has about 3 hours' worth of cutscenes.

If you want to see Assassin's Creed in live action, then here is your first opportunity to do so. Ubisoft has just released the Cinematic Debut trailer for Assassin's Creed: Lineage, their live-action effort for the said franchise. See thee video after the jump.

It's bound to be neck-to-neck, what with two big titles coming out this holiday season. But as with all competition, only one will win. For Michael Pachter, it's gotta be Modern Warfare 2 (Xbox 360, PS3, and PC) over Assassin's Creed II (PS3, Xbox 360, and PC) in the battle of the holiday sequels.

When a lot of people found the first Assassin's Creed to be a bit redundant, Ubisoft made steps to ensure that you won't just be hopping all over rooftops and going emo atop View Points over and over. There's gotta be versatility for better gameplay and longer lifespan, yes? Well, to be quite blunt, Ezio will pull a Kratos and get lucky in-game.