Assassin’s Creed, Co-op Multiplayer + Downloadable Content?

Reportedly the latest issue of the Official U.S. Playstation Magazine has some interesting news on Ubisoft‘s much awaited killer app  Assassin’s Creed. (get it? Killer-app!)

Word is that the game is set to feature some sort of co-operative multiplayer mode. No solid information just yet on how the multiplayer mode will work out, but examples were given in which players aided one another in various tasks assigned to them. It’s interesting to see how quickly developers seem to be jumping aboard the multiplayer bandwagon, even decidedly single player oriented games such as Assassin’s Creed have a multiplayer component built in. As long as it’s well implemented and fun, it’s likely to add to the replay value so you won’t hear much complaint from here.

Also in the nooz is word that the Ubisoft will provide downloadable content for the game that will enhance the playing experience, again, no word on what these goodies might be, but it isn’t much of a stretch of the imagination to see them supplying new weapons, missions, items and possibly even new areas to explore. This news bodes well for the Playstation Network Platform as it seems to indicate that third party developers are comfortable enough with the service to provide the kinds of features we’ve seen grace Xbox Live over its lifetime.

Finally, OPSM also drops the bomb that Europe will see the game hit in the beginning of 2007, yes the beginning, as in, not the middle or end. Not too long to wait then, steamy!

Reportedly the latest issue of the Official U.S. Playstation Magazine has some interesting news on Ubisoft‘s much awaited killer app  Assassin’s Creed. (get it? Killer-app!)

Word is that the game is set to feature some sort of co-operative multiplayer mode. No solid information just yet on how the multiplayer mode will work out, but examples were given in which players aided one another in various tasks assigned to them. It’s interesting to see how quickly developers seem to be jumping aboard the multiplayer bandwagon, even decidedly single player oriented games such as Assassin’s Creed have a multiplayer component built in. As long as it’s well implemented and fun, it’s likely to add to the replay value so you won’t hear much complaint from here.

Also in the nooz is word that the Ubisoft will provide downloadable content for the game that will enhance the playing experience, again, no word on what these goodies might be, but it isn’t much of a stretch of the imagination to see them supplying new weapons, missions, items and possibly even new areas to explore. This news bodes well for the Playstation Network Platform as it seems to indicate that third party developers are comfortable enough with the service to provide the kinds of features we’ve seen grace Xbox Live over its lifetime.

Finally, OPSM also drops the bomb that Europe will see the game hit in the beginning of 2007, yes the beginning, as in, not the middle or end. Not too long to wait then, steamy!