The numbers have come in from Ubisoft, and it’s official.  Assassin’s Creed is the “fastest-selling new video game IP in US history”. Despite many of the mediocre reviews and glitches in the game (such as the broken legged horse), Assassin’s Creed has sold over 2.5 million copies globally. Ubisoft is now expecting to sell 5 million copies of the game before the company’s fiscal year ends in March 2008. According to Ubisoft the title has “greatly outstripped” its expected sales (no kidding?).

 [Via Joystiq]

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Hey, Ubisoft?! Who thought it was a good idea to can Jade Raymond in the interview-about-Assassin’s Creed-gameplay department? Whoever it was, please consider firing this person.

Well, anyway, I guess we’re stuck with some filthy Canadian, who happens to go by the name Patrice Desilets, describing just exactly how gameplay in Assassin’s Creed will work. Ah well, who cares if he can’t pronounce “control” or “throw” correctly? I bet he wishes that he could speak American properly.

As far as combat gameplay goes, it seems somewhat simple. Dodge, attack, counter? Sounds easy enough. However, couple this with the fact that you’ll be facing an almost uncountable number of enemies all at once, and you’ve got a solid challenge.

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That’s right, yours truly was recently interviewed by Collegehumor veteran and chieftain, Jeff Rubin. About what, you ask? Well, video games of course! Jeff and I had a really great conversation, and I definitely look forward to doing it again. We ruminated on a few diverse subjects, ranging from original songs in video games to the new Playstation 3 card-battling game, The Eye of Judgment. While there may not have been much substance in terms of information about what we were talking about, I do drop quite a few “zingers” throughout the interview. Unfortunately, they did have to censor some of what I had to say, but the real meat of what I said is still there. So, what do you think? How’d I do?

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If you’ve ever met me, or read anything that I’ve written about the upcoming Assassin’s Creed (PS3, X360), you’d know about my *huge* crush on the game’s producer, Jade Raymond. Well, now that Assassin’s Creed has officially gone gold, I’ve finally mustered up the courage to ring my sweetie on the phone. The only thing is, I can’t seem to find her phone number anywhere. Each time I google “Jade Raymond phone number,” a message keeps coming up telling me that this information is “restricted” to me, due to “Restraining Order B378576.” What’s a restraining order? Does that mean that my love for Jade can no longer be restrained?

All faux legal action against me aside, hit the jump for the official press release.

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You may or may not have heard about my plans to elope with Assassin’s Creed producer Jade Raymond. She has not yet returned any of my emails, or my hot love-vids for that matter, but I haven’t given up hope yet! This new walkthrough of the game’s Montferrat mission gives a great impression of the rich, developed medieval environments that are present in the game, as well as a good sense of how gameplay is going to work. From this video, I can tell that my little Jadey hasn’t yet given up on me — keep on creating these videos Jade! I’ll never forget you!

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One thing you may or may not know about me is that I really enjoy history, especially medieval history. I don’t know what it is about this interview, but Jade Raymond, the producer of Assassin’s Creed, totally gives me a boner. Maybe it’s her extensive knowledge of early twelfth-century history that has got me. Or it could be those long, batty eyelashes and huge DSL’s. Either way, this video interview gives us a good look into what we can expect out of Assassin’s Creed, namely huge, interactive environments and fantastical gameplay. Yes, fantastical.

Oh, and there is also some great gameplay footage in there. Don’t ask me where, though; I was too busy staring into the eyes of my future wife.

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Excited yet? I sure am. I think the thing about Assassin’s Creed that really hits home for me is that it’s set in one of the most exciting eras in history, in the early eleventh century during the Crusades. I love the feeling of eeriness that you get upon watching the end to this trailer, a feeling that no matter where you go, you cannot escape the assassin. When this game drops for the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 in November, you know I’ll be in line, picking it up on release day.

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