[size=14]Quick Overview[/size] Publisher: Ubisoft Developer: Ubisoft Montreal (and 4 other Ubisoft development studios across the globe doing various parts) Genre: Historical Open World Action Adventure Release Date: November 16th 2010, February 22nd 2011 (PC) Platform: Playstation 3, XBOX 360, PC [size=14]What is it?[/size] It's an uber-ultra-mega-sup... anyways, you get the idea. A third main entry to the series, even though Brotherhood is not a numbered entry, it is more than just an expansion with throw-in Call-of-Duty-style 4 hour single player campaign and a focus on multiplayer; it's a full-fledged Assassin's Creed game that fans will expect from a main entry. Perhaps packing even more baddassery than its predecessor (I mean, the game starts out when you get your intimate bed time with your lady interrupted by a canon ball crushing into your bedroom, which then translates into "omg, you are gonna all die" with your character kicking some serious asses in a hulk-like rampage in basically what is a pyjama. Try beating that), Brotherhood puts the players right after the events of Assassin's Creed II (which needed some serious explaining to do with its endings anyway), and let them control the beloved Renaissance character Ezio to once again bastardize the human history and kill some Templars on the way with uber-ultra-mega-sup...(shortened for convenience) dual hidden blades. If you for some weird reason did not see why it is so effing awesome already due to your supposed lack of insight in how our video gaming industry relates with the contemporary (and historical) examples of badassery, let's look at the facts: you, as an assassin, kill bunch of dudes who were supposedly killed by some other dudes, but in reality you killed them with your hidden blades, built by Leonardo Da Vinci (... plus with a tank, a Gatling gun, missiles, and flying bombers designed by the same guy) 
[size=10]Clearly, his biggest contribution to mankind isn't Mona Lisa, The Last Supper, or Da Vinci Code, but the tool that made killing politicians officially badass[/size] On top of that, you are now able to build and manage your own Assassin Order (I know how much you guys craved this when you killed that a-hole of a teacher in Assassin's Creed 1), from recruiting poor souls in Rome's dark corners to sending them to missions in Spain, England, France (like, if they needed one, but still), or Germany, equipping them with weapons of your choice, leveling them up, and ultimately aiding you in missions. Oh and did I mention how freaking large Rome is? It's the only main city, sadly, but it's 3 times the size of Florence in Assassin's Creed II. And Florence in that game was big, as in badass big. And since Venice was smaller than Florence, if you do the math, we are actually getting a bigger map than Assassin's Creed II. I know. It's crazy. In Brotherhood, you will now face Cesare Borgia, the official badass of Ezio's era (You know, considering Ezio isn't.... well.... real), not some sissy old obese pope who was so physically impossible to swing his sword anyway (my only gripe with Assassin's Creed II, really). I mean, Rodrigo Borgia, or Pope Alexander VI, was not a "bad" bad guy to kill, but his son is just simply better. To start with, he was the model of Machiavelli's The Prince. You know, that book saying if you wanna run a country you gotta kick some asses to get things straight? Yeah, that's a story about Cesare Borgia. And not to mention he conquered tons of land and dubbed as one of the most celebrated Renaissance generals, until his father died and the French (I know, he had to see it coming) turned against him, and was killed in 1507 during a siege of a Spanish castle called Viana. For a guy who lived 31 years, that's pretty impressive resume. And the best thing is, of course, you get to kill him. Oh and did I mention you can do that while looking like a 21st century Gekko-killing cyborg ninja? 
[size=10]Because awesome characters deserve to assassinate awesome characters[/size] And there is the entire multiplayer aspect that is being developed by the same guys (Ubisoft Annecy) who also made multiplayer component for Splinter Cell Chaos Theory, which everyone seems to like. If you didn't like the entire run-and-gun-no-skill-involved-why-the-heck-are-newbs-getting-more-killstreaks-than-me-(rage)-gar in Call of Duty, Brotherhood sets you up as a Templar (that is, the enemy of Assassins) trainee in Animi to train for the impending war against the Assassins. You will have to be smart and use some head (yes, this is a revolutionary M-rated game that finally lets you tell your parents that it's educational) to out-smart your foes to strike them before they know you are there -- you know, in Assassin style. So far, the Beta is getting some very good reactions, and since this is finally a multiplayer that doesn't involve either 1) running (for the most part) or, 2) gunning, it's going to be a nice fresh treat for some of you who will be too tired of pwning noobs in Black Ops. 
[size=10]aside: I vote this guy for the main target in Assassin's Creed III, and the contemporary leader of the Templar Order. He probably is anyway.[/size] Oh and there is this entire Desmond the Bartender part but no one cares about that anyway, so I will save it for now. [size=14]Screenshots[/size] 
[size=14]Videos[/size] E3 2010 TrailerE3 2010 DemoStory trailerRome TrailerMultiplayer TrailerGiantBomb Quick Look: Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood Multiplayer Beta ps. I'm sorry for over-use of the term "badass", I have been obviously reading Cracked.com too much. 
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