Assassin’s Creed III: Liberation’s head writer walks me through a demo

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At the same Sony event where we sampled PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale, I took a look at Assassin’s Creed III: Liberation, the Assassin’s Creed spin-off title for the PS Vita from developer Ubisoft Sofia. And that was all I got, unfortunately: a look. Due to its shaky pre-alpha state, Richard Farrese, the game’s writer, preferred to tell me all about the game as he played through a short demo. I watched and listened.

First, he explained the setting: ”Louisiana, 18th century. The game starts in 1765. The French colony [New Orleans] is being handed over to the Spanish. It’s a really exciting time.”

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Assassin's Creed 3 sneaks its way onto September issue of PTOM

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September's issue of PlayStation: The Official Magazine takes a deep look into the latest installment of Ubisoft's blockbuster franchise, Assassin's Creed 3. As detailed on the PlayStation Blog, the September issue, available today, takes a "deep look into the gameplay of both the home console and portable games with exclusive insight from the developers".

While Assassin's Creed 3 is going to be available on multiple platforms, the PS3 one of them, Assassin's Creed 3: Liberation is strictly a PlayStation Vita exclusive. Earlier this month, a trailer was released giving fans their first look at how the Assassin's Creed franchise, normally on consoles, translates to Sony's new Vita mobile device. The trailer was so impressive that it helped earn Assassin's Creed 3: Liberation a spot on our list of upcoming Vita games to get excited for.

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