Comic Con 2009 has been flooded with short films and animated movies this year, with additions from Microsoft in the form of Halo Legends and ONE Productions in the form of The Call and The Duty, both shorts based on the storyline of Modern Warfare. It seems that Ubisoft wasn't wanting to be left out, as we've been very kindly informed (via the most huge press release I've ever seen) of an event which they think will tickle our technicolour tastebuds.
The developer, famous for the Assassin's Creed series and much more, has organised a panel to talk about "the evolution of entertainment creation and distrubution" while "highlighting the bridge between video games and film". The panel, hosted yesterday at the Comic Con expo in San Diego, was hosted by various important people from both the games and film industry.
Furthermore, announced at E3 2009 in LA, the series of short films based around Assassin's Creed II was discussed by the panel - the production, filming and development of the shorts were all spoken about by the panel, and the chat was accompanied by the first public demonstration of Creed II.
“Ubisoft has detailed our vision for convergence over the past two years. Now, at Comic-con, we are exclusively revealing one of the first building blocks to this strategy: Assassin’s Creed II: Lineage,” said Yannis Mallat. “We’ll be discussing the links between the game and the short film series with some of the key players of the project. We are thrilled to be able to share the results of our efforts with the Comic-com audience.”
We'll be here at Gamer's Guide to Life with all the latest from the goings on at
Comic Con and all the latest news and developments on
Assassin's Creed II. Hopefully, we might also get some short film footage sometime soon, so keep your eyes open and your ears to the ground.
Linford
Labels: Assassin's Creed, Comic-Con, Ubisoft