ASSASSIN'S CREED 3

Assassin's Creed 3 is set in Colonial America, you play a half-English, half-Mohawk assassin with an unpronounceable name (Ratonhnhaké:ton, but you can call him Connor Kenway), George Washington and Benjamin Franklin are both in it, and you can run up trees before hitting people in the face with an axe.

Assassin's Creed 3 sees the franchise shift gears both in terms of scale and pacing, and this looks to be exacerbated by the fact that the hero is now doing his whole righteous-vengeance thing in the middle of a brutal war. Expect to see bigger, bloodier, and more spectacular battles, and a greater sense of urgency to the sci-fi meta story that involves Templars, "Those Who Came Before," and the impending apocalypse.

Don't forget, there's a real-world ticking clock for fans to concerns themselves with too. Desmond Miles, the modern day protagonist of the series, needs to finish his tale by the end of this year, so expect some huge revelations.

"In Assassin's Creed we set up a timeline with this whole end of the world plot in December 2012," Alexandre Amacio, creative director of Assassin's Creed Revelations told us. "That's fast approaching, and the story we have to tell, we obviously need to do it before we arrive at that point. It would be stupid of us to be centering a game on a semi-reality and then have that conclusion happen after that date in real life."

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Assassin's Creed 3 on PC has a confirmed release date on Tuesday 30 October 2012. It is 93 days left until you can play Assassin's Creed 3 on your PC in the USA.