Assassin's Creed III Collector's Editions Revealed

Ubisoft has lifted the veil on its special editions that will accompany Assassin's Creed III when it launches later this year.

The limited edition packages below are for PAL regions only — sorry, NTSC — and come in three flavours: Freedom, Join or Die and Special. Here's what's in what:

Assassin's Creed III Freedom Edition

• Assassin’s Creed III retail game
• A 24-cm high-quality figurine of Connor
• A steelbook case art drawn by awards-winning comic artist Alex Ross
• George Washington's notebook revealing all the truth & secrets about the Assassins and the Templars during the American Revolution.
• One exclusive Lithograph
• 2 in-game Single Player Missions:

o Lost Mayan Ruins: Connor’s mission leads him in an old Mayan pyramid, full of mysteries and revelations. Players will be able to unlock Captain Kidd's fabled cutlass, a deadly, brutal and beautiful piece of steel

o Ghost of War: The tide of the Revolution turns into the Templars favor. Defeat your enemies and unlock The Pontiac’s War Club, a powerful Native American weapon.

• 1 in-game Multiplayer Package:

o The Sharpshooter package: Unleash the Sharpshooter fury in multiplayer with 1 new character, the Sharpshooter, 1 Relic, 1 Emblem, 1 special Picture and the Title of "The Jester".

Assassin's Creed III Join or Die Edition

• Assassin’s Creed III retail game
• The medallion of the Assassins with its high-quality curd ladle
• George Washington's notebook revealing all the truth & secrets about the Assassins and the Templars during the American Revolution.
• 1 in-game Single Player Mission:

o Ghost of War: The tide of the Revolution turns into the Templars favor. Defeat your enemies and unlock The Pontiac’s War Club, a powerful Native American weapon.

• 1 in-game Multiplayer Package:

o The Sharpshooter package: Unleash the Sharpshooter fury in multiplayer with 1 new character, the Sharpshooter, 1 Relic, 1 Emblem, 1 special Picture and the Title of "The Jester".

Assassin's Creed III Special Edition

The Special Edition features a special packaging, the retail copy of the game and an exclusive single player mission:

o A Dangerous Secret: Fight against a secret that could jeopardize the funding of the revolution. In case of success, you'll be rewarded with an exclusive weapon: a Flintlock Musket.

Which will you plump for in October?

Want to know more about Assassin's Creed III? Check out our exclusive Assassin's Creed III First Impressions.

UBISOFT® UNVEILS ASSASSIN’S CREED® III COLLECTOR’S EDITIONS

London, UK — March 26, 2012 — Today Ubisoft announced three collector’s editions for Assassin’s Creed III, available exclusively in EMEA territories for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system and Windows PC versions of the game.

The Freedom Edition
The Freedom Edition includes the following:

• Assassin’s Creed III retail game
• A 24-cm high-quality figurine of Connor
• A steelbook case art drawn by awards-winning comic artist Alex Ross
• George Washington's notebook revealing all the truth & secrets about the Assassins and the Templars during the American Revolution.
• One exclusive Lithograph
• 2 in-game Single Player Missions:

o Lost Mayan Ruins: Connor’s mission leads him in an old Mayan pyramid, full of mysteries and revelations. Players will be able to unlock Captain Kidd's fabled cutlass, a deadly, brutal and beautiful piece of steel

o Ghost of War: The tide of the Revolution turns into the Templars favor. Defeat your enemies and unlock The Pontiac’s War Club, a powerful Native American weapon.

• 1 in-game Multiplayer Package:

o The Sharpshooter package: Unleash the Sharpshooter fury in multiplayer with 1 new character, the Sharpshooter, 1 Relic, 1 Emblem, 1 special Picture and the Title of "The Jester".

The Join or Die Edition
The Join or Die Edition includes the following:

• Assassin’s Creed III retail game
• The medallion of the Assassins with its high-quality curd ladle
• George Washington's notebook revealing all the truth & secrets about the Assassins and the Templars during the American Revolution.
• 1 in-game Single Player Mission:

o Ghost of War: The tide of the Revolution turns into the Templars favor. Defeat your enemies and unlock The Pontiac’s War Club, a powerful Native American weapon.

• 1 in-game Multiplayer Package:

o The Sharpshooter package: Unleash the Sharpshooter fury in multiplayer with 1 new character, the Sharpshooter, 1 Relic, 1 Emblem, 1 special Picture and the Title of "The Jester".

The Special Edition

The Special Edition features a special packaging, the retail copy of the game and an exclusive single player mission:

o A Dangerous Secret: Fight against a secret that could jeopardize the funding of the revolution. In case of success, you'll be rewarded with an exclusive weapon: a Flintlock Musket.

Set against the backdrop of the American Revolution in the late 18th century, Assassin’s Creed III introduces a new hero, Ratohnhaké:ton, of Native American and English heritage. Adopting the name Connor, he becomes the new voice for justice in the ancient war between the Assassins and Templars. Players become an Assassin in the war for liberty against ruthless tyranny in the most stylized and fluid combat experiences in the franchise to date. Assassin’s Creed III spans the Revolutionary War, taking gamers from the vibrant, untamed frontier to bustling colonial towns and the intense, chaotic battlefields where George Washington’s Continental Army clashed with the imposing British Army.

Assassin’s Creed III is set to release on October 31, 2012 on the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system. The Windows PC release date is still to be announced. Assassin’s Creed III is also in development for Wii U™ from Nintendo.

All Assassin’s Creed III editions can be pre-ordered at UBIShop® by visiting: http://shop.ubi.com/assassinscreed3