Assassin’s Creed III DLC: George Washington is King

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Ubisoft has announced new downloadable content for Assassin’s Creed III. Set in an alternate version of history, The Tyranny of King Washington is a single-player campaign that will be told through multiple downloadable content packs and features George Washington becoming king of America.

“As the revolution comes to a close, a new and most unexpected enemy emerges,” Ubisoft explains. “Driven by the desire to secure the fate of the colonies, the greatest hero of the revolution, George Washington, succumbs to the temptation of infinite power. The new King is born and his reign leaves no one untouched. To return freedom to the land our new hero must dethrone a tyrant he once called friend.”

The story will be told through three episodic content packs, all of which will be available by purchasing the Assassin’s Creed III Season Pass, which will be available on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC for $29.99 (2400 Microsoft Points). The Pass will offer access to five content packs in all, including single-player content as well as maps and characters for multiplayer. According to Ubisoft, purchasing the Season Pass will account for a 25% savings versus buying packs individually, and Season Pass owners will have access to content one week ahead of other players.

“History is our playground – and AC teams have always loved playing with historical facts and their consequences as a way to better understand a time period,” said Ubisoft executive producer Sebastien Puel said of the Washington content. “While Assassin’s Creed III concentrates on history as it happens, we wanted to take some liberties with this DLC and tell you how things ‘could have happened.’”

Assassin’s Creed III is less than 30 days away, hitting Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 on October 30th, followed by a Wii U version on November 18th and a PC version on November 23rd. The downloadable content will “also be available for the Wii U,” Ubisoft said, but no specific timeframe was revealed.

For more on Assassin’s Creed III, read our hands-on impressions in the frontier and find even more details in our Assassin’s Creed III wiki guide.

Andrew Goldfarb is IGN’s associate news editor. Keep up with pictures of the latest food he’s been eating by following him on Twitter or IGN.


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Assassin's Creed 3 Achievements Leak

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The achievement list for Assassin's Creed III has surfaced online, offering insight into both the story and gameplay features of the title.

The full list, which was uncovered by Exophase, reveals information about both the game's past and present day storylines, as well as various sidequests and features.

As you can probably guess, spoilers are about to follow.

First up, there are five achievements that detail Desmond's journey through Assassin's Creed III. Apparently we'll be exploring a present day stadium and skyscraper before facing Abstergo and learning Desmond's ultimate fate.

The new Homestead feature of the game, which will allow you to decorate your manor using the inventions of a certain Benjamin Franklin, also gets its own section of achievements. Apparently we'll be able to invite artisans and other "optional characters" to come and live with us, possibly to unlock discounts on services and other bonuses.

If that's not enough decorating and upgrading for you though, never fear; your ship, the Aquila, can also be decked out to make seafaring sidequests that little bit easier.

Most exciting, though, is the fact that for the first time additional missions will be unlocked following the credits rolling. The full list of achievements is below:

  • Rude Awakening - Re-Enter the Animus - (10 Points)
  • [SECRET] Daddy Dearest - Complete Present - Stadium - (20 Points)
  • [SECRET] Criss Cross - Complete Present - Skyscraper - (20 Points)
  • [SECRET] The End is Nigh - Complete Present - Abstergo - (20 Points)
  • No Good Deed Goes Unpunished - Open the Temple Door and learn Desmond's fate - (20 Points)
  • Mystery Guest - Complete Sequence 1 & 2 - (20 Points)
  • How D'ya Like Them Apples - Complete Sequence 3 - (20 Points)
  • Heroes are Born - Complete Sequence 4 - (20 Points)
  • The Day the Templars Cried - Complete Sequence 5 - (20 Points)
  • Tea is for Englishmen - Complete Sequence 6 - (20 Points)
  • The Whites of Their Eyes - Complete Sequence 7 - (20 Points)
  • Caged Wolf - Complete Sequence 8 - (20 Points)
  • Two if by Sea - Complete Sequence 9 - (20 Points)
  • Grim Expectations - Complete Sequence 10 - (20 Points)
  • Difficult End - Complete Sequence 11 - (20 Points)
  • The Sum of Truth - Complete Sequence 12 (50 Points)
  • Perfectionist - Complete 100% of all main mission constraints - (50 Points)
  • An Extraordinary Man - Complete the Encyclopedia of the Common Man - (10 Points)
  • Patent Not Pending - Craft one of Franklin's inventions to decorate your Manor - (10 Points)
  • House Party - Recruit any of the Artisans and see them settled on the Homestead - (10 Points)
  • A Complete Set - See all the optional characters settled at the Homestead - (20 Points)
  • Original Gamer - Win a game of Fanorona, Morris and Bowls on the Homestead - (20 Points)
  • Bring Down the House - Explore Fort Wolcott - (20 Points)
  • Kidd Gloves - Uncover the mystery of Oak Island - (30 Points)
  • All Washed Up - Complete all Naval Missions aboard the Aquila - (40 Points)
  • Entrepreneur, not Pirate! - Complete all 12 Privateer Contracts - (20 Points)
  • Tumblehome - Upgrade the Aquila - (10 Points)
  • By Invitation Only - Be invited to join a Club - (20 Points)
  • In Good Standing - Complete all challenges for any of the Clubs - (30 Points)
  • Man of the People - Liberate all districts in Boston OR New York - (20 Points)
  • Monopoly Man - Send a convoy to Boston, New York and the Frontier - (10 Points)
  • [SECRET] Head in the Cloud - Find all pivots and sync the Animus to the Cloud - (20 Points)
  • Blowing in the Wind - Retrieve every page for one of Ben Franklin's Almanacs - (20 Points)
  • Completionist - Complete ALL progress tracker grid entries - (50 Points)
  • Multitasking - Complete 50% of the Progress Tracker entries - (20 Points)
  • Spit Roast - Perform a double assassination using a musket - (20 Points)
  • Circus Act - Kill 15 guards with a single cannon shot - (10 Points)
  • Predator - Hang 5 enemies by using rope darts - (10 Points)
  • Prince of Thieves - Loot a convoy without killing any of its guards - (10 Points)
  • Whit's fur ye'll no go by ye! - Block a firing line 5 times by using a human shield - (10 Points)
  • Jager Bomb - After becoming fully Notorious, kill 10 Jagers before losing your notoriety - (20 Points)
  • Magna cum Laude - Have a Trainee reach the Assassin Rank - (20 Points)
  • Coureur des Bois - Exchange undamaged pelts at all different general stores - (10 Points)
  • Eye Witness - Witness a predator killing an enemy - (10 Points)
  • Fin - Complete each of the epilogue missions unlocked after the credits roll - (30 Points)
  • Abstergo Entertainment - Reach level 20 in the multiplayer mode - (10 Points)
  • Hunter/Killer - Reach sequence 10 in a map on Wolfpack multiplayer mode - (20 Points)
  • Winning Team - Be on the winning team at the end of a multiplayer game session - (20 Points)
  • Personalized - Customize your multiplayer Profile and Character - (10 Points)
  • The Truth Will Out - Unlock a hacked version of one of the Abstergo videos in the story quest - (20 Points)

Assassin's Creed III is due out on Xbox 360 and PS3 on October 30 in America and October 31 in Europe. The PC version is due out November 20 in America and November 23 in Europe, while the Wii U version currently doesn't have a release date.

Luke Karmali is IGN's UK Editorial Assistant. You too can revel in mediocrity by following him on IGN and on Twitter.


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