Assassin's Creed Syndicate

Platform(s): PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
Genre: Action/Adventure
Publisher: Ubisoft
Developer: Ubisoft Quebec
Release Date: Nov. 19, 2015

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'Assassin's Creed Syndicate' (ALL) Hits New York Comic Con With Collectibles And Exclusive Fan Giveaways

by Rainier on Oct. 5, 2015 @ 9:04 a.m. PDT

Join gangster assassin Jacob Frye as he races through the streets of London in the midst of the Industrial Revolution to take down rival street gangs and bring justice to a city choked by corruption and greed.

Assassin’s Creed Syndicate is an epic single player experience set in London during the height of the Industrial Revolution, an incredible age of invention that transforms the lives of millions. During this time, the gap between the poor and the rich expands exponentially, making workers’ lives little more than legalized slavery. The lower classes fight for survival by forming a new kind of family – gangs -- and adapting to a life in the underworld.

Players will embody both Jacob Frye and Evie Frye, twin Assassins raised to follow the Creed. Jacob, a determined, hot-headed and rebellious leader of an underground gang, is vastly different than his sister Evie, a master of stealth and control. Together, Jacob and Evie team up to challenge rivals, plutocrats and Templars alike to free the masses from poverty and corruption, and ultimately wrestle back control of London.

In Assassin’s Creed Syndicate, players explore the largest, most modern open-world city yet in an Assassin’s Creed game. The fighting is more brutal than ever, as players combat rival gangs and grow their sphere of influence throughout London using new weapons, including brass knuckles, a kukri knife, a revolver and the Assassin’s gauntlet. Assassin’s Creed Syndicate also includes innovative navigation and transportation throughout the open world, including a rope launcher for scaling tall Victorian buildings, zip-lining from rooftop to rooftop or performing aerial assassinations, and horse-drawn carriages and high-speed trains for free-running, tracking down enemies or escaping after daring raids.

Ubisoft has teamed up with a host of acclaimed licensees at New York Comic Con (NYCC), October 8–11 at the Javits Center, to showcase new Assassin’s Creed merchandise and publishing products, along with special offerings and exclusive fan experiences.

Titan Comics

Ubisoft and Titan Comics will host a panel featuring the first of an ongoing series of Assassin’s Creed comics at NYCC on Thursday, October 8, at 1:45 pm, in room 1A24 following a signing session at 3:00 pm at the Titan booth, #2142.
Brand Content Director Aymar Azaizia and Chief Writer Richard Farrese will join writers Anthony Del Col and Conor McCreery together with artist Dennis Calero to discuss the Assassins Creed comic series, introducing new Assassins, a new story and unexplored historical settings.
Attendees will have an opportunity to get the first issue of the new comic, before its availability nationwide on October 14. An NYCC-exclusive edition of the first issue, featuring an exclusive cover by Dennis Calero, will also be available. Finally, on Saturday, October 10, at 1:30 pm, Assassin’s Creed cosplayers visiting the Titan booth will be given an exclusive signed art card, while supplies last.

Penguin Random House

Hitting stores in the US and Canada on December 1, Assassin’s Creed Underworld is the latest gripping novel in the series by Oliver Bowden. The book explores the life of Henry Green, a prominent character in Assassin’s Creed Syndicate, depicting his experience prior and during the events happening in the game. Stop by the Penguin Random House booth, #2204 during the show, to grab a free copy of the Assassin’s Creed® Renaissance and Assassin’s Creed® Unity novels by Oliver Bowden, while supplies last.

Insight Editions

Go on a complete visual exploration of the entire Assassin’s Creed franchise, including the games, spin-offs, downloadable content, comics and collectible figures with Assassin’s Creed: The Complete Visual History, a new book published by Insight Editions and set to release on October 13.
Fans attending will be able to purchase the book at a special NYCC discounted price at the Insight Editions booth, #1765 before its official launch date. Four copies signed by a roster of Assassin’s Creed artists will be available exclusively at the show, and visitors will be able to participate in a daily drawing to win one of these copies at the Insight Editions booth. The first 10 fans to purchase a copy of the book will receive a print of the cover art signed by artist Jeff Simpson. Additionally, Assassin’s Creed journals will be given away to the first 10 Assassin’s Creed cosplayers who stop by the Insight Editions booth on Saturday, October 10, at 12:15 pm.

McFarlane Toys

McFarlane Toys will feature all-new Assassin’s Creed figures at their booth, #1526, including Shay Cormac of Assassin’s Creed Rogue, and Jacob Frye, the brash and reckless protagonist from Assassin’s Creed Syndicate. On Saturday, October 10, at 2:30 pm, the first 15 Assassin’s Creed cosplayers to stop by the McFarlane Toys booth will be treated to a figure designed and signed by award-winning artist Todd McFarlane.

TriForce

TriForce will be showcasing for the first time the Assassin’s Creed Syndicate - Jacob Frye Premier Scale Statue, in greyscale, at their booth #636. Intricately crafted by the artisans at TriForce and cast in polystone, the statue measures 14” in height, and weighs in at 10 pounds.
Attendees will have the chance to pre-order one of the 500 authentic statues and receive a 15% discount on the Jacob Frye statue, exclusively at the TriForce booth.

Key Features:

  • As the brash, rebellious Jacob Frye, put up your dukes and take enemies on with lightning-fast multikills and counter moves. Use improved stealth tactics to elude your enemies and unleash your arsenal of weapons, including the kukri knife, brass knuckles, and sword cane. Utilize new technology like the rope launcher to scale buildings in seconds and take your enemies by surprise.
  • From Buckingham Palace to Big Ben, fight and triumph across the massive open world of Victorian London. Parkour across moving vehicles to track down enemies or escape after a daring raid, hijack carriages to engage in a no-holds-barred street race, or blaze a trail of destruction aboard steamboats along the River Thames.  
  • With Jacob as the leader, gamers can establish Great Britain’s fiercest gang, the only force that can challenge the elite and defeat rival gangs to bring freedom to the oppressed masses. Enemy strongholds can be infiltrated by using an arsenal of weapons to dominate London’s underworld. From robbing trains to rescuing child laborers, players will stop at nothing to bring justice to London’s dangerous streets.   
  • Play as Jacob’s twin sister Evie, a relentless Assassin who has perfected the silent, swift, invisible strike. Parkour across London’s immense open world using your status in London’s leading gang to change the city for the better.

Assassin's Creed Syndicate will be available worldwide on October 23 for PS4 and Xbox One, with the PC version to follow Nov. 19, 2015.


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