As currently being reported by Gamasutra, Ubisoft has confirmed that the third installment in its Assassin"s Creed series will be released in the developer"s next fiscal year; Ubisoft"s fiscal year begins in April 2010 and ends in March 2011.
Unlike the game"s predecessors, Assassin"s Creed III will be the first in the series to include an online multiplayer mode. The company also said today that Assassin"s Creed II has exceeded the 6 million units sold and fully expects the title to reach 9 million sell-in units by March 2010.
While they didn"t go into any detail on the next game in the series, the developer did point to a more focused console outlook in the 12 months starting April 2010.
"The 2010-11 line-up will be more focused on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, the consoles which are expected to experience sustained sales growth in games for gamers in calendar 2010," said the firm in a press release. "Other new franchises and innovations will also be announced throughout the year."