Assassin's Creed to feature co-op, downloadable content [update 1]

Eurogamer reports that, according to OPM, Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed will include co-op missions and unspecified downloadable content. Admittedly, this welcome revelation comes as little surprise, as these two features are quickly becoming staples of next-gen era titles. We're more curious about the possibility of versus multiplayer, perhaps building on the concepts featured in the Splinter Cell series. But, if history is any indicator, that might have to wait until the sequel.

Assassin's Creed is currently scheduled for release on PlayStation 3 only, although an Xbox 360 version is likely in the works.

[Update 1: Metafuture has thrown the smack down on the dubious origins of this one, and it ain't OPM. Eurogamer got their unsourced info from Computer & Video Games who apparently cribbed it from German gaming site GameFront and, in doing so, mistranslated the meaning.

GameFront wrote, "Das amerikanische 'Official PlayStation2 Magazine' schreibt in seiner neuesten Ausgabe, dass es für Ubisofts Assassin's Creed Click Picture neue Missionen in Form herunterladbarer Inhalte geben wird. Es soll auch Missionen geben, in denen der Spieler mit anderen Assassinen zusammenarbeiten muss: Man stiehlt Pferde und klaut den Reichen des Geld aus der Tasche, um es den Armen zu geben."

Which, according to a poster at NeoGAF, was mistranslated. Google helps translate the above as, "The American "Official PlayStation 2 Magazine" writes in its newest issue that Ubisoft will give new missions in form of downloadable contents for Assassin's Creed. There is to be also missions, in which the player with other Assassins must co-operate: one steals horses and klaut from the realms money from the bag, in order to give it to the arms."

See where the confusion comes from? Matt from Metafuture checked the mag itself, then double-checked with one of their editors to corroborate, that the co-op rumor does not appear in OPM. Wishful (group)thinking perhaps. Since we don't have a copy of OPM handy, we'll take Metafuture at their word and consider this hearsay.