Video: The Assassin's Creed II marketing surprise

by Richard Mitchell { Sep 6th 2009 at 3:00AM }

Once again, as is usually the case, it's the little things that keep you going when you're covering a convention and running on four hours of sleep and sheer will. Enjoy.

Tags: assassins-creed, assassins-creed-2, false, pax, pax-2009, ubisoft

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Saihna @ Sep 6th 2009 3:04AM

Hahaha, I had a holy shit moment. I'm ashamed.

Juno @ Sep 6th 2009 3:07AM

Griffon, every word out of your mouth is pure wit!

robotoid @ Sep 6th 2009 3:39AM

I love it.

Yeah, because it takes immense amounts of wit to come up with a penis joke for something that says "the first one is the hardest..."

Believe me, everyone that was 25-35 years old and watching this was thinking the exact same thing. Well, either that or "that's what she said", which would have worked just as well.

The Dark Wayne @ Sep 6th 2009 1:45PM

i have to admit, i was thinking that's what she said

Bill$ @ Sep 6th 2009 4:35PM

actually... im 23.. i was thinking of distat movie where the fairy tale bitch killed speed racer.. (yes, i watched that movie)

sonicspike41 @ Sep 6th 2009 3:12AM

For anyone wondering, the text above the neck reads:
"Congratulations on your first kill."

Nobledevil @ Sep 6th 2009 3:13AM

That was precious - I love seeing the incredibly weird things they do for marketing. That Batman pull-down box and the straitjackets were awesome, too.

robotoid @ Sep 6th 2009 3:40AM

what pull down box?

deluded spider @ Sep 6th 2009 11:42PM

@robotoid - This pulldown box:

http://www.joystiq.com/2009/08/14/swagwatch-batman-arkham-asylum-review-packaging/

acme @ Sep 6th 2009 3:26AM

i want to do that ingame

Bagels: Almost certainly not as stupid as you think. Also, Memes. @ Sep 6th 2009 11:36PM

I want your avatar

Trev_tron @ Sep 6th 2009 3:29AM

It's the simple things in life, like ripping some dude's head off, that really make me smile.

robotoid @ Sep 6th 2009 3:40AM

That was cool.

alamos @ Sep 6th 2009 3:42AM

I love how right after this video, where he said "I'm so glad it wasn't a boner," a Trojan ad was played.

Chris D.(PSN: Aggie_CEO | XBL:The Aggie CEO | Steam: Aggie_CEO @ Sep 6th 2009 7:27AM

I got a Geico ad....lol

Nobledevil @ Sep 6th 2009 9:57AM

I've got bad news and I've got good news.

The bad news is that you just killed someone, and the blood on your hands will haunt your nightmares for the rest of your life, denying you sleep until you simply go mad.

The good news is that when cars are invented, I'll be saving a ton of money on car insurance as your everlasting anguish causes your ghost to disturb the city in which I live.

pete @ Sep 6th 2009 2:17PM

i still don't get the humor in those geico commercials with the stack of money... it just doesn't make sense

Chris D.(PSN: Aggie_CEO | XBL:The Aggie CEO | Steam: Aggie_CEO @ Sep 6th 2009 2:35PM

how can you not get it!?!

Its MONEY SITTING THERE LOOKING AT YOU!!! INSTEAD OF IT BEING IN YOUR POCKET!!!! If you Switch to Geico it wont be watching you anymore because it will be in your wallet...

pete @ Sep 6th 2009 5:00PM

i know all of that! but you still didnt give an answer as to why its funny

krippledkalvin @ Sep 7th 2009 6:17PM

The song is so catchy though!

&rew @ Sep 6th 2009 3:45AM

If I ever become an elementary school English teacher I will now know what to use for novel study.

21centuryboy @ Sep 7th 2009 1:02AM

y they always advertising trojan on game website? they think gamers only know about plays games?

MarkHawk @ Sep 6th 2009 4:42AM

I like how the video was followed up by a Trojan add.

risk @ Sep 6th 2009 9:39AM

yeah, because when condoms don't pay attention, accidents happen. Only YOU can prevent accidental child birth! Wake up your condom on use.

Saihna @ Sep 6th 2009 4:43AM

!!!VERY OFF TOPIC!!!(but i have i really need help with it): I subscribed to Qore yesterday and downloaded the Sept one but I have yet to get my MAG beta voucher, I didn't have any notifications on at the time so I'm not sure if it affected it, but I'm really in need of help, did this happen to anyone else?

&rew @ Sep 6th 2009 5:03AM

You're probably not an annual subscriber, you know how learned that? Google. I didn't even google Qore Mag beta voucher problem, I just googled Qore.

&rew @ Sep 6th 2009 5:08AM

btw wuts a MAG?

FoShizzle @ Sep 6th 2009 5:09AM

@saihna

they said they will be mailing the vouchers around sept 17 (the deadline to subscribe and get in beta)

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2009/09/epic-qore-episode-16-featuring-uncharted-2-among-thieves-gran-turismo-with-jay-leno-pspgo-and-brutal-legend/

Saihna @ Sep 6th 2009 7:24AM

Ahh thank you FoShizle.

And yes, I AM an annual subscriber. >.>

fundando @ Sep 6th 2009 5:28AM

This was brilliant. I was completely surprised.

Ben @ Sep 6th 2009 6:01AM

Ubisoft has made a problem they probably can't keep by using this as promotional material: I expect to be able to clean tear my enemies' heads off in ACII.
... That would be so awesome.

I like this sort of promotional material though (it's always fun to rip things, not to mention peoples' heads). I say that I'd have more fun tearing that paper than I had with the first AC though...

Wow, thats the exact same laptop that I got just a week ago! its the x83vb-x2 right?

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4786498&CatId=3444

the gloss gives the illusion that its black, like this:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3539/3546197829_548e5ac5d5.jpg

very good budget laptop for gaming! Sorry that didn't have anything really to do with the topic on hand, but i thought that was pretty cool. The laptop was just being sold and stopping manufacturing and i didn't think i would see it in a video like this. Figures though, since I got mine to continue my development on the XNA while in bed :D