Assassin's Creed: Revelations 'Ancestors' DLC coming December 13

by JC Fletcher on Nov 15th 2011 2:40PM

Assassin's Creed Revelations has been out for a good few hours ... time to announce some DLC! On December 13, you'll be able to buy some new multiplayer characters to replace the stock ones you will have gotten tired of.

The $3.99/320 Microsoft Point "Ancestors Character Pack" will bring four new characters into your murder spree: the Privateer, the Corsair, the Brigand, and the Gladiator, all with "unique taunts, weapons, and stylized assassination moves." Ubisoft mentioned a second downloadable content pack "available for pre-order today," but didn't offer any information about that pack.

Show full PR text

SAN FRANCISCO – November 15, 2011 – Today Ubisoft announced that Assassin's Creed Revelations will feature downloadable content following the game release, starting with The Ancestors Character Pack on December 13. The first new downloadable content features four new multiplayer characters: the swashbuckling Privateer, the devious siren Corsair, the battle-tested Brigand and the bloodthirsty Gladiator. Each character is personalized with unique taunts, weapons and stylized assassination moves.

The Ancestors Character Pack will be available for download December 13 for $3.99 on the PlayStation®Network and 320 Microsoft Points on XBOX LIVE®.
The first two downloadable content packs are available for pre-order today.

Assassin's Creed Revelations marks the peak of the epic journey of master assassin Ezio Auditore in the age-old war between Assassins and Templars. Assassin's Creed Revelations is an action-adventure game that blends thrilling combat, stunning hyper-realistic graphics and a gripping tale of intrigue and self-discovery.

In addition to Ezio's award-winning story, the acclaimed online multiplayer experience returns, refined and expanded, with more modes, more maps and more characters that allow players to test their assassin skills against others from around the world.

The PC version of Assassin's Creed Revelations will be released on November 29, 2011.

Tags: ancestors-character-pack, assassins-creed-revelations, dlc, microsoft, playstation, ps3, ubisoft, xbox

Reader Comments (32)

Yay! Announcing DLC on a game's release day is music to my ears!

/sarc

@FlashJS - I'm not sure how I can legitimately roll my eyes over the internet without resorting to a simple >_> face, but just know that there were some lulz while said eyes were rolling.

@FlashJS
I agree. I hate it as well...

@FlashJS

At least it's just silly cosmetic stuff for the multiplayer. If they want to milk character skins that don't give you an advantage or anything then that's fine by me, let the people who want to buy something like that go ahead and buy it.

Now if it were like a full chapter of the single player or something, then I'd be pissed.

@FlashJS

Just today IGN posted an article giving the first Xbox credits for the new things it introduced.

One of them, of course was "DLC"... no offense but shame on Microsoft for introducing DLCs.

DLCs are supposed to be to put later in the game anything that they did not think about before releasing it or to fix any bugs with a patch DLC.

DLCs should not be a way to make more money from the consumers.

What companies are doing with DLCs is as bad as what some consumers are doing by illegally downloading games.

Now why would anyone need to pre-order DLC? That doesn't make any sense at all...

@Dickhole Pasta

For the record Festival of Blood wasn't DLC, it was a standalone game, but point taken, since you still have to download it lol. The way I see it though, maybe it's a case of someone browsing the store a couple of weeks before and seeing it there, but forgetting to go back when it comes out and buy it? In that sense it has value.

@Dickhole Pasta
maybe its for people like me who hapharzadly waste whatever spare change they have, and then when it comes time to buy the dlc they're broke.

@Dickhole Pasta
As far as Festival of Blood goes, I believe those who pre-ordered got it for $5 less.

@denklau

I pre-ordered Festival of Blood for $10, and I'm pretty sure it costs $15 now, so that's the incentive for that. As for this DLC, it doesn't seem like you're getting a discount for pre-ordering it so there's no consumer incentive. However the pre-order lets Ubisoft gauge the initial interest in their DLC before it's even released, as well as earn some cash upfront instead of next month when it's released.

@Hyperion45

inFamous is still $9.99. I picked it up a few days after release (with PS+ though for $7.99). Those who pre-ordered got a dynamic theme.

Yeah nothing like swindling every penny you can.

I don't even have time to play the game yet :(

Holy cow. Look at all the negativity.

It's not like this is even main-game or storyline driven content. It's a skin for multiplayer. Let people buy it if they chose!

@Rocket Raccoon
Oh boy, multiplayer skins for only $4! I am so excite! I'm gonna buy 3 copies!

@Rocket Raccoon
It's only getting worse. I've already posted info. about this, but

I know at least one major company I've worked with (can't say who unfortanutally, but you'll likely hear about it eventually) is considering 3D mode as a pre-order bonus for Gamestop if all goes as planned, for an upcoming release. Don't worry though, the ability to play in stereoscopic 3D will be available for $15 DLC (that's the price they are pushing for anyways) 2 months after release via PSN!

The only things that look like may hold this back are that they can't do this on the 360, and there's been some concern that it won't sell since 90% of gamers don't have 3D TV's. But if they are talking about it now, imagine what's in store for us a few years down the road.....

@Vic Fontaine
i call your twelve year old bluff kid

@einhanderkiller

Cool.... You only really need to buy one, though.

@Dickhole Pasta

Stop being reasonable. Don't you know that this is essential content and we are all being forced to buy it?

REVOLT!

@baby sea tuna

I turned on my 360 this morning and the DLC preorder was already payed for. Ubisoft's brainwashing subliminal messages that force you to buy their DLC in your sleep seem to be working just fine.

@Roxas560
Wish I was bluffing boy, but I'm not. Like I said I'm hoping it won't fly but the only thing stopping it is how few people use 3D. This will likely come to pass when it's more feasable.

It's optional, however there are trophies (and I assume achievements) associated with them. Which is annoying for an OCD like completionist like me :p

@MrMonochrome

Didn't see anything about trophies/achievements in the press release or article. Got a source?

@MrMonochrome - If they added Achieveables for MP character skins, Thor help us.

yay more stuff that was taken from the game to make more money later. WEEEE!!!!

well i shouldnt have said "taken" it was more like "not included"

I have the game, they are listed as add on trophies

This business model could only survive in the video game industry because the customer base is largely comprised of idiots with no self control or concept of value. Just a bunch of kids and guys in their twenties with more money than sense. That's who buys the DLC.

No self-respecting adult would pay for this garbage. The movie and book market wouldn't put up with this. Games are already massively overpriced (length of time it takes to play is a totally spurious benchmark put forth by developers to publicly justify their extortion.) Entertainment per dollar is bogus. Game prices went up to current levels when Nintendo appeared int he 80s and said 'we aren't selling normal games, we're selling premium pieces of digital art!' and the world bought it. And you all continue to buy it. And then you can't wait to give them more money for nothing when they announce their revoltingly bad value DLC.

@Dick Socrates
Overpriced from a consumer standpoint, but you have to consider that every hour of gameplay is several hours of development.
But,that still doesn't justify $4 for a skin pack that could have easily been unlockable in game

@Dick Socrates
I agreed with everything until you blamed Nintendo, where the hell is that coming from? The 3DS is the first time they’ve upped game prices from the norm, ever if I recall correctly, they don’t support DLC and most of the head honchos there despise the practice. I do agree their VC prices are pretty bogus for most of their games, but I’ve seen worse (Chrono Trigger on Wii vs PS, for example) and I still fail to see what that has to do with day 1 DLC. Nintendo’s by far putting up the biggest fight against this DLC bull, and you are blaming them?

I am appalled on how this series boasts about assassins here and there but there's no ninjas to be seen. Ninja is best assassin.

What happened to giving us free dlc like last year?!

Assassin's Creed: Revelations

Assassin's Creed: Revelations 'Ancestors' DLC coming December 13

Reader Comments (32)

Posted: Nov 15th 2011 2:54PM FlashJS said

Posted: Nov 15th 2011 3:01PM Nintendo Tim said

Posted: Nov 15th 2011 3:41PM mlg rules said

Posted: Nov 15th 2011 4:53PM Hyperion45 said

Posted: Nov 15th 2011 11:16PM Joysticker said

Posted: Nov 15th 2011 2:56PM denklau said

Posted: Nov 15th 2011 3:23PM Coco Bananas said

Posted: Nov 15th 2011 3:27PM Roxas560 said

Posted: Nov 15th 2011 3:37PM RasenganFury said

Posted: Nov 15th 2011 4:56PM Hyperion45 said

Posted: Nov 15th 2011 7:48PM captplut9465 said

Posted: Nov 15th 2011 2:58PM Yisrael said

Posted: Nov 15th 2011 2:59PM Rocket Raccoon said

Posted: Nov 15th 2011 3:00PM Rocket Raccoon said

Posted: Nov 15th 2011 3:02PM einhanderkiller said

Posted: Nov 15th 2011 3:16PM Vic Fontaine said

Posted: Nov 15th 2011 3:28PM Roxas560 said

Posted: Nov 15th 2011 3:33PM Rocket Raccoon said

Posted: Nov 15th 2011 3:37PM baby sea tuna said

Posted: Nov 15th 2011 4:59PM Hyperion45 said

Posted: Nov 15th 2011 5:09PM Vic Fontaine said

Posted: Nov 15th 2011 3:19PM MrMonochrome said

Posted: Nov 15th 2011 3:42PM docalien said

Posted: Nov 15th 2011 4:30PM Nintendo Tim said

Posted: Nov 15th 2011 3:27PM ChaseHammerJ said

Posted: Nov 15th 2011 3:29PM ChaseHammerJ said

Posted: Nov 15th 2011 7:09PM MrMonochrome said

Posted: Nov 15th 2011 4:09PM Dick Socrates said

Posted: Nov 15th 2011 4:24PM TubaDude49 said

Posted: Nov 16th 2011 9:26AM Vic Fontaine said

Posted: Nov 15th 2011 4:32PM Cafecito said

Posted: Nov 15th 2011 4:37PM arucious said

Assassin's Creed: Revelations Info

Description

MSRP

Release Date

Genre

Developer

Publisher

Rating

Breaking News

WB conjures up Harry Potter for Kinect this fall

Featured Stories

Weekly Webcomic Wrapup is a stranger in a strange land

Silver Lining: I Am Alive's unfeeling world

Game Of Thrones and the paradoxes of adaptation

Engadget

TUAW

Massively

WoW