Assassins Creed interview PC

With the PC release date for the eagerly-awaited Assassin's Creed getting ever closer (it's out in April, folks, the wait's nearly over), we've been talking to Ubisoft's Charles Beauchemin, the Technical Lead on the PC version, about bringing this console hit to the PC. There are plenty of tweaks and changes afoot, and the PC version of Assassin's Creed will have even more variety with some new investigation types. The developers have paid attention to the (minor) gripes about the console game, and it looks like the PC version will be bigger, better and sneakier still. Find out more about this imminent release in our Assassin's Creed developer interview now!
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Assassins Creed interview for the PC

Assassin's Creed was one of the biggest console hits of 2007 and the PC version of this medieval GTA is finally nearing completion. What have we been waiting for and will we even be able to play it given the extraordinarily high recommended specs? We talk to the Technical Lead on the PC version to find out what he's been tinkering with all this time…

The PC version is out in early April, four months after the console versions. What have you been doing to it?
Based on the feedback we got after the release of the console versions, we decided to add even more variety by developing a total of four new investigation types (Archer assassination, rooftop race challenge, merchant stand destruction challenge and escort challenge). The archer assassination requires the player to assassinate the archers in a dedicated zone without being seen. In the rooftop race challenge, the player will meet an informer and will have a set amount of time to reach a second informer. In the merchant stand destruction, some merchants have ties to the assassination target and their activities must be stopped by Altaïr. Finally, in the escort challenge, the player needs to securely escort a fellow Assassin from point A to point B.