Assassin's Creed II Leaps to PC March 16
PC gamers can finally get their hands on Renaissance man Ezio in the stellar Assassin's Creed II [http://www.amazon.com/Assassins-Creed-II-Playstation-3/dp/B00269DX5W/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&qid=1279052535&sr=1-1] come this March.
Assassin's Creed II was a Torchlight [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/editorials/reviews/6824-Review-Assassins-Creed-2] or something) for the game to come to their gaming platform of choice. Well, PC gamers, wait no longer! Er, wait a bit longer, but now you'll know just how long you'll have to wait.
AssCreed 2 will be finally leaping from the console tower down into the PC haystack (no, that wasn't intended as an analogy to disparage PCs; put your torches and pitchforks away please) on March 16th. As with Activision's Modern Warfare 2 [http://www.amazon.com/Call-Duty-Modern-Warfare-Xbox-360/dp/B00269QLI8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&qid=1278694263&sr=1-1], AC2's PC version will be priced at the console standard of $59.99 instead of the usual PC price of $49.99, but it's actually not quite as bad as you might think - seriously guys, you can put the pitchforks down again, really.
The PC port will be a so-called "Director's Cut" of the game, coming with the Battle of Forli and Bonfire of the Vanities DLC packs that console owners had to buy separately - so while it's the same price as a console game, you're still getting more content for your money. There will also be a "Black Edition" version of the game that will be digital-distribution only; this Black Edition will go for $64.99 and have further additional content that has yet to be announced.
And finally, here are the specs you'll need to make it run oh-so-prettily on your 22" widescreen LCD.
[blockquote]Minimum Configuration:
SUPPORTED OS: Windows XP (32-64 bits) /Windows Vista (32-64 bits)/Windows 7 (32-64 bits)
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 1.8 GHZ or AMD Athlon X2 64 2.4GHZ
RAM: 1.5 GB Windows XP / 2 GB Windows Vista - Windows 7
Video Card: 256 MB DirectX 9.0-compliant card with Shader Model 3.0 or higher (see supported list)
Sound Card: DirectX 9.0-compliant sound card
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0
DVD-ROM: DVD-ROM dual-layer drive
Hard Drive Space: 8 GB
Peripherals Supported: Keyboard, mouse, optional controller
* This product does not support Windows 98/ME/2000/NT
Recommended Configuration:
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 2.6 GHz or AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ or better
Video Card: GeForce 8800 GT or ATI Radeon HD 4700 or better
Sound: 5.1 sound card
Peripherals: Keyboard, mouse, joystick optional (Xbox 360 Controller for Windows recommended)
Supported Video Cards at Time of Release:
ATI RADEON X1950, HD 2000/3000/4000/5000 series
NVIDIA GeForce 7/8/9/100/200 series
Price:
Standard: Main game + Extra sequences Battle of Forli & Bonfire of the Vanities: $59.99 [Retail and Digital]
Black Edition: Main game + Extra sequences Battle of Forli & Bonfire of the Vanities + additional content: $64.99 [Digital Only][/blockquote]
(Via ShackNews [http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/62077])
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PC gamers can finally get their hands on Renaissance man Ezio in the stellar Assassin's Creed II [http://www.amazon.com/Assassins-Creed-II-Playstation-3/dp/B00269DX5W/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&qid=1279052535&sr=1-1] come this March.
Assassin's Creed II was a Torchlight [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/editorials/reviews/6824-Review-Assassins-Creed-2] or something) for the game to come to their gaming platform of choice. Well, PC gamers, wait no longer! Er, wait a bit longer, but now you'll know just how long you'll have to wait.
AssCreed 2 will be finally leaping from the console tower down into the PC haystack (no, that wasn't intended as an analogy to disparage PCs; put your torches and pitchforks away please) on March 16th. As with Activision's Modern Warfare 2 [http://www.amazon.com/Call-Duty-Modern-Warfare-Xbox-360/dp/B00269QLI8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&qid=1278694263&sr=1-1], AC2's PC version will be priced at the console standard of $59.99 instead of the usual PC price of $49.99, but it's actually not quite as bad as you might think - seriously guys, you can put the pitchforks down again, really.
The PC port will be a so-called "Director's Cut" of the game, coming with the Battle of Forli and Bonfire of the Vanities DLC packs that console owners had to buy separately - so while it's the same price as a console game, you're still getting more content for your money. There will also be a "Black Edition" version of the game that will be digital-distribution only; this Black Edition will go for $64.99 and have further additional content that has yet to be announced.
And finally, here are the specs you'll need to make it run oh-so-prettily on your 22" widescreen LCD.
[blockquote]Minimum Configuration:
SUPPORTED OS: Windows XP (32-64 bits) /Windows Vista (32-64 bits)/Windows 7 (32-64 bits)
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 1.8 GHZ or AMD Athlon X2 64 2.4GHZ
RAM: 1.5 GB Windows XP / 2 GB Windows Vista - Windows 7
Video Card: 256 MB DirectX 9.0-compliant card with Shader Model 3.0 or higher (see supported list)
Sound Card: DirectX 9.0-compliant sound card
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0
DVD-ROM: DVD-ROM dual-layer drive
Hard Drive Space: 8 GB
Peripherals Supported: Keyboard, mouse, optional controller
* This product does not support Windows 98/ME/2000/NT
Recommended Configuration:
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 2.6 GHz or AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ or better
Video Card: GeForce 8800 GT or ATI Radeon HD 4700 or better
Sound: 5.1 sound card
Peripherals: Keyboard, mouse, joystick optional (Xbox 360 Controller for Windows recommended)
Supported Video Cards at Time of Release:
ATI RADEON X1950, HD 2000/3000/4000/5000 series
NVIDIA GeForce 7/8/9/100/200 series
Price:
Standard: Main game + Extra sequences Battle of Forli & Bonfire of the Vanities: $59.99 [Retail and Digital]
Black Edition: Main game + Extra sequences Battle of Forli & Bonfire of the Vanities + additional content: $64.99 [Digital Only][/blockquote]
(Via ShackNews [http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/62077])
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