Thursday, January 3, 2013

What if George Washington decided to be a tyrant?

The newest version of the computer game Assassin's Creed is based on the premise the George Washington "succumbed to the allure of infinite power" and became a tyrant.

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A single-player campaign delivered through three episodes, the content tasks players will dethroning Washington and returning freedom to the colonies. Ubisoft had no qualms about altering history, according to executive producer Sebastien Puel.

“History is our playground, and [Assassin's Creed] teams have always loved playing with historical facts and their consequences as a way to better understand a time period,” Puel said in a statement. “While Assassin’s Creed III concentrates on history as it happens, we wanted to take some liberties with this DLC and tell you how things ‘could have happened.’”


Sweet. We should play it in class.