The Ancestors DLC Hits Assassin’s Creed Revelations

Today marks the release of the first DLC for Assassin’s Creed Revelations. The Ancestors Character Pack is now available on Xbox Live for 320 Microsoft Points and $3.99 on PSN and PC.

The DLC adds four new multiplayer characters with their own unique taunts, weapons, and assassinations. There are also new achievements/trophies to earn.

As a special bonus, Amazon has a bunch of Assassin’s Creed games, including Revelations, on sale today.

And, of course, here’s the trailer for the DLC:

Full Press Release

SAN FRANCISCO — December 13, 2011 — Today, Ubisoft® debuted The Ancestors Character Pack, all-new downloadable content for Assassin’s Creed® Revelations for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system and Windows PC. The Ancestors Character Pack is available for download at the suggested price of 320 Microsoft Points on Xbox LIVE® and $3.99 on PlayStation®Network and Windows PC. Additionally, Assassin’s Creed Revelations is available for $34.99 today only as the Amazon.com Gold Box Deal of the Day.

The Ancestors Character pack extends the Assassin’s Creed Revelations experience with features that include:

• New multiplayer characters: the swashbuckling Privateer, the devious siren Corsair, the battle-tested Brigand and the bloodthirsty Gladiator

• Personalized taunts, weapons and stylized assassination moves

• New Achievements and Trophies to earn

• Multiplayer customization items

In Assassin’s Creed Revelations, master assassin Ezio Auditore walks in the footsteps of his legendary mentor, Altair, on a journey of discovery and revelation. It is a perilous path – one that will take Ezio to Constantinople, the heart of the Ottoman Empire, where a growing army of Templars threatens to destabilize the region.

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 latest chapter in the Assassin’s Creed saga also includes revolutionary gameplay, allowing players to manipulate the construct of Desmond’s memories and the Animus to decipher the mysteries of his past and gain insight into the future.

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