Assassin's Creed II PC release date, specs released @ Gaming Target

Written by John Scalzo on January 25, 2010

News: Available in both a standard edition and a Black Edition.

Ubisoft has announced that the PC version of Assassin's Creed II will be released on March 16 in two different packages.

The standard edition will be available both in stores and on digital distribution sites for $59.99. The inflated price is because the game is a Director's Cut that will also include the two downloadable add-ons, "Battle of Forli" and "Bonfire of the Vanities", which will be available separately on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Meanwhile, the Black Edition will be available online only through digital distribution sites for $64.99. It will include all of the content from the standard edition as well as unspecified "additional content", which Ubisoft is still keeping under wraps.

Ubisoft has also passed along the system requirements for the game, which can be found right here:

Minimum Configuration

Supported OS: Windows XP (32-64 bit)/Windows Vista (32-64 bit)/Windows 7 (32-64 bit)

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

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