Assassin's Creed: The Complete Visual History


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Assassin’s Creed is one of the biggest entertainment properties in the world. A sweeping and visually rich narrative covering the Crusades in medieval Jerusalem, the pirate-infested oceans of the Caribbean, the height of the French Revolution, and more, Assassin’s Creed immerses fans in the most dramatic periods in human history and brings to life some of its most intriguing and influential characters. This comprehensive book explores the history and legacy of Assassin’s Creed, its rich mythology, and the vivid artwork of the entire franchise, including works created for the graphic novels and downloadable content. With never-before-seen concept and character art, Assassin’s Creed: The Complete Visual History reveals the creative process behind the immersive historical settings as well as the development of such iconic characters as Altair, Ezio, Connor, and Arno, to name a few, chronicling how the franchise has evolved over the years while retaining its bold, signature look. Written by gaming journalist Matthew Miller and featuring commentary from key Ubisoft developers and artists, this comprehensive visual history offers unparalleled insight into one of the industry’s most acclaimed franchises. The ultimate word on the blockbuster gaming phenomenon, Assassin’s Creed: The Complete Visual History is a must read for fans of the franchise and those interested in discovering the astounding artistry behind the creation of a major contemporary video game series.




The Art of Assassin's Creed Valhalla


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The Assassin's Creed series is renowned for its skillful blend of historical fiction, epic environments, and exciting action. This art book offers an insider's look at the immersive art direction of Assassin's Creed Valhalla, the first title in the franchise to explore Norse culture and the Viking invasion of England in the 9th century. Featuring iconic artworks ranging from stunning settings to brutal weapons, as well as developer insights.




Assassin's Creed: The Essential Guide


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Bursting with timelines, concept art, locations, history, character profiles, and technology, this is the ultimate guide to the milennia-long struggle between the Assassin Brotherhood and the Templar Order. The covert war between two secret organizations, the Templars order and the Brotherhood of the Assassins, has been raging for millennia. Packed with beautiful images and featuring the latest lore, "Assassin's Creed: The Essential Guide," explores the major characters, technology, key historical settings, and epic story of this conflict. Encompassing the entire franchise, Assassin's Creed: The Essential Guide is both an ideal introduction and the perfect guide to the Assassin's Creed universe, full with facts on: -The Assassin Brotherhood and the Templar order -The First Civilisation -Technology and Weapons -Historical Settings and Locations -The Present day storyline




Assassin's Creed


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"This comprehensive book explores the history and legacy of Assassin's Creed, its rich mythology, and the vivid artwork of the entire franchise, including works created for the graphic novels and downloadable content. With never-before-seen concept and character art, Assassin's Creed: The Complete Visual History reveals the creative process behind the immersive historical settings as well as the development of such iconic characters as Altair, Ezio, Connor, and Arno, to name a few, chronicling how the franchise has evolved over the years while retaining its bold, signature look. Written by gaming journalist Matthew Miller, this comprehensive visual history offers unparalleled insight into one of the industry's most acclaimed franchises. A compelling read for fans of the franchise and those interested in discovering the astounding artistry behind the creation of a major contemporary video game series." --




Assassin's Creed


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The characters and places from the Assassin's Creed video games come to life in this unique non-fiction guide to the historical time periods of the games. It's a perfect-and age appropriate-- book for middle grade and YA fans of the Assassin's Creed franchise, exploring how the game's characters figure into their various time periods and then diving into the real history of each. It features the true stories behind the battles, assassinations, and historical figures such as George Washington, Leonardo da Vinci and the infamous pirate Blackbeard. Illustrated with images from the games as well as historical illustrations and photographs, time periods include the Crusades, Italian Renaissance, Colonial Americas, French Revolution, and Victorian England. Both unbelievably cool and educational, Assassin's Creed Through the ages is a stunning visual guide that shows how the hugely popular game series brings history to life.




The Art of Assassin's Creed III


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An exclusive art book published to coincide with the much-anticipated release of Assassin's Creed III. Initially launched in 2007, the first four Assassin's Creed games have sold more than 38 million units worldwide, and the franchise is now established as one of the best-selling series ever. Recognized for having some of the richest, most-engrossing art and storytelling in the industry, Assassin's Creed transcends video games, branching out into other entertainment experiences including comic books, Facebook games, novels, short films and more. Assassin's Creed III sees the franchise step into a brand new era, with a new assassin in a revolutionary world. With intricately detailed environments and finely-honed and evocative historical reimaginings, this is a world into which you can immerse yourself and feel the echoes of the past come to life. Continuing in the footsteps of this already world-renowned franchise, Assassin's Creed III promises to be the biggest and best yet. Highlights in the game, and in the book, include new interactive cityscapes, frozen winter landscapes, threats from the natural world, weather systems that affect gameplay, and a wholly new environment for any Assassin so far - all stunningly and historically-correctly recreated by the Ubisoft studio.




The Art of Assassin's Creed Origins


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The Art of Assassin's Creed Odyssey


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The newest game in the franchise, Assassin's Creed® Odyssey, takes players on an epic voyage through history. The Art of Assassin's Creed Odyssey collates hundreds of concept arts, including sketches, final paintings, and 3D renders, alongside in-depth commentary from the artists and developers, representing the ultimate insight into the design processes behind the game.




IncrediBuilds: Assassin's Creed 3D Wood Model


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This deluxe kit comes with everything needed to build a 3D wood model based of the hidden blade from the Assassin’s Creed film. A saga that spans millennia, Assassin’s Creed tells the story of the eternal struggle between the Assassins and Templar. This deluxe kit includes a 3D hidden blade wood model that fans can build and customize. Fun and interactive, this exciting model set is the perfect gift for fans everywhere.




Assassin's Creed: The Official Coloring Book


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Based on Ubisoft’s highly popular Assassin’s Creed franchise, this deluxe coloring book features line art and design of the iconic locations and scenes from the games as well as all the central protagonists from the series. Packed with intricate illustrations from the Assassin’s Creed games, this ornate coloring book gives fans the opportunity to color their way through over eighty pages of Assassins and Templars. Featuring iconic scenes of Ezio soaring over Venice in Leonardo da Vinci's flying machine, Connor in the battles of the Revolutionary War, and Altaïr performing a Leap of Faith off a castle wall, this coloring book offers patterns, images, and iconography from throughout history to fill with color.