Assassin’s Creed III Pre-Orders Break Ubisoft Record

Ubisoft has announced that Assassin’s Creed III is the most pre-ordered game in company history. According to Ubisoft, Assassin’s Creed III pre-orders have “more than doubled” the number of pre-orders for Assassin’s Creed Revelations, which was the previous pre-order record holder.

GameStop president Tony Bartel said pre-orders are “nearly 100% higher than last year, putting the game on track to be one of the top titles of 2012” and Ubisoft senior vice president of sales and marketing Tony Key added that “this impressive pre-order mark is just a hint of the game’s potential.”

Assassin’s Creed III will hit stores on October 30th, with a Wii U version to follow on November 18th. For more on Assassin’s Creed III, read about the first downloadable content and Season Pass and our interview with associate producer Julien Laferrière.

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Hugh Jackman Has Orders to Kill

X-Men star Hugh Jackman is attached to star in Orders to Kill for Millennium Films and director Lee Daniels.

The Los Angeles Times reports that the film is a thriller based on William F. Pepper's book of the same name that explores a conspiracy theory behind the assassination of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

The paper says Orders to Kill "will tell the story of William Pepper (Jackman), a controversial attorney and activist who for decades has argued that convicted killer James Earl Ray, who recanted his confession and died arguing his innocence, didn't shoot MLK."

Jackman and Daniels previously tried to team for the civil rights drama Selma before that project fell apart. Jackman is currently filming The Wolverine, while Daniels' next project is the star-studded, fact-based White House drama The Butler.

Source : ign[dot]com