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Assassin’s Creed film is all about remaining true to its fans

  • Posted byby Dean Takahashi
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Ubisoft is betting that its first foray into movies, Assassin’s Creed, will be a big hit when it debuts this winter.

After all, it’s a big year for game-based movies. We’ve seen the debut of The Angry Birds Movie (which has generated $312 million worldwide, according to Box Office Mojo) and Warcraft (which has hit $286 million worldwide).

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.