Assassin's Creed: Liberation coming to PlayStation 3 on January 14

The HD remake of the originally PlayStation Vita-exclusive Assassin’s Creed: Liberation finally has a release date. It will be available on the PlayStation 3 as a downloadable title on January 14, and will cost $19.99 (Rs 1,230 approx). The announcement was made on the official PlayStation Blog, which means that the game probably won’t hit the Xbox 360.

Instead of being a straight up HD remake, Liberation HD will have a lot of tweaks to make it better on the PS3. “When we set out to do Liberation HD, our objective was simple: improve upon what worked on the Vita and adapt the gameplay and missions to be the most fun and enjoyable they could be,” wrote Ubisoft Sofia Producer Momchil Gindyanov. “As a result, each mission has been reworked in order to improve its pacing, and the challenge it poses to the player."

Aveline’s adventure is coming to the PS3 in January

Liberation is set in New Orleans between 1765 and 1780, in the period between the end of the French and Indian War, up to the middle of the American Revolution. Liberation tells the story of Aveline; a female Assassin of mixed French and African heritage. Brought up in a world of privilege and contrasts, Aveline becomes a strong-willed woman and an avid opponent of slavery.

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Recruited to the Assassins by an escaped slave, Aveline joins the struggle against the Templars as they try to take control of New Orleans following France’s handover of the city to Spain. Striking hard and fast, she is instrumental in the Louisiana Rebellion that forces the Spanish and Templars out of the city for nearly two years before they return in force.