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A total of five Assassin’s Creed IV collector’s editions will be released this October. One is coming to North America. One is exclusive to Uplay, with the UK getting four in total.

Here’s the full rundown:

The Black Chest Edition (Uplay exclusive)

• Premium Quality 55 cm Diorama of Captain Edward on the Jackdaw’s Bow
• Exclusive SteelBook™
• High-quality artbook
• The official soundtrack
• 2 Lithographs in their protective envelope
• 2 canvas prints
• All existing additional Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag
• Unlockable In-Game Content, including single player missions, skins and weapons
• Collector’s box
• Physical pirate booty: Parchment world map and an original Black Flag replica

The Buccaneer Edition (exclusive to Game in the UK & Gamestop in Ireland)

• Premium Quality Edward Kenway Figurine on the Jackdaw’s Crow’s Nest
• High-quality artbook
• The official soundtrack
• 2 Lithographs in their protective envelope
• Collector’s box
• Additional Unlockable In-game Content

The Skull Edition (UK market-wide)

• Collector Jumbo Steel Case
• High-quality artbook
• The official soundtrack
• 2 Lithographs in their protective envelope
• Unlockable In-game Content

The Special Edition (exclusive to Game in the UK & Xtravision in Ireland)

• Unlockable in-game content only available at game launch.

The Black Island Pack (available in North America at Gamestop)

• The dark and dangerous treasure-hunting quest: Black Island
• The deadly Black Ship
• Legendary silver flintlock pistols used by Captain Morgan
• Valuable multiplayer items including Captain Morgan’s costume, picture, and title

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Along with today’s gameplay unveiling for Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag, Ubisoft has announced a special edition for North America.

Consumers can now pre-order the “Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag GameStop Edition” which comes with the exclusive in-game content known as “The Black Island Pack”. As the name implies, it can only be found at GameStop.

We’ve personally confirmed with Ubisoft that the GameStop Edition will be available for Wii U. That makes this product one of the first special/collector’s editions for the console.

The Black Island Pack includes:

• The dark and dangerous treasure-hunting quest: Black Island.
• The deadly Black Ship.
• Legendary silver flintlock pistols used by Captain Morgan.
• Valuable multiplayer items including Captain Morgan’s costume, picture, and title.

And here’s a description of the content straight from Ubisoft:

“In Assassin’s Creed IV Black Flag’s The Black Island Pack, Captain Morgan’s favorite ship sank off the coast with a full load of legendary sailing equipment. Explore the Black Island and retrieve sought-after treasure to aid you on your adventures.”

Those who pre-order Assassin’s Creed IV from GameStop will also receive a double-sided poster featuring the Bloody Seas Treasure Map and original artwork made by Todd McFarlane. A shot of the poster is posted below:

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Back in November, a YouTube app released for Wii (and Wii U). The same tool has now been made available in Japan. Starting today, Wii owners in Japan can download the tool for free from the Wii Shop Channel.

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Assassin’s Creed creator Patrice Désilets enjoys the series’ first entry the most. He may be a bit biased as the IP’s maker, but Désilets believes that the original Assassin’s Creed “is the purest one”.

He told EDGE:

“I like the first Assassin’s Creed because it’s the purest one. There’s a bunch of stories that you can have, but it’s all in your head. You have to create your own adventures. Whereas in Assassin’s Creed II, we created the adventures for you and you’re following them. For me, the first one is an amazing toy. The second one is the real game with rules and missions and it’s really precise. But personally I like the poetry of the first one. It’s pure.”

Most would probably say that the first Assassin’s Creed is their least-favorite in the franchise. Different strokes for different folks, right?

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Another round of Nintendo maintenance (“extended” this time, not “emergency”!) will be taking place on all of Nintendo’s platforms over the next few days.

The bulk of the downtime is happening today. Each one of Nintendo’s online shops will be down between 12 PM and 6 PM PT. Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate, Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed, and Fist of the North Star: Ken’s Rage 2 will be affected at different parts of the day as well.

Tomorrow’s maintenance is much lighter – only Pokemon Black/White 1/2 will see downtime.

The full schedule is posted below.

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Dan Adelman is quickly becoming a prominent figure at Nintendo. The business development manager joined the company in 2005, and has pretty much been the man in charge – behind the scenes – for Nintendo’s indie involvement and digital offerings.

Gamasutra sat down with Adelman for a chat covering various indie and eShop topics. He confirmed the removal of Nintendo’s indie developer office space requirement and WiiWare threshold for all digital platforms. Adelman also talked about how indies set their own prices, can easily update their games, puchase a dev kit for “about the price of a high-end PC”, and more.

Head past the break for all of Adelman’s comments.

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