Assassin’s Creed III DLC will take place in an alternate reality- “The Tyranny of King Washington”

While announcing the specifics of it’s Assassin’s Creed III season pass, Ubisoft confirmed the existence of a DLC package that lets you play in an alternate reality. That’s right – Britain wins.

From the press release:

• “Assassin’s Creed III downloadable content will feature “The Tyranny of King Washington,” an all-new single-player campaign told through three episodic content packs that lets gamers experience an alternate history of the events following the American Revolution.”

Interesting stuff. The release then mentions that “[a]s the revolution comes to a close, a new and most unexpected enemy emerges. Driven by the desire to secure the fate of the colonies, the greatest hero of the revolution, George Washington, succumbs to the temptation of infinite power. The new King is born and his reign leaves no one untouched. To return freedom to the land our new hero must dethrone a tyrant he once called friend.”

Information for the Assassin’s Creed III Season Pass was also announced, and it’s great news for pretty much every console:

• “Today, Ubisoft announces the Assassin’s Creed III Season Pass offer, granting access to all five upcoming downloadable content packs to gamers owning the original game on PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, Microsoft’s Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system, and Windows PC.”