Ubisoft announces the Windows edition of Assassin's Creed Brotherhood is now available in North America. The standard edition of the game is available at retail or digitally, offering the main game, plus the Abstergo Project Update 1.0 and 2.0, and The Da Vinci Disappearance DLC. There is also a Digital Deluxe Edition that's not in stores, which offers the above as well as two multiplayer characters, two 2 single-player maps, a 1 skin, and additional multimedia content. Here are some new screenshots, and here's word on the game:

The critically acclaimed single-player experience of Assassin’s Creed is back and better than ever as Ezio returns in an epic struggle against the powerful Templar Order. Now a legendary Master Assassin, he must journey into Italy’s greatest city, Rome, center of power, greed and corruption to strike at the heart of the enemy. Defeating the corrupt tyrants entrenched there will require not only strength, but leadership, as Ezio commands an entire Brotherhood that will rally to his side. Only by working together can the Assassins defeat their mortal enemies.

And for the first time, Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood offers a never-before-seen multiplayer layer. Players can help the Templars by using Abstergo to train in the art of Assassination to eliminate the Assassins once and for all. Players can choose from a wide range of unique characters, each with their own signature weapons and assassination techniques, and match their skills against other players from all over the world in different game modes.