Assassin's Creed 3 is official, will be set in the American Revolution

Ubisoft PR chap Jay Acevedo has tweeted an image that looks like boxart for Assassin's Creed 3, officially confirming earlier rumours that the next game would be set in the American Revolution.

an image that looks like boxart for Assassin's Creed 3, officially confirming earlier rumours that the next game would be set in the American Revolution. It shows the assassin star of this morning's concept artaxe murdering a soldier as the revolution rages behind him. Click "read and comment" to see the whole thing.

Pretty awesome, no?