From CNW:
The first Canadian Videogame Awards were handed out in Vancouver this evening, with Dragon Age: Origins from Electronic Arts/BioWare taking home two awards, including Canadian Game of the Year. Assassin’s Creed II received a total of three awards and the other winners included Might and Magic: Clash of Heroes and Dawn of War [...]

Update: From Gamasutra: Ubisoft Responds To Online-Only PC DRM Outcry
 
Update: Here is a funny comic from Ctrl+Alt+Del:

 
From PC Gamer (via Joystiq):
When we heard of Ubisoft’s plan to require an internet connection for all their future PC games, we hoped they’d abort it or scale it back in the face of the outrage and [...]

Montréal, QUÉBEC – Le 16 février 2010 – Ubisoft révèle les détails du nouveau DLC d’Assassin’s Creed II : Le Bûcher des Vanités, dont la sortie est prévue pour le 18 février 2010.
Dans Assassin’s Creed II: le Bûcher des Vanités, le joueur devra travailler avec Machiavel pour libérer Florence de l’emprise du moine fou [...]

From TouchArcade:
According to the Ubisoft web site, a new game that takes place in the Assassin’s Creed  universe is coming soon, exclusively to the iPhone. Assassin’s Creed II: Multiplayer will utilize a WiFi connection to hunt down three other assassins online in some type of strange top-down stealth-oriented deathmatch.
    Assassin’s Creed 2: Multiplayer, an [...]

Here are a few updates related to Ubisoft Montreal’s Assassin’s Creed universe, from the past few days.
 

Assassin’s Creed II PC specs, date revealed
Made-in-Montreal ‘Assassin’s Creed II’ gets 10 noms for annual video game awards
‘Assassin’s Creed 2: Discovery’ – Ezio steals into the AppStore (see embedded clip)
Altair’s Chronicles sneaks onto WebOS
Battle [...]

From Touch Arcade:
Following the unexpected release and somewhat confusing removal of Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed II: Discovery, we managed to get producer Ben Mattes on the phone to discuss the game, but more importantly, the future of Ubisoft’s involvement in the App Store.
We were able to clarify what most people have been wondering about, [...]

From IGN:
For Assassin’s Creed II, Image Metrics worked closely with Ubisoft Montreal to coordinate the cut scene facial animations that would later be used in the final version of the game. Ubisoft provided Image Metrics with everything from character style guides to pose libraries, and live video capture from within the voice over booth during [...]

From VentureBeat:
Update: Here is the series, thanks to YouTube:

Assassin’s Creed: Lineage, created by acclaimed Hollywood special effects studio Hybride Technologies (which Ubisoft acquired last year) and Ubisoft Montreal’s Ubisoft Digital Arts (UDA), will make its global debut on Oct. 27 on the front page of YouTube in eight countries.
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Last month, Ubisoft Montreal CEO Yannis [...]