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20th Century Fox unleashes Assassin's Creed VR experience ahead of film's release

With the release of the highly anticipated Assassin's Creed film just around the corner, 20th Century Fox teamed up with AMD and Alienware to produce an immersive VR experience to promote the film.

The VR experience is set to take the viewers into the world of the Spanish Inquisition, the time period in which the movie is partially set. The use of virtual reality brings the film back to its roots as a video game franchise.

"We are thrilled at the opportunity to team up with AMD and Alienware to launch an immersive and dynamic VR Experience for our Assassin's Creed movie," said Zachary Eller, senior vice president of marketing partnerships at 20th Century Fox. "The live VR Experience allows fans to experience the world of an Assassin in the setting of the highly anticipated film."

Assassin's Creed
With the upcoming release of the Assassin?s Creed film, which is an adaptation of the popular video game franchise of the same name, 20th Century Fox wanted to bring the series back to its roots and provide a companion to the film that was reminiscent of the video games that provided the source material for the films.


To create the experience, 20th Century Fox turned to two notable names in the video game world: AMD and Alienware.

AMD is a company known for its video cards, an integral part of a gaming computer and required for graphics-intensive games such as the Assassin?s Creed series.

Alienware is another company that makes high end gaming computers such as the ones that would use a video card made with AMD?s Radeon technology.

The two companies, along with 20th Century Fox, came together to make the new VR experience, which debuted last night at the Game Awards.

Virtual reality
Virtual reality has proven to be a powerful tool for marketing high-profile entertainment properties. 


Brands and entertainment properties that want to boost their profile could do worse than turning to VR for marketing campaigns. 

"The 'Assassin's Creed' Movie VR Experience is a thrilling piece of virtual reality that will excite aficionados of the game, fans of the movie and newcomers alike. We are delighted to team up with Fox and are excited to demonstrate how world-class VR can be produced and experienced on AMD technology," said Roy Taylor, AMD corporate vice president of content, alliances and VR.