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Ubisoft announced the first of the three episodes from the new Assassin’s Creed: Lineage short movies will debut on YouTube on October 27, 2009. YouTube will actually be featuring the movie on it’s homepage for 24 hours that day.

The short films were developed by Ubisoft’s Hybride Technologies and combines live action with CGI. The films cover the events that happen right before Assassin’s Creed 2 game starts.

“Ubisoft is excited to share a new Assassin’s Creed experience with the public. The Assassin’s Creed Lineage film series is part of Ubisoft’s ongoing efforts to reinforce its intellectual properties by bringing them to multiple entertainment mediums, providing gamers with a more immersive experience when they play as Ezio, the master assassin of Assassin’s Creed II,” stated Yves Guillemot, chief executive officer of Ubisoft.

Assassin’s Creed 2 is out on November 20,2009.