AC Brotherhood coming to PC March 22

Assassin's Creed Brotherhood finally has a PC release date, along with system specifications. Ubisoft sent word in a press release that the PC version will launch in North America on March 22, for all your stabby needs. This is a change from the previously announced March 17 date, which was a Thursday.

The standard release includes the game, both of the free multiplayer updates that came to consoles, and the recently announced Da Vinci Disappearance DLC for $49.99. It's available in both retail and digital formats. The Digital Deluxe edition, on the other hand, is only available digitally, but throws in two more multi-player characters, two single-player maps, one extra skin, and "additional multimedia content" for $59.99.

The announcement also included a new trailer, some PC screens, and the full system specs. Ubisoft also confirmed to Joystiq that the game will ditch the unpopular always-on DRM, instead opting for an initial log-in at the start.

Check the specs out after the break.

Minimum Configuration:

SUPPORTED OS: Windows XP (32-64 bits) /Windows Vista(32-64 bits)/Windows 7 (32-64 bits)

Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 1.8 GHZ or AMD Athlon X2 64 2.4GHZ

RAM: 1.5 GB Windows XP / 2 GB Windows Vista - Windows 7

Video Card: 256 MB DirectX 9.0 compliant card with Shader Model 3.0 or higher (Nvidia 7900 256 MB or ATI Radeon X1950 256 MB)

Sound Card: DirectX 9.0 compliant sound card

DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0

DVD-ROM: DVD-ROM dual-layer drive

Hard Drive Space: 8 GB

Peripherals Supported: Keyboard, mouse, optional controller

* This product does not support Windows 98/ME/2000/NT

Recommended Configuration:

Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 2.6 GHz or AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ or better

Video Card: GeForce 8800 GT or ATI Radeon HD 4700 or better

Sound: 5.1 sound card

Peripherals: Keyboard, mouse, joystick optional (Xbox 360 Controller for Windows recommended)

Supported Video Cards at Time of Release:

ATI RADEON X1950, HD 2000/3000/4000/5000 series

NVIDIA GeForce 7/8/9/100/200 series