The French publisher has dated and specced the PC version of it's renaissance action sequel

The PC version of Assassin's Creed II will include the upcoming DLC episodes Battle of Forli and Bonfire of the Vanities, making it the definitive Assassin's Creed II retail package.

Ubisoft has also announced the 'Black Edition' which will include as yet unspecified additional content. Both have been dated for Tuesday March 16 in the US, which would suggest a March 19 release in Europe - we've contacted Ubi for confirmation.

Check out the game's PC specs below:

[via Joystiq]

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
• Sound Card: DirectX 9.0 –compliant sound card DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0
• Hard Drive Space: 8 GB
• Peripherals Supported: Keyboard, mouse, optional controller

• 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