Ubisoft and Sony announced today that they will release a free, PS3-exclusive download for Assassin s Creed Brotherhood. Called the Copernicus Conspiracy, it will be available for download on November 16, 2010 when the game comes out.

This additional content revolves around Renaissance astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus (see what I did there ), who will have extra assignments for Ezio, including courier, assassination and protection missions, writes Jeff Rubenstein, Social Media Manager for SCEA. The missions are part of a storyline involving a conspiracy against Copernicus and his heliocentric philosophy, which was revolutionary at the time.

Source: PlayStation.Blog