Confirming the utterly obvious, Joystiq reports that a sequel to Assassin’s Creed is indeed in development and that it was talked about by Ubisoft during its first-half fiscal 2008-09 conference call. The confirmation indicates that the publisher is hoping to release the game during its fiscal 2010, which would place it during the holiday 2009 release period.

More information comes from GiantBomb, who, during the taping of an episode of Gametrailers’ Bonus Round, picked up word from industry analyst Michael Pachter that the middle ages setting of the game will move hundreds of years forward into the 18th century, most probably focusing on the French Revolution. However, this is yet to be confirmed, but would be an interesting approach to take for the developers.