Ubisoft have confirmed that Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood will indeed be the next Assassin's Creed game after a GameStop employee leaked the games reservation placeholder card.

The blurb on the back of the placeholder card confirms that Ezio will again be the central character and the location is Rome: "Live and breathe as Ezio, now a legendary master assassin, in his struggle against the Templar order. Lead your own brotherhood of Assassins and strike at the heart of the enemy. Rome."

It also promises multiplayer support: "And for the first time, take part in an innovative multiplayer layer allowing you to embody an assassin of your choosing and define their killing style."

Ubisoft is promising more details of the game next week.

You can see the image over on Kotaku.