Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot confirmed during the Q&A section of the publisher's recent financial earnings call that the upcoming Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, the first game to add a multiplayer component to the series, would undergo a period of beta testing. "We have not announced exactly the date yet," he said, "but yes, we will have a beta test."
Guillemot promised that more specifics would be announced at E3. Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood is scheduled to arrive during Holiday 2010.