But still plenty of Assassin’s Creed
Kotaku was right. There won’t be a new main entry in theAssassin’s Creedseries this year. Ubisoft is giving its flagship franchise a short breather, the publisher announced today.
In a post onUbiBlog, Ubisoft confirms the news in time for its most recent investors’ report. “There will not be a newAssassin’s Creedgame in 2016,” it reads. “We’re taking this year to evolve the game mechanics and to verify we’re delivering on the promise ofAssassin’s Creedoffering unique and memorable gameplay experiences that make history everyone’s playground.”
This break marks the first time the series has more than a year-long gap between main installments since the releases of the originalAssassin’s CreedandAssassin’s Creed IIin 2007 and 2009, respectively. But, just because there’s no large-scale game this year doesn’t mean there’s noAssassin’s Creed.
Ubisoft has already released twoAssassin’s Creed Chroniclestitles this year, there’s amobile gamegetting a widespread launch later in February, andthere’s a moviecoming in late December. And, there’s still the remaining rumor that Ubisoft will release some sort ofAssassin’s Creedcollection in the near future. If there was ever a year in which Ubisoft doesn’t need a triple-A game to keep the series’ brand recognition up, it’s 2016.
Besides all that, what’s next forAssassin’s Creed? If Kotaku’s report is to be believed, the next game will be set in Egypt. Kotaku has an awfully good track record when it comes to getting scoops about Ubisoft, so there’s a decent chance that’s true. But, Ubisoft will confirm things when it’s ready, probably about a year from now if it’s sticking to holiday releases.
