The Ubisoft Forward had a lot to offer about Assassin’s Creed.
With the 15th anniversary of Assassin’s Creed alone, Ubisoft had a lot to show at Ubisoft Forward. But there was also news about other games. We’ve gathered all the important announcements, updates, and trailers for you here, with a focus on the future of the Assassins. And first of all: Tuesday’s leak was correct. Ubisoft has big plans for the popular game series.
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Assassin’s Creed Mirage
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Assassin’s Creed Mirage – This is how Basim’s adventure looks in the trailer
- release: 2023
- Platform: PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PC, Amazon Luna
The newly confirmed Assassin’s Creed Mirage was presented in more detail with a trailer. We play the young Basim, who lives in Baghdad and joins the Hidden Ones (later Assassins). There he learns from his mentor Roshan over the years and eventually rises to become a master himself.
How exactly Mirage returns to the roots of the series in terms of gameplay and what else there is to know about the offshoot can be found in the following article:
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Assassin’s Creed Red
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Assassin’s Creed Red – The Japan setting is shown in a first short teaser
- release: unknown
- Platform: unknown but PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X/S should be safe
Assassin’s Creed Codename Red has already been speculated and leaked, now it’s official: Ubisoft is working on a game in feudal Japan. What that means in detail and what else there is to know about it, we have prepared for you in an extra article:
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Assassin’s Creed witch
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Assassin’s Creed Witch – The game is extremely mysterious in the trailer
- release: unknown
- Platform: unknown but PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X/S should be safe
If there hadn’t been a leak, Assassin’s Creed Hexe would have been revealed out of nowhere. The game, codenamed Hexe, features the AC logo made of sticks with fire in the background in the first teaser. The name also suggests that we are dealing with the burning of witches.
All further information about AC Hexe can be found here:
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Assassin’s Creed Jade
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Assassin’s Creed Jade – The mobile offshoot is shown in the trailer
- release: Soon
- Platform: Mobile devices, probably iOS and Android
Under the code name Jade, Ubisoft is developing an Assassin’s Creed game for mobile that is supposed to offer the typical AC feeling, just tuned for touch controls. China serves as the setting.
For more detailed information, see the following article:
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla
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Assassin’s Creed Valhalla – The Final Chapter DLC concludes Eivor’s story
- release: 2022
- Platform: PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PC
Gets with The Last Chapter Assassin’s Creed Valhalla in the next few months a free DLC with which we will end the story of Eivor. In the adventure that brings Eivor to new shores, we should also meet old acquaintances.
You can read more about The Last Chapter here:
More Assassin’s Creed Discontinuations
- Assassin’s Creed Infinity: As expected, a few words were said about Project Infinity. Ubisoft called it “not a game per se” but more a personal animus that allows us to travel through time. AC Red and AC Hexe will be playable via the Art Hub platform. It is also being examined how multiplayer content can also be integrated into Infinity.
- Netflix: The live action series from Netflix and Ubisoft is in development. Showrunner is Jeb Stuard. A mobile game will also appear on Netflix.
- Beyond the Creed: 15 years of Assassin’s Creed are covered in this documentary, which is available now on the Ubisoft and gTV YouTube channels.
- Against World of AC: Future products and content were briefly shown. Including books, statues, concerts and podcasts.
About the VR game Assassin’s Creed Nexus or a possible one Remake of the first Assassin’s Creed not a word was lost on the other hand.
Announcements about other games
- Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope: There was a first look at one of the quests. We learned more about the combat system. In addition, a Rayman DLC has already been teased.
- Skull & Bones received a new atmospheric trailer. In addition, we took a look at the customization of the ships, among other things.
- Riders Republic showed a BMX trailer.
- Division 2 introduced a new PvE mode for 8 players.
- The Heartland Division: There was an update to the standalone adventure. You can now register for the test phase.
- The Division Resurgence: The mobile game showed in the trailer. The closed beta starts this fall.
- Rainbow Six Mobile: The Free2Play game will start the closed beta on Android on Monday, but unfortunately not yet in Germany.
- Ubisoft+ gets a free trial period until October 10th.
- track mania comes early 2023 Free2Play for consoles and cloud platforms.
- Rocksmith+ showed up in a trailer.
- just dance tease planned news for 2023.
How did you like the Ubisoft Forward? Which announcement are you most excited about?