Week after week, Ubisoft and theAssassin’s Creedcommunity have been celebrating each of the mainline games in the franchise. This is to celebrate the franchise’s fifteenth birthday, and soon, Ubisoft will be turning its eyes to the future of the franchise. It promised a"future ofAssassin’s Creed" reveal in September, with that seemingly taking place during the Ubisoft Forward on September 10.
There are two major projects fans know of: the confirmedAssassin’s Creed Infinityand the reported-and-all-but confirmedAssassin’s Creed Rift.The latter has been said to go back to basics and be focused on Basim, but a new leak seemingly sheds more light on the upcoming title.
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YouTuber J0nathan has previously leakedAssassin’s Creedinformation, with many of his them eventually proving true. Now, according to J0nathan, the official name (asRiftis a codename) isAssassin’s Creed Mirage, and it’ll release in Spring 2023. It will take place between 860 and 870 AD in Baghdad, during the Anarchy of Samarra. Basim begins as a young thief before being folded into the Hidden Ones, with there being multiple cities to explore. It features gameplay described as a return to basics, with severalRPG elements of laterAssassin’s Creedgames being removedlike dialogue and level systems. Eagle vision returns as well, although there will also be a bird, and Basim will utilize a mechanic known as the String Dagger.
Assassin’s Creed Miragewill also feature content that slowly, seemingly, shows howLoki overtakes Basim’s body and consciousnessthrough quests known as “Visions of Loki.” It is also claimed that Ubisoft is usingMirage’s assets to remakeAC1,which is said to be part ofMirage’s Season Pass. There will also allegedly be other DLC forAssassin’s Creed Mirage, including one where Basim meets Sigurd in Constantinople.
It should be noted that Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier reached out to his sources regarding the leak, with them verifying that theMiragetitle and other already reported elements of the leak are legitimate. However, his source pushed back and said some of it was false, such as the multiple cities. It’s unclear about the DLC, as Schreier does not quote his source, but he also does not believe it would feature its own DLC (asMiragewas originally DLC forAssassin’s Creed Valhalla).
Perhaps meeting Sigurd makes some sense, and this is Ubisoft in a world where DLC is more common than ever before, so it’s hard to say for sure. TheAC1 Remakeinformationseems to be a bit of a stretch; however, fans will hopefully not have to wait long for Ubisoft Forward to confirm this game, the various details about it, and a more concrete release window.
Assassin’s Creed Mirageis reportedly in development.
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