Assassin's Creed 15th Anniversary Celebrations Have Been Going Downhill

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Fans of the Assassin's Creed franchise were excited to learn of Ubisoft's plans for a «15th Anniversary Celebrations» event for the series, in which a multitude of titles would get their own time in the spotlight in the way of sales, quizzes, and prizes to be won. While the event was seemingly a commendable effort by Ubisoft to honor the games and the community that the series has fostered over the years, the Anniversary Celebrations have sadly taken a turn for the worse.

While not a direct result of the anniversary event, a series of recent negative Assassin's Creed announcements have soured what should have been a positive and optimistic time for the franchise. With services being taken offline and entire games becoming inaccessible on some platforms, the Anniversary Celebration is becoming more and more overshadowed as it goes on.

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The Assassin's Creed 15th Anniversary Celebrations event is intended to honor the release of the first Assassin's Creed title all the way back in 2007. To mark this franchise milestone, the event began in June and is intended to run all the way to September.

Starting from the latest franchise release of Valhallaand working all the way back to the first Assassin's Creed, each title is set to have a full week in which it is the core focus of the event. During a game's allotted week, a new quiz relating to the featured title of said week is released, in which fans can compete to earn unique prizes. As well as providing significant sales for the featured titles, the event also highlights community creations in the way of fan-art, cosplays, and more. While the reception surrounding the Anniversary Celebrations event was initially