The Assassin's Creed franchise has had a bit of a turbulent decade. After a surprisingly successful debut, Ubisoft followed up with some of the best third-person stealth-action games of their console generation with the release of Assassin's Creed 2 and Brotherhood. In 2013, the beloved swashbuckling adventure Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag released, and the next few years saw the standard Assassin's Creed formula run its course, ending with Assassin's Creed Syndicate in 2015. 2017 saw the return of the franchise, now with a brand new, RPG-based formula, and for the most part, it's been a solid direction for the franchise. However, things are about to get shaken up once more with the upcoming Assassin's Creed Infinity.
A game that's been leaked countless times over the last year or so, Assassin's Creed Infinity is now officially confirmed to be in development, though it's still a little unclear what exactly the game will be. The only key detail that's been confirmed is that Assassin's Creed Infinity will be a live-service title, with Ubisoft planning to update it consistently over time. This could pave the way for some classic Assassin's Creed locations to return, or for some fan-requested eras to finally appear.
Assassin's Creed Infinity's Launch is Going to be a Tightrope Walk
Through various rumors and leaks, some of which seem to be quite credible, fans are beginning to get a better understanding of what Assassin's Creed Infinity could be. It seems as though Infinity won't be a standalone title, like any of the other games in the series. Instead, Assassin's Creed Infinity will apparently act as a sort of hub, or platform for future Assassin's Creed games.
This essentially means that players would drop into a hub world,
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