Assassin’s Creed’s future goes to Japan and parts unknown
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Ubisoft held its 2022 Forward event revealing, among other things, the future of the Assassin’s Creed franchise. The company revealed that it’s working on several new Assassin’s Creed titles, including at least one that takes the series to a much-requested location: Feudal Japan.
It also gave a few updates on its non-game projects, including the mysterious Assassin’s Creed Infinity. This will be an AC “hub” for fans, and might eventually be the vessel of standalone multiplayer titles, though we got no further detail on that.
The company already announced the next mainline game: Assassin’s Creed Mirage, a new story set in Baghdad that returns the series to its roots. The new title received the most attention, as it’s launching in 2023 and currently available for pre-order.
Out of all the new content Ubisoft revealed, the final DLC for Assassin’s Creed Valhalla is the only one aside from Mirage with a release window. It’s launching later this year, and will wrap up the final threads of Eivor’s story. At least, it’s presumably the final DLC, as it’s called “The Last Chapter.”
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In addition to the above, Ubisoft also reminded everyone that it has a Netflix live-action series in development. It’s working on a mobile title for Netflix’s gaming shelf, as well as a documentary about the making of the series.
Ubisoft revealed its three upcoming titles currently in development under codenames. The first it showed
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