Looks like the next Assassin’s Creed is returning to its Middle Eastern roots
techradar.comThe next Assassin’s Creed game is rumored to be set in Baghdad, returning Ubisoft’s sneaky action series to the Middle East for the first time since its initial installment in 2007.
That’s according to investigative journalist Jason Schreier, who said the next Assassin’s Creed title – codenamed Rift and thought to be a spin-off game – will be set in the capital city of Iraq. Schreier revealed the setting of the game in a Reddit post(opens in new tab), dismissing a rumor that it would be located in central Mexico during the Aztec Empire.
The rumor tallies with what we already know about Rift. The game is expected to star Basim, a character first introduced in Assassin’s Creed Valhalla who, according to the game’s lore, was born in the Abbasid Caliphate. The capital of that caliphate was Baghdad. Although Rift hasn’t yet been officially revealed by Ubisoft, rumors suggest it will be a smaller, stealth-focused series entry.
Schreier went on to suggest that Rift will release before Assassin’s Creed Infinity, an upcoming live service game that’s been acknowledged but also hasn't yet had an official reveal. Infinity is expected to serve as a central hub for the series
“The next AC game is Rift, which is set in Baghdad,” Schreier said in the Reddit post.
“After that will be AC Infinity, and while that's going to include a bunch of different games/experiences/biomes/whatever you want to call them, I've heard about the main two and neither of them are Aztec.”
Baghdad is an inspired choice of setting for Assassin’s Creed. Sandwiched between Europe and Asia, it served as a hub of cultural history, and a political focal point of the Middle East for centuries. As the capital of the Abbasid Caliphate, it grew to become the world’s largest
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