New Assassin's Creed Game in Development, Will Feature Basim and 'Smaller Scope'

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Not too long ago, Ubisoft confirmed the development of Assassin’s Creed Infinity—a live service game with multiple settings. It’s stated to be in early development, meaning it won’t likely release for a few years. This put a huge gap in Ubisoft’s schedule as far as Assassin’s Creed content goes, which is odd for a series that was originally annual (and still releases more years than not).

Now, however, it seems a new Assassin’s Creed game is in development. It seems Ubisoft is changing a plannedAssassin’s Creed Valhalla expansion into a standalone game, according to Bloomberg reporter Jason Schreier and his sources, who are familiar with the project.

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Assassin’s Creed Rift, as it is codenamed, shifted from an expansion to a standalone release last year. It will reportedly feature Basim from Assassin’s Creed Valhalla and be smaller in scope than past games in the series. It will apparently focus on stealth gameplay over open-world RPG, according to Bloomberg’s sources, making it sound more like a classic Assassin’s Creed game than Origins, Odyssey, or Valhalla.

It could be that scope refers more to something like Wrath of the Druids or The Siege of Paris, but the stealth gameplay is hopefully more along the lines of the classic games. Furthermore, Eurogamer also corroborates this report, adding that the setting may be Baghdad (making it likely to explore Basim's origins).

It seems that Assassin’s Creed Rift is planned for either a 2022 or a 2023 release, and if it does release this year, chances are it’ll be confirmed at E3 (assuming it happens). Ubisoft has a pattern of announcing a newAC game at E3 and releasing it that year. Sometimes there are teases