Gaming News Assassin’s Creed: A remake of the first cult installment in the saga? Ubisoft takes stock
Recently, many rumors have been circulating on the Internet about a remake of Assassin’s Creed, the first name to give birth to this famous license. So will the charismatic Altaïr make his big comeback on our screens? Ubisoft speaks.
Not everything is true and not everything is allowed
To celebrate its fifteenth anniversary, Ubisoft closed its event, the Ubisoft Forward, held last Saturday, with an exhibition specifically dedicated to Assassin’s Creed. Confused announcements that kept fans of the saga in suspense for almost 30 minutes, confirming certain rumors, especially around the next Assassin’s Creed Mirage.
Other hallway noises, on the other hand, have been lost in the meanders of the canvas, we are thinking in particular of summoning a remake of the first episode of Assassin’s Creedreleased in November 2007 and starring Altaïr Ibn-La’Ahad, the master assassin who needs no introduction.
Nothing has been revealed on the subject yet, but Ubisoft finally decides to lift the veil by Jean-Luc Sala, the artistic director responsible for the development of Assassin’s Creed Mirage. Representing his entire team, he entrusted these remarks to the Eurogamer microphone:
I’m totally dedicated to Mirage and I can tell you that we’re not remaking AC1.
Here’s an answer that has the merit of being clear. Despite clear ambitions for a return to the franchise’s roots for Assassin’s Creed Mirage and fertile ground for the remake of the first installment, Ubisoft therefore denies all rumors. In addition, all the teams of the French studio are mobilized for the development of several projects that were also the subject of the last Ubisoft Forward.
The latest Assassin’s Creed announcements from Ubisoft Forward
Let’s start with Assassin’s Creed Mirage. Revealed as a real homecoming throughout the franchise, players will be able to enter the lands of Baghdad impersonating Basim throughout Gameplay focused on infiltration, assassination, and parkour. You can also find all the details of this next episode expected in 2023 by clicking here.
But that’s not all, because two other titles have also been announced that will join the future hub dedicated and named to the series Assassin’s Creed Infinity. Starting with Assassin’s Creed Codename Red, a game that sets its context in the heart of feudal Japanand thus fulfills the dream of many players for several years. Advertised as ” the future of the open-world role-playing game in the license “, it remains difficult not to think of Ghost of Tsushima, a real success signed by Sucker Punch Studios in July 2020. The second title to join the Infinity experience is none other than Assassin’s Creed codename witcha game that should stand out from the rest with a dark side, in the middle of the 16th century witch hunt and currently without any additional details. Note that no date or release window has been announced for these two titles..
Finally, Assassin’s Creed Jade was also announced for ” soon ». This time I’m going to China a free-to-play mobile game with particularly daring ambitions, of which you can find some details and a trailer in this article.
Without forgetting the next free DLC for Assassin’s Creed Valhalla that will put an end to the adventures of Eivor and that is scheduled for release “in some months“.
