The new Assassin's Creed will be announced in the next few hours - LIVE broadcast

Update

Ubisoft rebroadcasts a live with artist BossLogic to reveal the game's setting, which according to all the leaks it is Viking theme. You can see in this broadcast how is creating in real time what appears to be the first illustration of the game:

Original news

The announcement of Assassin's Creed Kingdom (or Ragnarok or Valhalla), as the next game in the series is known, It will be very close and it will even occur today, according to the known insider Shinobi. From this game it is known to bet on a Nordic setting and that it will reach PS5, Xbox Series and PC, although it would also have a version for current consoles. His announcement should take place at most in the coming weeks, because the presentation of the new consoles is expected in May, but according to Shinobi this will be very soon.

The first mention to date was made a few days ago in Resetera, in response to a user's question about information about Assassin's Creed Kingdom. The answer "soon" was not very conclusive, but today answered yes to another user who asked if tomorrow -for today- there will be news from Xbox, PlayStation or Assassin's Creed. Like many other releases in the coming months, Jason Schreier insists that he will be available in the current generation.

Another clue that this leak reinforces is Ubisoft China, which Talk about an announcement for today, April 29.

Ubisoft China is teasing an announcement for April 29, 8pm (China time).

They set a notification on Weibo for it. pic.twitter.com/HQoKMyUJLW Daniel Ahmad (@ZhugeEX) April 29, 2020

Launching in October?

French youtuber j0nathan has found an official novel by Assassin's Creed on Amazon Germany dated November. The novels of Origins

and Odyssey were released a month after the games launched, so It is possible that Kingdom is scheduled for October. The release date of the new consoles is unknown, which could be in October or November.

Amazon to list a roman "Assassin's Creed" tir du prochain jeu pour une sortie le 17/11 in Allemagne. Aprs quelques recherches, j'ai dcouvert qu'il ne s'agissait pas d'un fake. Le livre est en effet list sur plusieurs boutiques allemandes et … irrirdez les mots cls 👀 pic.twitter.com/lxnDmtieNQ j0nathan⚡ (@ xj0nathan) April 28, 2020

What we know about the game

Assassin's Creed Kingdom will put us in the shoes of Ragnar Lodbrok, legendary king of Norway, Sweden and Denmark that reigned in the 9th century. In the series Vikings

is the character played by Travis Fimmel. The objective of the players in the game will be work in the formation of the Great Army Heathen; exploration will be of great importance in the game so ships will be present again. The map will be divided into several kingdoms, covering all of Great Britain, Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Finland.