The Future Of Assassin's Creed Revealed

Earlier, Ubisoft shared some major updates within the Assassin’s Creed franchise, and many of these will positively impact future and former games in the series, along with some secretive projects that have been teased. Ubisoft addressed fans in a video and in a post on their website, and head of content for the Assassin’s Creed series, Jean Guesdon, shared tidbits of information regarding the future of the franchise, and ways fans can experience the world of Assassin's Creed outside the walls of gaming, with updates on the highly anticipated Netflix project also present in the announcement.

First, Ubisoft has much planned for the upcoming 20th anniversary of the series that began in 2007. There is already a logo and fans can expect a ton of fun festivities for the special occasion. For those who remember just several years ago, Ubisoft highly promoted the 15th anniversary of the franchise, with a certain week dedicated to each previous game, going in order from the original game all the way up to modern times. We can certainly expect Ubisoft to pull out a variety of fun celebrations to honor two decades of Assassin’s Creed. Fans have been along for this journey for so long, and the adventure is not slowing down, as Ubisoft shared more information regarding the future of the series.

Ubisoft was a bit more secretive on this one, but they shared a sliver of information about the next mainline game, Codename Hexe, that we can expect to hear more next year. It will seemingly be a major update and reveal, Ubisoft shared this is a darker story in the franchise, which many expected based on the eerie teaser trailer that hinted at even some horror elements, something never before seen in the franchise. We will be getting a game that is unlike the standard formula of Assassin’s Creed, which makes this project so much more exciting.

Ubisoft went into more detail about games in the series past Hexe. Other games are in development, but they are obviously very closed-lipped on these projects. They seem to be in pretty early development, which is good news for Assassin’s Creed fans, as we can expect this franchise to be around for years to come, even though there weren’t any doubts regarding the longevity of the franchise. We did not get any real details on these upcoming games, so it all will be a mystery for now until Ubisoft chooses to do a full reveal.

We also finally got a much-needed new update about Codename Invictus. It is confirmed to be an online game in the Assassin’s Creed franchise, with PvP lobbies expected. This would be the first time an Assassin’s Creed game had multiplayer since 2014 with Assassin’s Creed Unity, but that was co-op online, this time in Invictus, we will be facing off against other players rather than fighting alongside them in Unity. Ubisoft shared that the game testers had a positive experience with Invictus recently, with many complimenting the parkour, the maps, ability to play as multiple characters, and skills with playstyles. The recent testers have apparently found major potential in the game, so this is excellent news for Ubisoft, as multiplayer in Assassin’s Creed has been absent for far too long.

Another update we received was about the upcoming Netflix adaptation, and that filming and production is nearly complete after working in Italy. This series has been in the works for a long time, ever since its reveal back in 2020, so fans have been waiting six years and counting to see this show come to life. The composer of the series, Hannah Peel, was also announced to be composing the score for the first season. Peel is most known for her work in Game of Thrones. The reality of this series getting so close to completion is a pleasant sight for Assassin’s Creed fans, as many have been wanting to see the series given another shot at live-action for years.

The most surprising update of them all would be the new content coming to Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, a six year old game. Ubisoft announced a new game plus mode, outfits, runes, and many more goodies for fans of the game to enjoy. For those who remember, several years ago, fans campaigned for new game plus to be added to Valhalla, but it was not added and Ubisoft shut down the possibility due to the scope of the game, it seems those plans have changed, as Ubisoft will be implementing all of this in an update on November 5th. This is a great move to give players a reason to return to Valhalla after all these years, with loads of new content to enjoy.

We also learned that Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced, which launched this past July, has received its final major update in the form of the new game plus addition a few days ago. Ubisoft confirmed that this would be the final major update the game will receive. This could certainly be seen as a disappointment to some fans, but it's easy to forget, Resynced is a remake of a game that originally released over a decade ago, so there is only so much you can do and change without undoing the success and purpose of the original 2013 game. As sad as it is to see no more updates coming, it does add up realistically,

These are just some of the exciting new features coming to the Assassin’s Creed series in the following years. Ubisoft really dropped a bombshell with this update, giving their fans some much-needed insight into the future of the series, and giving us even more reasons to be excited to see where else