A NEW Assassin’s Creed is in development, and it will take on a “very different”, darker tone than other games in the series.
Ubisoft, the developer of the Assassin’s Creed series, announced a number of new games in a showcase on Saturday.
More footage of Mirage was also shown at the event.
This darker game is codenamed Hexe — the German word for “witch”.
It’s being developed by Ubisoft Montréal — the studio behind Assassin’s Creed 2, Black Flag, and the most recent release, Valhalla.
Clint Hocking, the creative director behind Far Cry 2 and Watch Dogs: Legion, will be taking the lead on this one.
Very little is known about Hexe, including the storyline, setting, or time period.
However, executive producer Marc-Alexis Côté said it’ll be “a very different type of Assassin’s Creed game.”
We were treated to a very short teaser for Hexe, set in a dark, eerie forest.
In it, we could see a hanging bundle of twigs in the shape of the Assassin’s Creed logo.
Despite how brief the trailer was, it was enough to stir our imaginations about what the upcoming game could be.
With the codename being German, there is speculation that it could take place in one of the German speaking countries in central Europe.
In this region, witch-hunting was popular between 1580 and 1630, and could be the time period for the upcoming game.
Before the announcement of Hexe and Project Red, many believed that the next big Assassin’s Creed game would be called Infinity.
It was rumoured that Infinity would feature different time locations from the series, as well as live-service elements.
Côté did reveal that Infinity is, in fact, real. However, it isn’t a game as many thought it was.
He said: “Infinity is not a game, per se. It is going to be the single entry point for our fans into the Assassin’s Creed franchise into the future.
“[It’s] going to be a hub that will unite all our different experiences and our players together in meaningful ways.”
Infinity is intended to be a social media hub, where eventually, major franchise releases will connect via multiplayer experiences.
This is still in the testing phase for now, with no timeline as to when we will see more.
More details about the upcoming Assassin’s Creed Mirage were also given at the showcase.
Written by Georgina Young on behalf of GLHF.
