GAMING giant Ubisoft has revealed that it is working on an online-only version of Assassin’s Creed.
Assassin’s Creed Infinity is expected to feature multiple settings that evolve over time, much like the sprawling maps of multiplayer games like Fortnite.
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It’ll be the latest addition to the blockbuster franchise, which takes place in huge worlds that take hundreds of hours to complete.
Plans for an upcoming online-only entry were revealed by Bloomberg on Wednesday and confirmed by French developer Ubisoft.
Previous Assassin’s Creed games each unfolded in specific historical settings such as ancient Greece or Ptolemaic Egypt.
Infinity, on the other hand, “will contain multiple settings with room to expand to others in the months and years following its debut,” Bloomberg said, citing anonymous sources.
“Individual games on the platform might look and feel different, but they will all be connected.”
The game’s release date is unclear, but Bloomberg cautioned that the ambitious title was “years away”.
A spokesperson for Ubisoft declined to discuss the game in detail but confirmed its existence.
Sources said Infinity will be a live service game, similar to Epic Games’ battle royale mega-hit Fortnite and Rockstar’s GTA Online.
This means that, rather than Infinity being a one-off, single-player title that remains the same after launch day, its map will change over time.
It’s expected to feature multiple settings that will look and play differently and can be expanded over the course of months or years.
