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During today’s Ubisoft Forward live stream, the company finally peeled back some of the layers of Assassin’s Creed Mirage, the “back to basics” stealth action game that leaked late last month before being confirmed as real.
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In the trailer, we see protagonist Basim Ibn Ishaq taking the killer’s oath, saying “I am” to several statements as he stalks enemies and stabs them in the back. The game is set 20 years before Valhalla of 2020, with Basim going from street thief to master assassin and focusing on stealth gameplay.
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While a lot of information is new, the Mirage itself is not. Previously codenamed “Rift” and originally created as an expansion for 2020’s Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla, Mirage leaked right at the end of August. Artwork emblazoned with the text “The Forty Thieves Quest” in the same style that Ubisoft usually uses for Assassin’s Creed DLC appeared online – allegedly on the company’s own digital store – before being taken down. However, Ubisoft eventually relented and officially introduced Mirage as “the next Assassin’s Creed game.” It’s safe to say that stealth doesn’t work here, especially since Ubisoft may have blown its own cover.
The seemingly endless Assassin’s Creed machine isn’t just working on Mirage in its factory. There are three other projects in development at Ubisoft right now. This includes a mobile game and two other “core” entries in the series, one of which finally takes place in Japan. I know right? The game’s stealth action formula just makes sense in a historicized (if fictional) feudal Japan.
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While Assassin’s Creed: Mirage doesn’t have a set release date yet, Bloomberg reporter Jason Schreier reported last month that Ubisoft appears to be targeting a “spring 2023” window for this one. Three other games the company is currently working on reportedly won’t land until 2024 at the earliest, though it’s also incredibly likely that they’ll slide into 2025 or 2026.
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