Rumor: Next main Assassin's Creed game will release in 2017 [Update]

Rumors are propping up from within Ubisoft, indicating that the next main Assassin's Creed game will skip the entirety of 2016. (Update: Ubisoft has responded.)

Ozzie Mejia

January 4, 2016 11:42 AM

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It looks like 2016 is kicking off with a sense of uncertainty for the Assassin's Creed series. While Ubisoft has not issued a direct statement in regards to the series' future, there are reports emerging that AC may be taking a short break.

The reports have sprung up from Kotaku, which previously leaked the existence of Assassin's Creed Syndicate before it saw the light of day. Word is that the next game in the series (tentatively code-named "Empire") will not release until 2017, with NeoGAF compiling the anonymous posts purportedly made by an Ubisoft employee. Kotaku is matching these anonymous posts with its own sources to conclude that Ubisoft Montreal will be skipping 2016, especially in lieu of its previous effort, Assassin's Creed Unity, which released with numerous bugs and glitches.

At this time, nothing has been confirmed and this should only be taken as rumor. Shacknews has reached out to Ubisoft representatives for verification and comment. In the meantime, 2016 will not be entirely silent for Assassin's Creed. The spin-off Chronicles series is set to continue next week with the release of Assassin's Creed Chronicles: India and wrap up in February with Assassin's Creed Chronicles: Russia.

Update: Ubisoft representatives have responded with the following statement:

“We can’t comment on rumor or speculation. We’re always happy when players are excited about our games, past, present and future. In the meantime, we hope that the latest images from the Assassin’s Creed movie set will keep fans of the franchise happy and eager to find out more!”

Ozzie Mejia

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Ozzie has been playing video games since picking up his first NES controller at age 5. He has been into games ever since, only briefly stepping away during his college years. But he was pulled back in after spending years in QA circles for both THQ and Activision, mostly spending time helping to push forward the Guitar Hero series at its peak. Ozzie has become a big fan of platformers, puzzle games, shooters, and RPGs, just to name a few genres, but he’s also a huge sucker for anything with a good, compelling narrative behind it. Because what are video games if you can't enjoy a good story with a fresh Cherry Coke?