The subsequent Assassin’s Creed starring Valhalla’s Basim is ready in Baghdad – report

As has been just about the usual lately, the nearer we get to the reveal of a brand new Assassin’s Creed, the extra of its particulars begin to leak. This newest report spilled some beans on the title, in addition to the sport’s setting.

The new title is seemingly referred to as Assassin’s Creed Rift. As beforehand reported, it will star Basim, the character from Vlahalla.

Where issues get attention-grabbing, nonetheless, is the sport’s setting. Earlier this week, YouTuber ACG shared on Twitter that Rift goes to be set within the Aztec period.

The declare was picked up by Reddit, the place Bloomberg reporter Jason Schreier chimed in to shoot down that hearsay. According to Schreier, the sport can be set in Baghdad – although he didn’t specify the time interval.

Schreier, in fact, is a reporter with deep connections. Not solely that, he was the one to interrupt the information earlier this yr about Ubisoft engaged on a brand new Assassin’s Creed with Basim as a lead, set for launch later this yr or early in 2023.

So what concerning the Aztech declare? Well, you would speculate that ACG was referring to the subsequent main title, Assassin’s Creed Infinity.

“After that will be AC Infinity, and while that’s going to include a bunch of different games/experiences/biomes/whatever you want to call them, I’ve heard about the main two and neither of them are Aztec,” Schreier added.

Infinity is the subsequent main step for Assassin’s Creed. The stay service sport is presently in growth at each its Montreal (Valhalla), and Quebec (Odyssey) studios. The sport was formally confirmed to have entered growth final summer time following a leak.

Infinity has not been correctly revealed, and sure will not be launched for a number of years. It is, nonetheless, envisioned as an evolving sport, just like GTA Online, which Ubisoft can replace and broaden with new content material over time.

Rift is the extra quick concern, and we can’t have to attend too lengthy to search out out extra about it. Ubisoft is celebrating the Assassin’s Creed sequence’ fifteenth anniversary in September, when it should additionally host a Ubisoft Forward occasion that can probably unveil it to the world.