Summary
A reputable report has confirmed that gameplay ofAssassin’s Creed Redwill officially debut at the 2024 Ubisoft Forward. The upcoming mainlineAssassin’s Creedtitle is set to be released in fiscal year 2025, which extends from April 2024 to March 2025, so an official introduction at Ubisoft’s large-scale summer event seems likely.
TheAssassin’s Creedfranchise has been a source of success for Ubisoft. Since the launch ofAssassin’s Creed Valhallain 2020 andAssassin’s Creed Miragein 2023, fans have been eagerly awaiting news of the next mainline entry. Ubisoft answered their requests by announcingAssassin’s Creed: Codename Redat the 2022 Ubisoft Forward, which will take the series to the highly-requested lands of feudal Japan. The company went silent on the game, up until its third-quarter 2024 sales report was issued earlier this year, which mentionedUbisoft’s plans to releaseAssassin’s Creed Redin FY2025.
Insider Gaming recently published a reportconfirming that the official gameplay reveal ofAssassin’s Creed Redwill be featured in this summer’s Ubisoft Forward, which is slated for June 10. Fans can likely expect a cinematic trailer revealingAssassin’s Creed Red’s official title, and a tentative release window alongside it. The leak also asserts that content creators and media outlets will get some hands-on time with the game during the week of Summer Games Fest, the preview embargo for which will lift on June 12.
Assassin’s Creed Red Will Kick Off an Important Era for the Series
Ubisoft will also reportedly useRedas a springboard for the launch ofAssassin’s Creed Infinity, a central hub for theAssassin’s Creeduniverse.Assassin’s Creed Infinitywill apparently house the modern-day storyarc connecting the various entries in the franchise. To enable this, the entire series will transition to a unified engine dubbed the Anvil Pipeline. This will help streamline development and also unlock graphical upsides such as ray-traced global illumination. However, shifting to the Anvil Pipeline has allegedly required a complete revamp of various technical aspects like animations, parkour systems, dynamic weather, etc.
Insider Gaming’s track record is near-flawless, which spells great news for those clamoring for more details about the upcomingAssassin’s Creedtitle. Somegameplay details forAssassin’s Creed Redwere also leakeda while back, claiming an overhauled parkour system, a stealth focus, and gore-heavy combat that echoesAssassin’s Creed Valhalla. Moreover,Redwill break the series' usual one-protagonist mold by introducing dual playable characters, both embodying real historical figures: the renowned African samurai Yasuke, and a female Assassin named Naoe. With just over a month to go, the June Ubisoft Forward is shaping up to be a must-watch.
Assassin’s Creed
Assassin’s Creed is an action-adventure stealth series published and developed by Ubisoft and its various first party studios. Originally releasing in 2007, the series has seen 12 mainline releases with the recent games moving to a more open-world RPG style. Each game typically showcases major historical moments like the Italian Renaissance, Crusades, or French Revolution, focusing mostly on a long standing conflict between the free-minded Assassins against the order loving Knights Templar.
