Ubisoft Announces They Are NOT Releasing An ‘Assassin’s Creed’ Game In 2016; Re-Examining The Franchise

Today Ubisoft that there will be no Assassin’s Creed titles coming out in 2016.

In a very short, and albeit to the point, blog post the French game publisher said in so many words that they know the games have faltered.

Since the release of Assassin’s Creed Unity, we’ve learned a lot based on your feedback.

Those are the words of a studio that knows where they went wrong, and hopefully how to fix the problems.

Assassin’s Creed: Syndicate was a much improved experience over the prior years Unity. Most likely Syndicate was already too far into development to push back when the buggy as hell Unity hit store shelves. If you don’t recall, or don’t listen to Geekscape Games, Unity was full of problems. It remained unfixed for a few months.

The backlash from the community on the shoddy product that was Unity obviously made Ubisoft step back and refocus on what they were doing. It will be refreshing to see what a year off will do for what is my favorite game franchise. Hopefully they bring back the “modern” timeline. Check out the full press release below:

It’s an exciting time for Assassin’s Creed.

 

We’re only a few months removed from the debut of Jacob and Evie Frye, the stars of Assassin’s Creed Syndicate. We’re proud of the talented team in Quebec City, and all of our studios around that world that took part in bringing the Victorian London adventures of our twin Assassins to life. We truly hope you enjoy playing Assassin’s Creed Syndicate as much as our studios enjoyed making it.

 

Also, we recently unveiled the first images of Academy Award nominee Michael Fassbender in action as our lead Assassin in the upcoming Assassin’s Creed movie that hits theaters on December 21, 2016. Having already visited the set, we can’t begin to describe how surreal and exciting it is to walk the real-world halls of Abstergo, or see the intricate replicas of Assassin weaponry. We have an outstanding cast and crew that want to honor the rich lore of Assassin’s Creed and bring a fresh perspective to the ongoing battle between Assassins and Templars that’s fit for the big screen.

 

This year, we also are stepping back and re-examining the Assassin’s Creed franchise. As a result, we’ve decided that there will not be a new Assassin’s Creed game in 2016. Since the release of Assassin’s Creed Unity, we’ve learned a lot based on your feedback. We’ve also updated our development processes and recommitted to making Assassin’s Creed a premier open-world franchise. We’re taking this year to evolve the game mechanics and to make sure we’re delivering on the promise of Assassin’s Creed offering unique and memorable gameplay experiences that make history everyone’s playground.

 

We’ll have more to share on all of the above soon. In the meantime, we want to say thank you to our millions of fans around the world for your continued support.