Rumors are swirling about this week regarding the future of Assassin’s Creed. We already knew a small-scale spinoff codenamed Rift was in the works, and more details are coming to light from various sources.
On Tuesday, YouTuber Jeremy “ACG” Penter made a tweet claiming that the next Assassin’s Creed would have an Aztec setting somewhere in Central America. However, Bloomberg reporter Jason Schreier shot down this assertion quickly.
“The next [Assassin’s Creed] game is Rift, which is set in Baghdad,” Schreier said on Reddit. “After that will be [Assassin’s Creed 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.”
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Schreier broke the initial Rift story in February, revealing that it will likely star Basim from Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla and will have an emphasis on stealth. Eurogamer went on to corroborate that report as well. Obviously, take all of this with a pinch of salt until Ubisoft comes out and announces something, but yeah — it seems Assassin’s Creed Rift will likely be set in Baghdad, Iraq.
Ubisoft is hosting a multi-game showcase in September. So we might learn some concrete information there regarding Assassin’s Creed Rift or the ambitious live-service title Assassin’s Creed Infinity at the event. Until then, though, all we can do is speculate.
Written by Kyle Campbell on behalf of GLHF.
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