UPDATE 17:00 UK: Following this morning’s leak, Ubisoft has now confirmed Assassin’s Creed Mirage as the next title in its storied stalwart series.
Mirage’s official art shows, as expected, Valhalla’s character Basim in his younger days. This is the smallest, stealth-focused game that has been widely reported on in recent months.
Eurogamer reported earlier this year that Mirage would be set in Baghdad. As Ubisoft previously announced, the future of Assassin’s Creed, presumably including its next big chapter Infinity, will be detailed next weekend during the publisher’s Ubisoft Forward livestream.
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ORIGINAL STORY 11am UK: Promotional artwork for the as-yet-unannounced Assassin’s Creed Mirage has appeared online, apparently from Ubisoft’s own store.
The image, shared on Twitter by Assassin’s Creed fansite The Codex Network, appears to be for some sort of additional research. It shows a hooded assassin hero armed with the series’ iconic hidden blade weapon, staring down the silhouette of an enemy with a curved sword. [UPDATE: The images in that tweet have now been removed due to a copyright claim.]
Setting a story mission around the famous tale of the Forty Thieves would mirror other such bonus missions that Ubisoft has offered in the past, such as a Beowulf-themed story for Assassin’s Creed Valhalla.
The recently released free-to-play roguelike mode of Assassin’s Creed Valhalla.
We’re expecting an official Assassin’s Creed Mirage reveal in the near future, at this month’s Ubisoft Forward event on Saturday, September 10.
However, several leaks detailing Mirage have already appeared all over the internet. We’ve known for some time that this game will be a smaller-scale, stealth-focused entry, similar to the origins of Assassin’s Creed. (And not in Assassin’s Creed Oranges, which set the franchise on its most recent RPG path.)
Eurogamer first reported earlier this year that Mirage would be set in Baghdad and chronicle the earlier adventures of Valhalla character Basim.
If you’ve completed Valhalla, you’ll know that Basim is a very important character; hopefully we’ll hear more about all of this at Mirage as well.