Assassin's Creed Mirage story, gameplay and release date rumours ahead of Ubisoft Forward

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Assassin’s Creed.It was an instant hit when it released in November of that year, allowing players to explore the Crusades and immerse themselves into the medieval cities of Jerusalem, Damascus and Acre.Two years later, they followed it up with a sequel set in Renaissance Italy, exploding the potential of the franchise.Since then, there have been 12 main instalments set across the globe from colonial America, to ancient Egypt, industrial-revolution London to pillaging Vikings in Scandinavia.For years, the series was an action-adventure franchise, but after the technical catastrophe is Assassin’s Creed Unity in 2014 and the diminishing returns of Unity the following year, publishers at Ubisoft made a change.Assassin’s Creed Origins turned the franchise into a full-blown RPG, but despite its success, it immediately divided the fanbase.Two games later, Mirage is coming with the hopes of uniting them again with a game that is bringing the series back to its roots.It comes ahead of Ubisoft Forward, which will officially reveal the game on September 10.Information on the recently confirmed Assassin’s Creed Mirage remains limited, but now that Ubisoft is preparing to fully unveil the game at Ubisoft Forward, information is slipping through the cracks.According to rumours, the game could be closely tied to Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, via the main protagonist.People who played that Viking-era game will remember Basim Ibn Ishaq, one of the members of the Hidden Ones.Mirage will reportedly follow him in his younger days when he was just a thief, following his journey as he joins the organisation and becomes an assassin.One of the most exciting parts of a new instalment in the franchise is the location and time period, and reports.