The next "Assassin's Creed" game, "Assassin's Creed: Victory," is rumored to be coming out by Q4 of 2015. According to a report from PC Advisor, the game is going to be officially unveiled at this year's E3 convention in June to be followed by its official launch in game store shelves before the year ends.
According to the report, no specific release date has yet been given but it is expected to be out by Nov. or Dec. of this year. The game will be available for Windows, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4. It will be the ninth major installment in the franchise, following the previously released "Assassin's Creed: Unity" and "Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag."
PC Advisor also reports that the game will be set in Victoria-era London. Past games have been set in Jerusalem during the Crusades, Renaissance Italy, Boston and New York during the American Revolution, and in the Caribbean during the golden age of pirates.
A report from Game Watcher also hints at new game play options, such as the rumored "innovative asynchronous gameplay." This terminology refers to a multiplayer mode where each individual player has a noticeably different experience, radically differnent from the cooperative multiplayer of MMO's.
A good example of this type of gameplay is the multiplayer mode of the "Demon Souls" titles and "Evolve." Players can work together but each character is radically different than the other, giving each player a unique experience even when they are in the same space.
This is the first game in the franchise to be crafted by Ubisoft Quebec. All previous games in the franchise have been done by Ubisoft Montreal. In an interview with IGN, lead writer Darby McDevitt stated that this change in studio may be the start of a new path for "Assassin's Creed" and that the team has plans for the franchise for the next decade or two, indicating that "Assassin's Creed" will be around for a very long time.
