Assassin's Creed looks set to return to Rome. That, at least, is the claim from leaker j0nathan who, it has to be said, is often on the money when it comes to Ubisoft's flagship series. According to him, the Italian capital will be the playground for "Mars" (the codename given to the project internally). He has the information from two sources, at least one of whom has access to Ubisoft's databases, where a certain "Assassin's Creed codenamed Mars" is listed.
He also took the opportunity to share three theories. The first is the most obvious: the game would tie in with the live action series currently in the works at Netflix, whose events take place during ancient Rome.
j0nathan's second theory is that this "Mars" could be a direct sequel to Assassin's Creed Origins, with Aya as its heroine. Why not? We won't spoil anything here, but those who have finished the game know this hypothesis isn't far-fetched. The third possibility, finally, is a project entirely unconnected to both the upcoming Netflix series and Assassin's Creed Origins.
A direct sequel to Assassin's Creed Origins?
Worth remembering that Assassin's Creed has already trodden Roman ground with Brotherhood (2010), albeit during the Italian Renaissance. It should also be noted that j0nathan stresses that "Mars" could well end up shelved, which wouldn't be a first since Ubisoft has previously cancelled Assassin's Creed-related projects after work had already begun.
Still according to j0nathan, the French publisher is also working on Assassin's Creed Pocket (working title). Aimed at mobile devices, the game would be set in Jerusalem (a hugely symbolic city for the franchise) and would resemble "the mastery challenges in Assassin's Creed Valhalla." Visually, the title would be in the same vein as Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown.
For his part, Tom Henderson backs up j0nathan's claims, though without being categorical about it. He reckons the upheaval the series has faced lately (not least the departure of producer Marc-Alexis Côté) makes it hard to see clearly. Nevertheless, he believes Assassin's Creed Hexe could be pushed back to 2028.
Ubisoft recently promised it would say more about the game in 2027. The French publisher also underlined that, despite the critical and commercial success of Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced, no other remake is currently in development.
