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Did you miss The Ubisoft Forward 2022 and Assassin's Creed Showcase? That's okay – we got it covered!
The publisher revealed a slew of new Assassin's Creed games – including our first look at Assassin's Creed Mirage; more on that below – an update on Assassin's Creed Infinity, and reveals for Assassin's Creed Japan and Codename Hexe.
Perhaps the night's biggest reveal was Assassin's Creed Mirage and its "back-to-basics approach" for the long-running series, with Ubisoft returning to the stealth-action, narrative-driven roots that defined Altair and Ezio's earliest adventures.
Set in Baghdad, Assassin's Creed Mirage will "show the evolution of Basim a few decades before his appearance in Assassin's Creed Valhalla" and stars Destiny and Mass Effect voice actor Shoreh Aghdashloo as Roshan, "Basim's mentor and one of the main characters in Assassin's Creed Mirage".
Assassin's Creed Mirage is set to release in 2023 – we don't yet have a firm release date – and has been confirmed as coming PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X, and Xbox One. Ubisoft has also confirmed that Assassin's Creed Mirage will be released on PC through the Ubisoft Store and Epic Games Store, too.
For more from last night's showcase, here's everything announced at Ubisoft Forward 2022 and the Assassin's Creed Showcase.
Here's everything we know so far about the other two new games, Assassin's Creed Red and Assassin's Creed Hexe.
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