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CD Projekt Red unveil codename “Canis Majoris” as The Witcher Remake
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To coincide with the game’s 15th anniversary today, CD Projekt Red have announced that The Witcher Remake is currently in the early stages of development. The “full-fledged” remake of 2007’s RPG is being developed from the ground up in Unreal Engine 5 and will use the same toolsets that CDPR is creating for their upcoming Witcher trilogy. The studio call the project a “modern reimagining” and say they’re “updating the game for the next generation of gamers to experience it.”
More Death Stranding 2 rumors surface, game is in development under codename “Ocean”
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Another rumor regarding Death Stranding 2 being in development has surfaced, with the source stating it is under production under the codename “Ocean”.
This is according ResetEra user Dusk Golem, a leaker who has been known to be on the money with horror-related scoops (via Insider Gaming).
Dusk Golem’s comments were posted in a thread on ResetEra where members of the forum were discussing a recent report that Death Stranding 2 would be released on Stadia, which Dusk Golem debunked.
Codename Red will take the Assassin’s Creed franchise to feudal Japan
The game Assassin’s Creed fans have been asking for years is finally on its way. During its Ubisoft Forward event on Saturday, the publisher revealed Codename Red, a new entry in the series that will be set in feudal Japan. Franchise head Marc-Alexis Côté called Red the “next premium title” in Ubisoft’s open world series and said Ubisoft Quebec was leading work on the project, suggesting it will hew closer to Odyssey than next year’s Mirage.
Experience the full Shinobi fantasy in our future open world RPG title set during Feudal Japan: Assassin’s Creed Codename RED.#AssassinsCreedpic.twitter.com/vr15LIvjej
— Assassin’s Creed (@assassinscreed) September 10, 2022
Côté also shared a teaser for Codename Hexe and called it “a very different type of Assassin’s Creed game.” Ubisoft Montreal, the studio that first created the series is leading development on the project, with Clint Hocking involved as creative director. Hocking may not be a household name, but he’s probably among the most influential designers at Ubisoft, with credits that include Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory and Far Cry 2. According to a recent report from Bloomberg’s Jason Scheier, the game is set during the latter stages of the Holy Roman Empire.
Neither game has a release date yet, but Ubisoft said they would both integrate with Infinity, a service Côté called “not a game per se, but a single entry point into the series.” Ubisoft was cryptic about what Infinity would involve but Côté said the company was exploring the possibility of creating standalone multiplayer experiences within the hub.
We work in the dark…
That’s all we can say for now about Assassin’s Creed Codename HEXE.#AssassinsCreedpic.twitter.com/01YM9uXtr8
— Assassin’s Creed (@assassinscreed) September 10, 2022
Assassin’s Creed Codename Jade is a ‘AAA RPG’ for mobile devices
Ubisoft is bringing Assassin’s Creed back to mobile devices with Jade, a new title set in China. The game takes place around 215 BC, filling in the timeline between Assassin’s Creed Odyssey and Origins, and it’s designed to feel like a mainline entry, parkouring and all. There’s no release date quite yet and all Ubisoft has shown is the classic eagle-flying-over-a-settlement sequence.
One thing we do know about Jade is that it will support the ability to create your own character, a first for the series. There’s no word on pricing or potential micro-transactions for the game.
Ubisoft has tried to make Assassin’s Creed a thing on mobile devices for nearly as long as the series has existed. The first mobile entry was Assassin’s Creed: Altaïr’s Chronicles, and it came out for the Nintendo DS in 2008, with iOS and Android versions the following year. The original Assassin’s Creed, meanwhile, hit PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in 2007. There have been a handful of mobile-first Assassin’s Creed games since then, but Ubisoft hasn’t released an iOS or Android title tied to the series in four years.
Take Assassin’s Creed everywhere you go with Assassin’s Creed Codename JADE, a AAA RPG action-adventure game for mobile devices set in ancient China.#AssassinsCreedpic.twitter.com/MykzIZdoHR
— Assassin’s Creed (@assassinscreed) September 10, 2022
In addition to Jade, Ubisoft is building a game based on the live-action Assassin’s Creed series heading to Netflix. Of course there’s also Assassin’s Creed Mirage, the new mainline title set in the Middle East.
Far Cry 2 and Splinter Cell writer, Clint Hocking, is leading the upcoming Assassin’s Creed: Codename Hexe
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You’ve probably played something by Clint Hocking: he’s a massive name in games, and has been attached to some of the largest games in Ubisoft‘s history. The Canadian video game designer and director wrote Spliter Cell, Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory, and Far Cry 2. He was also creative director on Watch Dogs Legion, and is co-creative director alongside Jonathan Dumont on the upcoming Assassin’s Creed Infinity..
He also coined the term ‘ludonarrative dissonance’ back in 2007, too, so you’ve got him to thank for that one.
Why the history lesson? Well, at Ubisoft Forward, the French publisher noted that Hocking will be heading up a brand new game in the Assassin’s Creed universe: Codename Hexe. The teaser basically makes it look like Assassin’s Creed: Blair Witch – there’s deep dark woods, a spooky wooden Assassin’s Creed symbol, and the promise of mystery.
Assassin’s Creed new game Codename: Red finally delivers fans’ dreams
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The Assassin’s Creed new game Codename: Red will finally transport fans to a location they have been dreaming of ever since the stealth RPG first emerged in 2007, with Ubisoft confirming the new project alongside Assassin’s Creed: Mirage, and details about Assassin’s Creed: Infinity.
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Assassin’s Creed Codename Red will finally take the series to Japan – just don’t expect it soon
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As well as announcing Assassin’s Creed Mirage, during tonight’s Ubisoft Forward presentation, Ubisoft has also announced a brand-new game in the Assassin’s Creed universe that will finally take us on a historic tour of Japan: Codename Red.
We’ve only got a very brief teaser for the game at the time of writing, and the title is still a while off yet (the next game in the series will be the aforementioned Mirage), but hey – at least we know it’s coming.
Ubisoft refers to this title as “The future of our open world flagship RPG series”, which seems to reference the fact that Mirage will be a more ‘classic’ Assassin’s experience that leans on stealth and parkour more than it does damage numbers and massive worlds.