Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot revealed on Thursday that the corporate is engaged on remakes of the early Murderer’s Creed video games. He additionally talked concerning the writer’s plans for the sequence’ future, which embody a denser however extra diversified sport lineup.
Are Murderer’s Creed remakes in growth?
“Firstly,” Guillemot stated concerning the sequence’ future, “gamers could be enthusiastic about some remakes, which can permit us to revisit a number of the video games we’ve created up to now and modernize them; there are worlds in a few of our older Murderer’s Creed video games which can be nonetheless extraordinarily wealthy.”
He didn’t explicitly say the remakes are in growth now or say particularly which video games Ubisoft plans to remake. That stated, a leak in 2023 indicated {that a} Black Flag remake was in growth at Cranium and Bones studio Ubisoft Singapore. Rumors additionally counsel that an Murderer’s Creed 1 remake is within the works, although Ubisoft has denied that previously. Nonetheless, it’s unclear when both of those tasks could be launched, with the Black Flag remake reportedly beginning growth final November.
As for brand new video games, Guillemot stated, “The purpose is to have Murderer’s Creed video games come out extra commonly, however not for it to be the identical expertise yearly.” He gave the instance of the upcoming sport codenamed Hexe, which he says will likely be very completely different from Murderer’s Creed Shadows. “We’re going to shock folks, I believe,” the CEO added.
Introduced in 2022, Ubisoft hasn’t stated a lot about Murderer’s Creed Hexe. It reportedly takes place in Sixteenth-century Germany, a time of mass hysteria round supposed witchcraft. Hexe additionally reportedly contains a feminine protagonist named Elsa, who has supernatural powers. Nonetheless, this info comes from uncorroborated leaks.