'Assassin's Creed 3' Release Date: Next Game Arriving in 2012
The next entry in Ubisoft's "Assassin's Creed" video game series is said to arrive 2012.
During the company's earnings call this morning, Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot confirmed the news: "There will be another great, full-fledged Assassin’s Creed title next year," he said.
"It will be a major release and we’ll be communicating more about it in the coming months," Guillemot added.
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One of the main character's for the series, Desmond, will have his story arc end with "Assassin's Creed: Revelations."
"In Assassin's Creed we set up a timeline with this whole end of the world plot of December 2012. That's fast approaching, and the story we have to tell, we obviously need to do it before we arrive at that point,” said Creative Director Alexandre Amancio in an interview with Eurogamer.
"We have the Ezio cycle and the Altair cycle, and both of those are set to conclude in Revelations, and we have the Desmond cycle, which is set to end on December 2012. But [there are] many cycles within the brand – that's the whole point. History is our playground,” Amancio added.
Amancio also said future games in the series will do away with the yearly release model.
"Our development approach is changing," Amancio said. "So our cycles aren't structured the same way – so it gives us a little bit more development time."
Ryan M., a forum user for Game Informer's website, hopes the game exceeds expectations: "I am perfectly okay with this. I just hope they will keep more then one dev team on board like with Revelations to ensure high quality."
More details on the game should arrive in May 2012.
The latest game in Ubisoft's action and adventure series is coming soon, called "Assassin's Creed: Revelations” and is set for release Nov. 15.
