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New Assassin’s Creed Game Reportedly in Trouble, Could Be Cancelled
One of Ubisoft’s upcoming Assassin’s Creed games isn’t looking so good according to recent playtesters.
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Ubisoft has been pushing its storied Assassin’s Creed franchise quite hard in recent years but one of its upcoming projects seems to be struggling, according to a new report.
Assassin’s Creed Multiplayer game in trouble
The Assassin’s Creed franchise hasn’t exactly been known for its PvP multiplayer modes. While some of the earlier games in the series offered the online cat-and-mouse assassin experience that was relatively well-liked, it always played second fiddle to the single player portions of the games and died off after its final appearance in 2013’s Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag. The mode is even being left out of the imminent Black Flag remake, which is due out on July 9.
It’s part of Ubisoft’s new Assassin’s Creed initiative to create new types of Assassin’s Creed games and take the franchise in bold new directions. This makes a lot of sense considering the series has caught a lot of flak in the past from fans for remaining too formulaic; if Ubisoft is........