Good lord, someone stop the leaks! Ubisoft's press conference is just under an hour away at the time of writing, but that hasn't stopped the release date for Assassin's Creed Odyssey from squeezing out early.
According to a leaked developer blog post (whoops!), Odyssey will launch on the 5th October, 2018. So yes, Ubisoft is releasing another mainline Assassin's Creed just a year after its predecessor. Is the series being annualised again? We're not quite sure how to feel about that.
Other leaked details include the ability to play as either a male of female character -- apparently called Alexios and Kassandra -- and your choice won't impact the story. Sounds like it's going even more RPG, doesn't it?
The latter portion of 2018 is now looking seriously packed. Do you think any games will be delayed? Try not to leak anything else in the comments section below.
[source vg247.com]
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bad news imo.
plus too many rpg elements.
can't be bothered with this i'm afraid.
hope that splinter cell won't disappoint. also would love to see watch dogs 3 but that won't be happening now because ac releasing this year. sigh.
They just couldn't resist, could they? Up next: annualised, open world, always online Assassin's Creed with no single player campaign but a smashing battle-royale mode... Oh joy.
@jdv95 You know for a second I thought I missed the Ubisoft conference.
Splinter Cell will be 2019 then I reckon...
Yay, the series is annualised again -.-
@SPGFan34 think so aswell.
shame because there is no need at all for a new ac game (reskin) this year. they had a good formula with the 2 year thing but they just had to break it.
Yep, can’t guarantee I’ll be picking this one up immediately, if at all. I still haven’t bothered finishing off Origins. Maybe Assassin’s Creed just isn’t my thing anymore. Even with the new formula, that too’s going to get stale eventually. Just make a new property already that you can mainline. Assassin’s Creed needs to go.
@JesWood13 they should bring back prince of persia.
@jdv95 I completely agree with you. I haven't even bought an AC for years. Unity really left a bad sting in my mouth. It's just too crowded this Winter now for Splinter Cell, especially after Blacklist, the last one, was commercially disappointing. Mind you, it would appeal lots to single player gamers. There's not much else coming out for single player either. We'll have to wait and see.
Loved Origins but finished that and the DLC months ago so ready for some more Assassins Creed!!
Well done Ubi, well done...
Annual is only an issue if the quality isn't there! I have NO issue with more AC at all.
Could be wrong but I'm sure I heard something last year about Ubisoft saying AC was gonna stick with the two year gap between releases going forward giving the games more time to breathe, extra dev time and less franchise fatigue for players.
If this game is gonna be ready for September they'll have know this last year so why did they even bother to say anything.
Have to add, I've no issue with another one if it's up to scratch. Fair play if they can get a quality release out again so soon.
Foolish. I wont be buying until its cheap in 2019. It will just feel like a reskin of origins
It’s hard not to think that half of the game will be available this year while the rest of it will be behind a DLC paywall. Either way, I’m not interested this soon after Origins.
@jdv95 that sound like Watch Dogs 3 release in 2019. i think release in 2019 would help them have more time to polish it and improve better in gameplay for Watch Dogs 3.. i am taking a break by playing AC games.. AC Origins was decent, not best game ever i played
And Ubisoft missed the point where a two year break helped Origins.
Very disappointed that its releasing this year, I dont feel ready for a new Assassins game yet, and it just looks like a re-skin of Origins.. This will be the first one I dont Day One
More like Assassin's Greed! Aahaha.. Right? Not sorry.
I'm just super happy you can play as a female at long last, you could only have some bits of Evie in Syndicate. Yay
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