Update: Sadly, it seems as though the image that this story is based upon could be fake. A bit of a shame, but this possibility doesn't take away from past leaks and rumours regarding Assassin's Creed Ragnarok. In any case, we're bound to hear more about the next Assassin's Creed title at some point this year. Sony's PlayStation 5 reveal event? E3 2020? We can't wait to see what Ubisoft's cooking up.
Original story: We all know the next Assassin's Creed game is in development. Supposedly titled Assassin's Creed Ragnarok, it's rumoured to be a cross-gen title, which makes perfect sense. A substantial leak near the end of last year outed the subtitle and some key details -- and it all seemed legit. Now, that leak's been given additional weight thanks to another leak, this time in the form of a product listing spotted on GameStop Italy and posted to Reddit.
The listing is for 'Assassin's Creed Ragnarok - Mjolnir Edition', and it's under Xbox One as a platform. In Norse mythology, Mjolnir is the name of Thor's incredibly powerful hammer -- Thor being the Norse god of thunder and, obviously, the star of many a Marvel movie. The name fits, then, and it certainly sounds like something that Ubisoft would come up with for a special edition.
Product listings are rarely concrete evidence -- especially when they're as skeletal as this one -- but every now and then they do suggest that something's happening behind the scenes. Given previous leaks, it's possible that we'll be seeing Assassin's Creed Ragnarok in the reasonably near future.
[source reddit.com]
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I hope the Viking /Nordic setting is true. AC Odyssey bored me visually because it just looked so similar to Origins
Sounds about right. Ubi loves to support new gen consoles.
Would love it in a Nordic setting. Kass/Greece made one of my favorite AC in years. Hopefully this will keep it up. A launch title for PS5 would be day 1 for me.
A few years back i would not had touched AC even for free. Ubi really turned this around.
I think the Viking Age is pretty fascinating, mainly because I'm an Scandinavian myself. Haven't fully played an Assassin's Creed game, but I'd love to give this one a shot.
If the map’s even bigger than Odyssey’s then they could stretch as far as Scotland. They could even do Iceland, with Shetland and the Faroe Islands as stop offs. The potential for this game is massive, especially scale wise since the Vikings made it to the bloody New World almost 500 years before the rest of us.
bring back AC Syndicate/Unity style of AC back not RPG
I didn't care one bit about the series till last two games. I loved them both.
@Rainsthetic Totally agree, RPG totally ruined the series for me. I hate to grind for level in order to be able to assassinate a normal dude...
@Agramonte Totally the other way around for me....
@xj220_afiles To be fair, having to level to assassinate a dude isn’t exactly the main thing making AC wildly unrealistic. Now if only they’d just do away with Animus altogether...
@Rainsthetic This comment section is unworthy of one such as you.
After playing Odyssey I'm not excited. It's gonna be another quantity over quality game again with an even bigger map... As if that matters.
I enjoyed Odyssey but it was far too big with too many disposable areas and a war mechanic that is completely redundant yet ever present. They also need to balance out assassinations with the RPG elements properly and maybe do away with the over reliance on magic birds. Oh and maybe put some of that cool looking customisation in the game and not just in a shop
I'd like a game in this setting. I loved the old AC games but going back to that formula now would be a step backwards, in my opinion.
Odyssey is great so not sure why Unisoft should ditch the new style for the old.
A Norse setting sounds great but can't help but feel Rome at the peak of its civilisation would have been more appropriate. Perhaps start in Gaul or Germania on a quest that takes you to Rome.
Regardless this is a game to look forward to in a year where there is much to look forward to!
Apart from Brexit and Trump and impending WW3 of course. 😉
when I bought black flag at launch it was the ps4 version but the ps4 console was released the following month so maybe they may do the same for this one.
@IonMagus I felt the same. I think origins was even better but I’m a bit biased as I love Egypt.
@nessisonett Again, i miss the animus like in AC 1 2 & Brotherhood. I always felt that it gave more depth to the story. But since they killed Desmond the story is going nowhere.
@thefirst I like it for marking enemies that it can physically see but I find it a bit cheap when it lights up everything like a Christmas tree even though it clearly can't even see most of it. It'd be nice to have to explore properly, maybe even interrogate people to find out information.
Did two thirds really play as Alexios? I found him rather dull. Kassandra was so much better
@Rainsthetic I really loved Evie and story was fine. but the gameplay is atrocious the game is stretched too max by repetitve gameplay and missions. And talking about gameplay they xouls learn a lesson from Guerrilla. 😉
anyone know when Assassin's Creed will get back to actual Assassins fighting the Templars
you know the main premise of the series
Ubi is that big 3rd party AAA company i will give some credit too. Yea they have F'd up with Predatory ish or bad grind/reward in some of their GaaS titles. But for the most party they are creative and offer hella content for the entry price. Rayman being neglected is easily my biggest complaint
@Rainsthetic for all the hate Unity got for being a mess at launch its stilly favorite current gen AC. So densely populated and France was sooo well realised.
@Nyne11Tyme thank you for making me feel that im not alone in this
@thefirst i just want ac back to its root again. idc about the multiplayer. AC4 is badass xD
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