Rumor:Assassin's Creed Empire' will arrive in 2017, taking players to Egypt.

Rumor:Assassin's Creed Empire'  will arrive in 2017, taking players to Egypt.

Ubisoft skipping the 2016 video game title in favor of the upcoming "Assassin's Creed" movie. 

Code named “Empire,” 2017’s Egyptian Assassin’s Creed was originally scheduled to be Ubisoft’s 2016 iteration of the franchise. However, after the poor reception of Assassin’s Creed Unity in 2014, Empire was bumped. 2015’s Assassin’s Creed Syndicate, on the other hand, was reportedly too far into development to be pushed further back, but it will apparently be the last Assassin’s Creed released under the annual schedule.

Ubisoft has announced earlier this year that the publisher will be taking a breather from the yearly release of "Assassin's Creed" titles, and will be "stepping back and re-examining the 'Assassin's Creed' franchise."

With this in mind, fans are expecting the next mainline title, rumored to be called "Assassin's Creed Empire," to be even bigger than its predecessors.


So what should the fans expect from the next "Assassin's Creed" game? According to Kotaku's sources, the next game will be set in ancient Egypt.

As of the moment, Ubisoft has its hands tied with its upcoming games, especially "Watch Dogs 2," which is billed to take the crown of "Assassin's Creed" on the Ubisoft lineup this year. All the above-mentioned details should be taken with a grain of salt.



More "Assassin's Creed Empire" news should be expected after the release of the highly anticipated "Assassin's Creed" movie, which will be out this December.