Earlier this month, Ubisoft announced that it is taking a break and won’t release any Assassin’s Creed games this year. Here it is, straight from the horse’s mouth.

“This year, we also are stepping back and re-examining the Assassin’s Creed franchise. As a result, we’ve decided that there will not be a new Assassin’s Creed game in 2016,” Ubisoft announced. “We’re taking this year to evolve the game mechanics and to make sure we’re delivering on the promise of Assassin’s Creed offering unique and memorable gameplay experiences that make history everyone’s playground.”

With that being said, it might come as a surprise to find out that Ubisoft has already released 3 new Ubisoft games this 2016. Let’s take a quick look at them, shall we?

1. Assassin's Creed Chronicles India

• Game type – 2.5D side scrolling platformer.
• Release date – January 12, 2016 for Windows, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4.
• Gameplay – the game is set in 1841 India, during a war between the Sikh Empire and the East India Company. You play as Arbaaz Mir, a Kashmiri Master Assassin who must rescue his love from the clutches of his sworn enemies and recover the Koh-i-Noor diamond from the Templar. Explore 19th century India and its legendary landmarks, dash through deadly traps, use stealth to creep past guards, beat the clock in speed-run levels, and more.

Learn more about Assassin's Creed Chronicles India.


2. Assassin’s Creed Chronicles Russia

• Game type – 2.5D side scrolling platformer
• Release date – February 9, 2016 for Windows, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4.
• Gameplay – the game is set in 1918 Russia, after the October Revolution. You play as Nikolai Orelov and you are tasked with stealing a special artifact and rescuing the Tsar’s family, which is held hostage by the Bolsheviks. The mission doesn’t go as planned and you find yourself running from the Templars and trying to protect the artefact and Princess Anastasia.

Russia is the 3rd and final chapter in the series of Assassin’s Creed Chronicles games.



Learn more about Assassin's Creed Chronicles Russia.


3. Assassin’s Creed Identity

• Game type – mobile-exclusive action-adventure RPG.
• Release date – February 25, 2016 for iOS.
• Gameplay – create, evolve and customize your very own assassin, then use him to explore Italy in the Renaissance period, complete lots of missions, and unravel the epic mystery of The Crows.

Go get Assassin’s Creed Identity from Apple’s App Store.

UPDATE, May 2016: Identity is available for Android as well.


In related news...

An Assassin's Creed movie is heading to the big screen. Starring Michael Fassbender and Marion Cotillard, the Assassin's Creed movie is going to be released on December 21, 2016 in the US. Here is Michael Fassbender donning the iconic garbs of an Assassin.



I would have embedded a trailer, but there is none at this moment. It’s rumored that the first trailer will be released alongside Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, on March 25, 2016.