Assassin's Creed Mirage

Ubisoft held its Ubisoft Forward presentation yesterday, showcasing what's in store for the future of the “Assassin's Creed” franchise.

Also confirmed is details on two chapters for the upcoming live-service title “Assassin’s Creed Infinity”. The first is ‘Codename Red’ being developed by Ubisoft Quebec and will explore Feudal Japan – letting players live in a “very powerful shinobi fantasy”. Ubisoft held its Ubisoft Forward presentation yesterday, showcasing what’s in store for the future of the “Assassin’s Creed” franchise.

At Ubisoft's latest broadcast, it held its first-ever Assassin's Creed showcase - officially revealing Assassin's Creed Mirage, out in 2023.

Bonus content and a digital artbook and soundbook are also included. What do you think of this collector's edition? Here's what you'll get in this very special version (valued at $149.99 USD or your regional equivalent), along with a look:

Assassin's Creed Mirage has been rated "Adults Only 18+" on the Xbox Store, and the game will contain "Real Gambling".

It will not feature RPG elements, such as the leveling system, dialogue choices, gender choice found in recent Assassin’s Creed games. Assassin’s Creed Mirage will mark a return to stealth action origins for the series. The listing reveals that Assassin’s Creed Mirage has been rated as Adults Only (AO) by the ESRB.

Ubisoft at their recent showcase dropped a trailer for their new AC game, Assassin's Creed Mirage which takes the series back to its roots.

The game will launch in 2023 and will be available on all major platforms including older generation consoles as well. Moreover, parkour was one of the major things that made Assassin’s Creed apart from other games. The entirety of the game will occur in Baghdad but there will be multiple areas to explore. The game will focus on stealth and a more AC-like setting in an old city. The RPG factor involved in the last couple of games is being ditched for a more basic and familiar Assassins Creed experience. The studio announced that Shohreh Aghdashloo, the Emmy award winner will be the voice of Roshan.

Making it the first-ever Ubisoft game to get an Adults Only rating.

Due to recent changes to the ESRB guidelines, lootboxes are considered a form of gambling since they don't tell the player what they might be buying. Considering some stores won't stock games that are Adult Only, it's incredibly unlikely that Ubisoft allows Assassin's Creed Mirage to keep whatever real-world gambling it has. [only 33 games that have been given an AO rating between 1993 and 2018](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_AO-rated_video_games), including the likes of Manhunt, Outlast 2, and Agony. Of course, the highlight of the show was the Assassin's Creed 15th anniversary showcase, which revealed several new titles in development including next year's game, [Assassin's Creed Mirage](https://www.thegamer.com/assassins-creed-mirage-reveal-ubisoft-forward/), which was presented as more of a traditional experience for the series. This implies that it'll feature lootboxes of some kind and also makes it the first game developed by Ubisoft to receive such a high age rating. This rating could be spotted during the reveal trailer and

Assassin's Creed Mirage creative director Stephane Boudon speaks to how AC1, the Ezio trilogy, Unity, and the modern RPGs influence the upcoming game.

[Assassin's Creed Mirage is set between Origins and Valhalla](https://gamerant.com/assassins-creed-chronological-order-how-play-odyssey-first-last/), but still incredibly close to the time period of AC1. No, in every way, Bordeaux sought to take what made the classic action-adventure games great and modernize them in a way for a proper 2023 title. [Assassin's Creed Mirage is a homage to the classic games](https://gamerant.com/assassins-creed-mirage-game-reveal-announcement/), particularly AC1, but it also draws influence from the open-world RPGs. Meanwhile, the next-to-last mainline action-adventure game, Assassin's Creed Unity, also provided Mirage with "some ingredients and tools." [AC Mirage's setting](https://gamerant.com/assassins-creed-rifts-basim-game-baghdad-setting-history-explained/) following the walled cities of AC1, while also having to honor the future of the Hidden Ones/Assassins with Altair a few centuries after Mirage. [Basim's rise to master assassin](https://gamerant.com/assassins-creed-mirage-basim-backstory-loki-twist-personality-contrast/).

Amid the reveal of Assassin's Creed Mirage at Ubisoft Forward, players are concerned as they have spotted the mention of “Real Gambling” within the game's ...

Doesn’t seem like it was a mistake after all.” Modiz explained that “the AO rating seems to come from the Real Gambling warning, which is defined by the ESRB as ‘Player can gamble, including betting or wagering real cash or currency’.” Games such as

After having delivered three massive open world action RPGs starting with 2017's Origins, the Assassin's Creed franchise is celebrating its 15th anniversary ...

“It’s a very young studio and a studio that has an energy and desire to leave its mark that reminds me a lot of my own studio in Quebec City. It’s a studio that really wants to impress the world.” “It is built using our Valhalla technology but, we’re proposing a more intimate, more focused experience for players to to again go back to our roots, go back to the Middle East…

It might feel strange for a successful series to take a break from its latest evolution to return to its origins, but that's exactly what Ubisoft is doing ...

Compared to the triple-ended sprawl of Valhalla's storyline, Assassin's Creed Mirage is instead a "tightly-crafted narrative-driven" adventure. Obviously, graphically the last few Assassin's Creed titles have set a high bar, but what tweaks will Ubisoft make to make a classic formula feel modern? [Ubisoft Forward 2022](https://www.gamesradar.com/everything-announced-ubisoft-forward-2022-assassins-creed-showcase/). It's almost a complete deviation away from the direction of the last three Assassin's Creed titles. We're joining the story of the returning character some 20 years before the events of Valhalla, to see how he goes from street thief to master assassin. At this point, Assassin's Creed as a series is at risk of developing open-world fatigue. [Assassin's Creed Odyssey](https://www.gamesradar.com/assassins-creed-odyssey-guide/), which was followed by Assassin's Creed Valhalla and its epic Viking tale in 2020. With Assassin's Creed Mirage promising more nuanced detection so you can see exactly who's chasing you down, there's plenty of scope for this to be seriously satisfying. Each assassination will be a black box mission, allowing you to have some freedom as to how you take down your target, but I'm excited to have a tighter focus for each level. Its 2023 launch is perfect timing – both in terms of celebrating the series' 15th anniversary and acting as an intake of breath before the inevitably vast worlds of [Assassin's Creed Mirage](https://www.gamesradar.com/assassins-creed-mirage-guide/). After [Assassin's Creed Origins](https://www.gamesradar.com/assassins-creed-origins-review/) took the classic series' formula and applied it to a vast open-world scale and RPG mechanics back in 2017, we've had almost five years of huge Assassin's Creed titles.

Vice president executive producer of Assassin's Creed Marc-Alexis Côté says the upcoming action-adventure title will be roughly as long as the older Assassin's ...

As opposed to the massive open world RPG structure of recent entries in the series, Assassin’s Creed Mirage is going to be a smaller and more stealth-focused title, with Ubisoft [billing it as a tribute to the franchise’s original games](https://gamingbolt.com/assassins-creed-mirage-is-a-commemoration-of-the-franchise-developed-by-ubisoft-bordeaux). [IGN](https://www.ign.com/articles/future-assassins-creed-games-will-not-all-be-150-hour-rpgs), vice president executive producer of Assassin’s Creed Marc-Alexis Côté said that Mirage is “a smaller Assassin’s Creed project” that was “conceived [and] built to celebrate the 15th anniversary” of the franchise. Speaking to

Assassin's Creed Mirage, which is the next entry in the long-running Ubisoft series that's releasing in 2023, will be surprisingly cheaper than many fans ...

For now, we still don't have a specific idea of when Assassin's Creed Mirage will be launching as Ubisoft has only committed to a broad 2023 window. The past couple of installments in the Assassin's Creed series (Origins, Odyssey, Valhalla) were all vast open-world RPGs that contained dozens of hours of content for players to dig into. Since the [PlayStation](/category/playstation-generic/) 5 and [Xbox](/category/xbox/) Series X were released back in 2020, many video game prices have seen their retail value jump to $69.99.

Ubisoft formally announces Assassin's Creed Mirage, the new smaller-scale stealth-based game set in 9th century Baghdad starring Basim from AC Valhalla.

Mirage is not the future of the franchise, it's not a side step, it's not backward. - They're going to be obviously full of enemies, so it's perhaps not a good idea to go straight in and try to reach your target. "Mirage is going to be a condensed experience, It's a more focused game. Meant to be a stop-gap to fill in the empty space between Valhalla and the new Assassin's Creed Infinity platform, Mirage was originally a DLC that morphed into a full game. Mirage is more basic and it sounds all the better for it. Instead of featuring RPG elements that are meant to keep you playing for 100s of hours like Origins, Odyssey, or Valhalla, Mirage puts most of its emphasis on action and parkour and is more like the old classic AC games.

The base game; a Prince of Persia-inspired outfit, eagle & mount skins, weapons, and more! Digital artbook and soundtrack; 32cm figurine of Basim; Basim's ...

The Digital Edition of the game is just $10 more, and the Collector's Edition is $149.99. But it's the physical content of Assassin's Creed Mirage that may draw the most eyes. But if someone picks up the "Collector's Case" edition of Assassin's Creed Mirage, they are treating themselves to plenty of digital and physical content.

Assassin's Creed Mirage platforms have been confirmed as PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X, ...

Assassin's Creed Valhalla is the latest release of the franchise in 2020. Assassin's Creed is an open-world action-adventure stealth franchise published by Ubisoft and first released in Nov. Ubisoft confirmed that Assassin's Creed Mirage will be released on PC through the Ubisoft Store and Epic Games Store.

According to store listings, Assassin's Creed Mirage seems to be the first console game with an Adults Only rating in nearly thirty years.

[Codename: Red](https://www.cbr.com/assassins-creed-codename-red-feudal-japan/) and [Codename: Hexe](https://www.cbr.com/assassins-creed-infinity-codename-hexe/). Both games will be released as a part of Assassin's Creed Infinity, a live-service title which will host various Assassin's Creed stories. During the showcase, Ubisoft also announced two new conventional Assassin's Creed titles, [Xbox store page](https://www.xbox.com/en-us/games/store/assassins-creed-mirage/9n4096hx1wwq), the upcoming Assassin's Creed title looks set to become the first game with the ESRB's Adults Only 18+ rating (AO for short) to launch on consoles in nearly thirty years. [Assassin's Creed Mirage was revealed](https://www.cbr.com/assassins-creed-mirage-new-trailer-release-window/) at Ubisoft's September 2022 Ubisoft Forward showcase. At the moment, the Xbox store listing gives it AO for "Intense Violence, Blood and Gore, Sexual Themes, Partial Nudity, Real Gambling," but official box art for the game still features the ESRB's "Rating Pending" symbol, suggesting that the AO rating is not final.

The US ratings board classifies this as “betting or wagering real cash or currency”. This differs from “simulated gambling”, which is described as gambling “ ...

Currently, there’s [no rating listed](https://store.playstation.com/en-gb/concept/10004865) on the [PS Store](/tags/ps-store). However, eagle-eyed fans on [ResetEra](https://www.resetera.com/threads/xbox-store-stream-multiple-regions-lists-an-esrb-adult-only-ao-or-similar-rating-for-assassin%E2%80%99s-creed-mirage-for-featuring-%E2%80%9Creal-gambling%E2%80%9D.630569/#post-93031550) noticed that [Ubisoft’s livestream yesterday](https://youtu.be/rvV4ZBx6_bo?t=876) was also marked as AO by the ESRB. The Xbox Store does also mention “in-game purchases”, but that’s par for the course these days, isn’t it? This differs from “simulated gambling”, which is described as gambling “without betting or wagering real cash or currency”. The US ratings board classifies this as “betting or wagering real cash or currency”. [Xbox Store](https://click.linksynergy.com/deeplink?id=I23MxTm2ku4&mid=24542&murl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.xbox.com%2Fen-us%2Fgames%2Fstore%2Fassassins-creed-mirage%2F9n4096hx1wwq), where we initially assumed it must be a mistake.

During the UbiForward event this weekend, Ubisoft revealed the next major Assassin's Creed game with Assassin's Creed Mirage.

- A Tribute To An Original: Experience a modern take on the iconic features and gameplay that have defined a franchise for 15 years. It is here you will take on the role of a young orphan named Basim who is simply trying to survive on the streets, eventually coming in contact with something that will greatly change your life and the destiny of many. Parkour seamlessly through the city and leverage the largest assortment of tools to date.

According to the Microsoft Store, Assassin's Creed Mirage features Intense Violence, Blood and Gore, Sexual Themes, Partial Nudity, and Real Gambling. The ...

[Ubisoft Forward](https://gamerant.com/ubisoft-forward-assassins-creed-mario-rabbids-skull-bones-updates/) showed an AO Rating at the start of the show, but that could be based on any of the live-service games shown there. [Mario and Rabbids: Sparks of Hope](https://gamerant.com/mario-rabbids-sparks-of-hope-rayman-dlc-ubisoft-connect-future-game-potential/), for example, would go nowhere near an AO Rating--Nintendo wouldn't let that fly. [Assassin's Creed Mirage](https://gamerant.com/tag/assassins-creed-mirage/) could get stuck with such a rating, but that's because of a relatively recent rating: Real Gambling. [ESRB](https://gamerant.com/crisis-core-final-fantasy-7-reunion-rated-esrb/), only 27 games have ever received an AO rating, and most companies will do everything they can to get rid of such a label. Several retailers, like Amazon, show a Rating Pending sign for Assassin's Creed Mirage, and this makes sense. The Microsoft Store and other digital markets are listing Assassin's Creed Mirage with an AO, or Adult-Only, rating, but this is unlikely to stick for the release.

Players can choose from three editions of Assassin's Creed Mirage, players who ...

Ubisoft confirmed that Assassin's Creed Mirage will be released on PC through the Ubisoft Store and Epic Games Store. Ubisoft Plus is $14.99 a month and it unlocks Ubisoft classics in addition to Mirage. [Assassin's Creed](https://www.dbltap.com/posts/assassin-s-creed-codename-red-revealed-01gcpvyamcqs) Mirage was announced during Ubisoft's [Forward September 2022](https://www.dbltap.com/posts/ubisoft-reportedly-to-announce-multiple-new-assassin-s-creed-games-01gcbgg8h84w) showcase.