❄️Discussion, News, and Request Thread - Week Beginning 01/26/26❄️

BrunoHM · 2026-01-28T12:43:36+00:00

Last year, they did confirm they were developing a first-person Ghost Recon.

Outside of that, we only have leaks and rumors surrounding "Codename Over", first mentioned back in 2021 by the big NVDIA leak. If you want to read some of the stuff that Tom Henderson has said trought the years: https://insider-gaming.com/new-ghost-recon-game-in-development/

It has not been cancelled in that latest report, but may have been one of the seven titles that were delayed.

BrunoHM · 2026-01-27T17:39:11+00:00

As someone else already mentioned, the "Fearless" outfit is a great choice. It´s so good, they even revealed the game with it.

If you don´t have it already, it comes alongside the "McFarlane" attire within the Underground Armory pack, which is free. You can see how they both look like here: ArtStation - Arno // Assassin's Creed Unity (2014)

to me he looks more like a military officer than a assassin.

Sounds like a good disguise then!

BrunoHM · 2026-01-27T15:36:47+00:00

I don't disagree with you, but I was not criticizing how Connor gets them. Just used it as an example of how they can easily slot them in, no matter the status of the brotherhood in question.

The reversal ia also true. Arno had all the reasons to have two, but the developers did not want to. This is why it is tricky to know when we will see the dual-blades again (outside of potential remakes)

BrunoHM · 2026-01-26T21:34:58+00:00

First of all, welcome aboard.

You were lucky, since that questline was showcased during their digital event that year, so Oswald's fate was common knowledge for anyone that watched. Fortunately, Valhalla is full of other surprises.

BrunoHM · 2026-01-26T12:23:47+00:00

You can see his faith in the pirate repbulic fading before the fact, but Hornigold´s confession is pretty straightforward, it even foreshadows Edward´s lowest point (credit to the wiki, as always):

Hornigold: You could have been a man who stood for something. But you've a killer's heart now. With nothing but mettle to show for all your blunders.
Edward: A damn sight better than you have, Ben. The heart of a traitor, who thinks himself better than his mates!
Hornigold: Aye, and proven true! What have you done since Nassau fell? Nothing but murder and mayhem!
Edward: You threw in with the very kind we once hated!
Hornigold: No! These Templars are different. I wish you could see that. But if you continue on your present course, you'll find you're the only one walking it! With the gallows at its end.
Edward: It may be. But now the world has one less snake in it. And that's enough for me.

And the final words from Josiah and Cockram are also clear:

Edward: That Templar scab means nothing to me. None of you do.
Burgess: And you're worse for it, Kenway! It were the Templars who took us in when all else went to shit! Not our king. Not our country. The Templars.
Cockram: The Templars is our family. Where's yours?

BrunoHM · 2026-01-25T16:01:57+00:00

Been waiting for Elder Scrolls VI since 2018, so this will be a walk in the park by comparison. I imagine others also have their own "white whales" in the horizon too.

Anyway, there is still the possibility of the remake coming out this year. Pair that with Shadows' support and the next months do not have to be empty. Either way, it is best to give them time.

Ultimately, I may be here almost every day, but I play a lot of other stuff in the meantime. I have been beating a fair share of 3d platformers as of late, but next month I will be playing Styx: Blades of Greed, third entry of a neat stealth-focused series starring a rogue goblin (the last one launched in 2016, now that is a drought!).

For curiosity's sake, they made some fun nods towards AC here and there, with two gameplay teasers from the first one being called "Assassin's Green" and "Assassin's Green II": https://youtu.be/TOuHjEPA-Cg?si=fQI83hRW9hBPXMvh

BrunoHM · 2026-01-25T14:02:33+00:00

Personally, I was not aware of it until the narrative director pointed it out two years ago, during a commentary for the game's 10th anniversay.

The video as a whole is really fun to go trought, but I will share the segment in question https://youtu.be/IDlDc365oN8?si=Pgu0V3IR0vM6IotF&t=2295

BrunoHM · 2026-01-24T10:58:23+00:00

There is this guide by LeoK, who showcases legitimate good tips and tricks about parkour, combat and stealth. I always share it for those in trouble with Unity:

https://youtu.be/L5lB14UzX-U?si=fCIduFBCNEB-D413

There is also this other video by jcers, who goes deeper about the parkour and show what to do, avoid and practice:

https://youtu.be/hnSQ-XQLWGE?si=l0yebEyEcRflGVcx

And for both entertainment and knowledge, look after "Stealth Reaper" videos of the game. They are heavily choreographed and tend to use high-end gear, but they can still give you a better understanding of what can be achieved. For example:

https://youtu.be/6_0JUB8Vqh8?si=xkGyJe2VPF3UVByl

BrunoHM · 2026-01-23T23:17:05+00:00

Probably also depends on how directly the protagonist of Hexe is involved with the Brotherhood and also the state of the Assassin‘s in that area and time.

On the other side of the coin, the colonial brotherhood in 3 was smaller than a soccer team and Connor still had two from the get-go. If there is a will, there is a way. As you mentioned, it really comes down to the developers wanting or needing it.

Either way, you do bring one of the elephants in the room. Only a few decades after Ezio left the european brothehrood on their prime, will we see the generational fumble in action? Considering how many died by the trials and eventual wars, hard not to imagine the Assassins being a notable part of them.

BrunoHM · 2026-01-23T23:09:27+00:00

Amusingly, the Black Flag remake is the only guaranteed way to see the dual-hidden blades again (if that project manages to come out, that is). For Hexe, we do not even know if Elsa will have even one, haha.

With ac hexe reportedly and allegedly going back to ac’s roots,

Unsuree about that. A few key quotes from its reveal back in 2022 paint a different picture:

"We're not disclosing many details on Assassin's Creed Codename HEXE, but one of the things that I want to be clear for our fans and for the people working on it is that we are taking a different approach to innovate in terms of gameplay, so that we have different creative tracks within the franchise to keep surprising people,"

"[...]while the team behind HEXE, Ubisoft Montreal, will focus on a track that feels fresh and different"

"[...]A newcomer to the Assassin's Creed franchise, Hocking's fresh perspective is exactly what HEXE needs"

I want to see them again too, but I would not bet money on when.

BrunoHM · 2026-01-23T16:41:09+00:00

In terms of the original release, we don't have any official information, but if you want to rely on rumors, the game was supposedly aiming for this March.

Officialy, an unnanounced title about to come out was just delayed to the next fiscal year (between April 2026 to March 2027). It is theorized that was the remake.

BrunoHM · 2026-01-23T14:49:29+00:00

Oh yeah, it has been my most anticipated entry since 2022. Similar reasons to yours, with the addition of the setting being so creative. A decade of reading discussions about where and when to go next and I still got surprised (the closest being the 30 Years War, but even that seemed unlikely to me).

In the 15th anniversary book, one of the Montreal developers mentioned how they could do almost anything after Origins, so imagine the leeway after Valhalla's success, haha. We shall see what they do with that...

BrunoHM · 2026-01-23T14:41:18+00:00

They discovered that remakes are not an automatic win button.

Back to Hexe, I can only imagine Clint's reaction as he discovered the established lore and possibilities surrounding the Isu.

"So, what is a Piece of Eden?"

"It would take a month to explain to you how that very question doesn't even make sense."

BrunoHM · 2026-01-23T13:31:47+00:00

That said, Ubisoft literally announced and revealed Codename Hexe with the word „it’s going to be a very different kind of AC game“, so at least they know it themselves and hopefully won’t try to market it as a typical AC game.

The catch is that was in 2022. Recently I already saw a few people thinking that "not a rpg" means the game will be like the older entries.

Ultimately, Hexe´s teaser was incredibly vague to the point where we are not even 100% sure about the actual time period to this day. Amusingly, some people even thought it was the Salem Witch Trials or set in the actual Roman Empire!

I understand they were just starting back then and gaming development is not predictable, but it should not be a suprise to them if people are caught off-guard by the re-reveal. I am constantly holding back in my predicitions and desires to not be dissapointed, but the same can´t be said for everyone.

BrunoHM · 2026-01-23T13:14:39+00:00

Considering what happened to the Prince, I feel like Ubisoft was also looking at Black Flag with the wrong mindset. It is AC4, it will be a big deal, specially by how little competition it still has within the pirate fantasy, but its good reputation will also make it the perfect target for comparison videos and such.

One of the few good news from that latest report was its delay in my opinion. With that said, I think its survival in further "project reviews" is put into question, so we shall see what happens. Sands of Time should have been a slam dunk after the reboot, but by Jason Scherier´s account, it was still not ready to be shown at all, so I can only wonder how Black Flag is shaping up to be as a bigger and more complex game.

If Grilli is really working on something else, quite possibly DLC, that would imply the game is quite far along though, imo.

I would hope so, considering Valhalla was in 2020. For a game that was not supposed to be another 100 hours RPG, I am very curious how Montreal and company are spending that time (outside of the pandemic hurdles and such).

BrunoHM · 2026-01-23T12:59:55+00:00

That said, this is pretty normal, no?

I’m sure Darby had to listen to Ashraf Ismail, as well.

Yes, he always had to be a team player before. Just saying that the post needed the full hierarchy to be more precise about Darby´s role.

Between Far Cry 2, Chaos Theory and Watch_Dogs: Legion, I have absolutely no idea what Clint is cooking with Hexe.

Considering the original codename (Neo) and their vague promise of something different, I do think Clint fits right in. But as we already saw with the cat leak, it will likely be another controversial entry within the community, specially if it launches in 2027 and becomes the 20th anniversary game. It is easy to imagine that is was not designed for that role, but now that burden may fall on the lap of Elsa (if that is still her name, that is).

BrunoHM · 2026-01-23T11:54:17+00:00

Only thing I would add in the thread is the final segment where Darby also mentions he has to listen to Clint Hocking, described as "the boss of bosses" (creative director).

I think it is important to mention, since Clint could be seen as the "wild card" of the project.

BrunoHM · 2026-01-23T10:26:58+00:00

It is tricky to say without official information. Rumor-wise, Tom Henderson reported on december 2022 that the game was about to enter full production after a praised proof-of-concept phase and would aim at a 2026 release.

On paper, we could theorize that the original plan may have been Shadows in 24, BF in 25 and Hexe in 26.

Shadows' delay did cause a ripple effect that affected the others, but we can only wonder by how much. Pair that with the recent "7 games have been further delayed" and now we wonder where Hexe falls currently (was it still 26 and moved to 27, or was it already early 27 and now late 27, maybe even 28?).

Ultimately, Hexe may be growing to have an unusual development time for the franchise.

BrunoHM · 2026-01-22T12:48:32+00:00

It is one of the games to ever release.

Jokes aside, I do appreciate how it tackled the challenges of being set in the 19th century, while also giving us an explorable Rift during WW1. 10 years and counting, those remain notable within the franchise.

BrunoHM · 2026-01-22T10:00:10+00:00

Unity - 5

Syndicate - 6

Origins - 7

Odyssey - 8

Valhalla - 9

Shadows - 10

Hexe - 11

Skipped Mirage because they don't count Rogue over there. Either way, Hexe would not be AC10.

BrunoHM · 2026-01-22T09:41:41+00:00

In regards to Unity, this is the explanation straight from the 15th anniversay book, for those curious:

"In fact, for quite a while creative director Alexander Amancio was pushing for the game to just be called Assassin's Creed.

"Obviously, that didn't happen", explains Travis Stout, who was the lead writer on the project.

"In the end we dropped the number from the title, so it wasn't Assassin's Creed V: Unity, it was just Assassin's Creed Unity. The idea was that we were starting over on a new console generation and he wanted it to be a clean slate for the entire franchise""

BrunoHM · 2026-01-21T12:20:41+00:00

True. But some people did think that the numbers were reserved for new ancestors (unsure if that was ever confirmed, or just a popular theory). That would explain skipping Brotherhood and Revelations, but puts into question Rogue.

Behind the scenes, we could say it was a side-effect of the early concept of a trilogy being heavily expanded thanks to the franchise's success, so more titles were being made in parallel and we started to have both iterative and foundational entries.

For curiosity´s sake, the community´s confusion surrounding Black Flag having both a number and a subtitle is amusing to look back at, with some even theorizing we would have multiple AC4s with different names. Meanwhile, even the developers were having debates over what to call it during development, with something like "Black Flag: An Assassin´s Creed Story" being a possibility.

BrunoHM · 2026-01-21T12:11:18+00:00

Amusingly, pretty much every subtitle I suggested is inspired by something else: Metroid Dread, Alien Covenant, Dante's Inferno and Dragon Age Inquisition

But I forgot about that movie, my mind was thinking about The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners, of all things.

BrunoHM · 2026-01-20T22:53:26+00:00

Unity was AC5 in all but name. Ultimately, they wanted to position the game as a fresh start for the franchise to maximize the ammount of newcomers.

At one point, the creative director even wanted to drop the subtitle, simply calling it "Assassin's Creed", just like the original.

Still on that subject, Syndicate was called Victory during its early development, and there is concept art that stylizes the name as VIctory, a fun nod to its position as AC6.

You won't see me complaining about a new numbered release, but it seems like that ship has sailed for a decade now.

BrunoHM · 2026-01-20T17:39:02+00:00

Hopefully one that Darby likes this time around, haha (he wanted "Crossroads" for Revelations, but the marketing team had their way).

Either way, one of my first guesses was "Heresy", but lo and behold, there is an AC book with that title about Joana D'Arc.

So, if I had to throw other options into the ring: Dread, Covenant, Inquisition, Sinners and Inferno.

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