Ubisoft officially announces
Assassin's Creed Syndicate, a new installment
that will take the stealth/assassination series to London during the height of
the Industrial Revolution. This is coming Windows PCs this fall, while the Xbox
One and PlayStation 4 editions carry a specific October 23rd release date.
Preorders are already being served through
the official
website for either a Standard Edition or a Gold Edition, both of which
include a bonus mission, while the latter also includes a season pass. The
debut trailer shows
off the setting with some cinematics,
this walkthrough trailer
offers a look at gameplay from a "pre-alpha" version, and the UbiBlog
celebrates the news with
7 Things You Need to Know about Assassin’s Creed Syndicate (Part 1) and
(Part 2). Here's the announcement:
Today, Ubisoft® announced that Assassin’s Creed Syndicate, the newest
installment in the blockbuster Assassin’s Creed franchise, will be available
worldwide on October 23 for PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system and Xbox
One, the all-in-one games and entertainment system from Microsoft. The Windows
PC version will be available this fall.
Developed by Ubisoft Quebec in collaboration with nine other Ubisoft studios*,
Assassin’s Creed Syndicate is an epic single player experience set in London
during the height of the Industrial Revolution, an incredible age of invention
that transforms the lives of millions. During this time, the gap between the
poor and the rich expands exponentially, making workers’ lives little more than
legalized slavery. The lower classes fight for survival by forming a new kind of
family – gangs -- and adapting to a life in the underworld. Players will embody
both Jacob Frye and Evie Frye, twin Assassins raised to follow the Creed. Jacob,
a determined, hot-headed and rebellious leader of an underground gang, is vastly
different than his sister Evie, a master of stealth and control. Together, Jacob
and Evie team up to challenge rivals, plutocrats and Templars alike to free the
masses from poverty and corruption, and ultimately wrestle back control of
London.
In Assassin’s Creed Syndicate, players explore the largest, most modern
open-world city yet in an Assassin’s Creed game. The fighting is more brutal
than ever, as players combat rival gangs and grow their sphere of influence
throughout London using new weapons, including brass knuckles, a kukri knife, a
revolver and the Assassin’s gauntlet. Assassin’s Creed Syndicate also includes
innovative navigation and transportation throughout the open world, including a
rope launcher for scaling tall Victorian buildings, zip-lining from rooftop to
rooftop or performing aerial assassinations, and horse-drawn carriages and
high-speed trains for free-running, tracking down enemies or escaping after
daring raids.
"The ability to lead an underground gang, commandeer any vehicle on hand and use
modern tools to take on an expansive and fast-paced Victorian London sets this
game apart,” said Marc-Alexis Côté, creative director, Ubisoft. “Assassin’s
Creed Syndicate has been in development for more than two years and this new
modern take on the living open world will please Assassin’s Creed fans and
newcomers alike.”
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For more information on Assassin’s Creed Syndicate, please visit
assassinscreed.com.
For more information on the collector and standard editions and pre-order
offers, please visit:
http://assassinscreed.ubi.com/en-US/purchase/index.aspx
For the latest on all of Ubisoft’s games, please visit
ubiblog.com.
*Associate studios are Ubisoft Montreal, Ubisoft Singapore, Ubisoft Annecy,
Ubisoft Montpellier, Reflections, a Ubisoft studio, Ubisoft Sofia, Ubisoft
Shanghai, Ubisoft Kiev and Ubisoft Bucharest.