Assassin's Creed reportedly heading to ancient Rome under codename Mars
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Eurogamer reports YouTuber Xj0nathan says Ubisoft is working on an Assassin's Creed game set in ancient Rome codenamed Mars. The same report says a second project, codenamed Pocket, would be a mobile title set in Jerusalem. Xj0nathan reportedly cited two sources with access to Ubisoft's backend systems and suggested the Rome setting may link to the upcoming Assassin's Creed TV series. The report also says Pocket would play a bit like Assassin’s Creed Valhalla’s Mastery Challenge, look similar to the most recent Prince of Persia, and include a mentor character named Myriam.
- What happened: Eurogamer reports YouTuber Xj0nathan claims Ubisoft is developing two Assassin's Creed projects: a Rome-set game codenamed Mars and a Jerusalem-set mobile title codenamed Pocket.
- Why it matters: According to Eurogamer's report of Xj0nathan's claims, the Rome project may connect to the upcoming Assassin's Creed TV series, while Pocket is described as playing like Valhalla's Mastery Challenge and resembling the most recent Prince of Persia visually.
- Context: Eurogamer presents these details as rumours attributed to Xj0nathan and says he cited two sources he claims have access to Ubisoft's backend systems to back up the information.
- What next: Eurogamer's report gives no official Ubisoft confirmation, release dates, or launch platforms; the details remain reported claims rather than announced features.
What changed
- Eurogamer reports YouTuber Xj0nathan says Ubisoft is working on two Assassin's Creed projects: one codenamed Mars set in ancient Rome, and a second codenamed Pocket described as a mobile game set in Jerusalem.
- The report attributes to Xj0nathan the claim that two sources with access to Ubisoft's backend systems backed up these details.
- The Pocket title is reported to play similarly to Assassin’s Creed Valhalla’s Mastery Challenge, to look like the most recent Prince of Persia, and to feature a mentor character called Myriam.
- Xj0nathan is also reported to have suggested the Rome setting will likely be linked to the upcoming Assassin's Creed TV series.
Limits
- These items are presented by Eurogamer as claims sourced to YouTuber Xj0nathan and his cited sources; Eurogamer does not present official confirmation from Ubisoft in the report.
- The report does not provide release dates, platforms, or further production details for either codename Mars or Pocket.