‘Assassin's Creed’ games set in Japan and Holy Roman Empire will be announced at Ubisoft Forward, report says

Ubisoft is rumored to announce more “Assassin's Creed” titles aside from the next main series installment. A new report reiterated previous claims that the studios owned by the publisher are working on various games for the franchise, including “major” titles that are set in Japan and the Holy Roman Empire.

Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier reports that Ubisoft is gearing up to unveil three upcoming “Assassin's Creed” titles, including two “major games.” That latter will reportedly include projects codenamed Red and Neo.

The Red project is said to be in development in Ubisoft Quebec set in Japan. The report did not mention, though, which era of Japanese history will be featured in the rumored “Assassin's Creed” game. But other studios have had major success with AAA games set in feudal Japan, such as Sucker Punch’s “Ghost of Tsushima” for PlayStation.

The Neo project, which the report says may also be codenamed Hexe, is reportedly being developed by Ubisoft Montreal. This “Assassin's Creed” installment is inspired by the Holy Roman Empire, specifically its “latter stages.” Bloomberg added that the Neo/Hexe game will focus on the witch hunts and criminalization of witchcraft at the time, which in real life, happened in present-day Austria, Germany, and Switzerland.

The report added that the upcoming “Assassin's Creed” games will be included in the “Assassin’s Creed Infinity.” In a blog post in July 2021, Ubisoft confirmed it would follow a “new cross-studio, collaborative structure,” including its Montreal and Quebec offices.

Schreier, who first reported about the “Assassin's Creed Infinity,” refers to the as a platform for upcoming games of the franchise. While there are still questions hanging on how the project will be offered to fans, Ubisoft said last year that it would not be a free-to-play game.

Fans, however, will have to wait a few years before getting their hands on these “Assassin's Creed” games. The same report said the projects could launch in 2024 at the earliest.

Ubisoft is also expected to announce a new “Assassin's Creed” mobile game later this week. Tom Henderson previously reported (via Try Hard Guides) that the project is internally called Jade and will be set in China.

The publisher also confirmed an earlier leak that the next “Assassin's Creed” installment will be titled “Assassin's Creed Mirage.” It is reportedly set in Baghdad in the 800s, and the first official teaser reveals the return of Basim Ibn Ishaq as the next title’s main protagonist.

These “Assassin's Creed” announcements will be part of the Ubisoft Forward event on Saturday, Sept. 10, at 12 p.m. PT. Fans can watch it live on YouTube.