Codename Red will bring the Assassin's Creed franchise to feudal Japan

The game Assassin's Creed fans have been asking for for years is finally here. During its Ubisoft Forward event on Saturday, the publisher revealed Codename Red, a new entry in the series that will be set in feudal Japan. Franchise director Marc-Alexis Côté called Red the "next premium title" in Ubisoft's open-world series and said Ubisoft Quebec is leading work on the project, suggesting it will approach Odyssey than next year Mirage.

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Côté also shared a teaser for Codename Hexe and called it "a very different kind of Assassin's Creed game." Ubisoft Montreal, the studio that first created the series, is leading development on the project, with Clint Hocking involved as creative director. Hocking might not be a household name, but he's probably one of Ubisoft's most influential designers, with credits that include Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory and Far Cry 2. According to a recent report by Jason Scheier of Bloomberg, the game is set during the latter stages of the Holy Roman Empire.

Neither game has a release date yet, but Ubisoft said they will both integrate with Infinity, a service that Côté called "not a game per se, but a point of single entry in the series". Ubisoft was cryptic about what Infinity would entail, but Côté said the company was exploring the possibility of creating standalone multiplayer experiences within the hub.

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