Assassin's Creed series News

In an attempt to make Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag more accessible, the modern-day story has been rendered "optional."

Assassin's Creed 2 is the next game in Microsoft's "Games for Gold" promotion. It will be included for Xbox Live Gold members from July 16-31.

Surprise! Assassin's Creed 4 has DLC.

Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag takes to the high seas to capitalize on one of the better aspects of Assassin's Creed 3, which was the naval...

Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag will be out on October 26 for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Wii U on October 26, and will be a launch title for the next-gen Xbox One and PlayStation 4. Unfortunately, if you want to get a taste of the pirate life on PC, you'll have to wait even ...

Ever since the Assassin's Creed franchise added multiplayer, fans of the series have known what to expect. This year's Assassin's Creed 4 includes multiplayer, of course. However, it adds a new feature that promises to shake things up.

Ubisoft has three Assassin's Creed games in the works right now, and Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot says the rotating teams will help them keep each one "appealing and fresh."

Assassin's Creed 3 ended Desmond's story, letting go of narrative baggage that was holding the franchise down. "It was a barrier to entry for people that want to pick it up," Darby McDevitt, lead writer of Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag, admitted.

"We're not going to waste any time," the lead writer of Assassin's Creed 4 promised. "He's going to be a pirate when you press Start."

Assassin's Creed 4 will launch with a free companion app for tablets, enabling "second screen gameplay" that's so trendy nowadays.

A new trailer for Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag details the character of Edward Kenway, who turned his back on the rich and ruling classes of his native land.

A new Assassin's Creed 4 trailer schools viewers on the basics of the Golden Age of Piracy, before showcasing our new assassin hero fighting and plundering with the best of them.

Ubisoft creative director Jean Guesdon and associate producer Sylvain Trottier talk about what we can expect in the PlayStation 4 version of Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag.

Assassin's Creed 4 lead writer Darby McDevitt talks about some of the unforeseen technical limitations he runs into when ironing out stories.

"Shipping a game every year is a boon rather than a hindrance," Ubisoft Quebec game director said about working on Assassin's Creed as co-dev. However, "I don't think teams can be co-dev partners forever," he points out, as the studio tries to leave the shadow of Montreal.