Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag

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Assassin's Creed IV is the theoretical title of the sixth main installment in the Assassin's Creed series. While Assassin's Creed IV has not been officially announced, Ubisoft has made several statements about future installments. Amongst these are that the next game does not have to be set after Assassin's Creed III's American Revolutionary War setting, and that settings such as World War II, Feudal Japan and Egypt are not likely to be featured as they are considered "boring" and unoriginal for Assassin's Creed. An interview with Assassin's Creed III's scriptwriter Matt Turner gave a probable release date of 2013 or 2014 for Assassin's Creed IV.

In an interview with Eurogamer, creative director Alex Hutchinson acknowledged the possibility of creating another game based on Assassin's Creed III protagonist Connor, which will depend on the fan reaction he receives. Hutchinson nonetheless said that the developers would like to create a new protagonist and setting for each game, and that they will refrain from creating trilogies for one single protagonist like they did with Ezio Auditore.

Assassin's Creed is a flagship product for Ubisoft. There has been much speculation about possible settings of this game. Corey May stated that Assassin's Creed will never take place during World War II. Asked about future of the series, Sébastien Puel from Ubisoft said that "[...] we could do 35 of these [Assassin's Creed games]", while Laurent Detoc from Ubisoft said "we hope to reach Assassin's Creed 10". Alexandre Amacio, game director of Assassin's Creed: Revelations, stated that though Assassin's Creed III is likely to bring the story involving Desmond, who has linked together all of the games so far, to a close, it will not necessarily mean the end of the series. When Assassin's Creed returns, it will be back with a new central character. Amacio said there are "many cycles within the brand – that's the whole point. History is our playground". Amacio mentioned that the development cycles at Ubisoft Montreal are changing, too, so that following Assassin's Creed III, teams will be given additional development time, and without a yearly-release schedule to boot. Corey May stated that Assassin's Creed III plot leaves possible sequels "plenty of room to play". Associate producer Julien Laferrière said that furtherAssassin's Creed games featuring new hero Connor depend on reaction to character, stating "We made three games with Ezio because people loved Ezio."

In November, 2011, Empire State Gamer spotted a supposed Ubisoft survey that could have outed locations for future Assassin's Creed games. The online quiz asked participants which locations and time periods they'd like to see in the "next Assassin's Creed games".Alex Hutchinson, creative director of Assassin's Creed III, suggested the most requested Assassin's Creed settings, WW2, Feudal Japan and Ancient Egypt, are "the three worst settings for an Assassin's Creed game". However, Hutchinson stated both he and Corey May were open to the idea of setting a future franchise entry set during the time of the British Raj which now consists of the modern states of India and Pakistan.

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