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[[File:Assassin's Creed Logo.jpg|thumb|280px|The logo for the ''Assassin's Creed'' series]]
[[File:Assassin's Creed Logo.jpg|thumb|280px|The logo for the ''Assassin's Creed'' series.]]
The '''''Assassin's Creed'' series''' is an award-winning video game series that currently consists of six main games, fifteen spin-off games, several short films and various transmedia projects. Each of the main games have spawned novelizations, adapting and adding to the story of their respective game.
The '''''Assassin's Creed'' series''' is an award-winning video game series that currently consists of six main games, fifteen spin-off games, several short films and various transmedia projects. Each of the main games have spawned novelizations, adapting and adding to the story of their respective game.


The entire franchise is developed mainly by [[Ubisoft|Ubisoft Montreal]] and published by Ubisoft, with the exception of ''[[Assassin's Creed: Altaïr's Chronicles]]'' and the [[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (mobile game)|mobile version of ''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'']], which were developed by [[Gameloft]], a company owned by Ubisoft.
The entire franchise is developed mainly by [[Ubisoft|Ubisoft Montreal]] and published by Ubisoft, with the exception of ''[[Assassin's Creed: Altaïr's Chronicles]]'' and the ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (mobile game)|mobile version of Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'', which were developed by [[Gameloft]], a company owned by Ubisoft.


The series has made appearances on the iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad, Microsoft Windows, Apple Macintosh, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation Vita and Xbox 360. The Wii U and other platforms are slated to be added in the future. The gameplay, while varying slightly from game to game, falls in the historic action-adventure genre, with a heavy emphasis on [[social Stealth|stealth]], combat, and [[Freerunning|free-running]].
The series has made appearances on the following video game platforms: iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad, Microsoft Windows, Apple Macintosh, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation Vita, Xbox 360, Xbox One and Wii U. The gameplay, while varying slightly from game to game, falls in the historic action-adventure genre, with a heavy emphasis on stealth, combat and free-running.


==Series==
==Series==
{{Main|Games and media}}
{{Main|Games and media}}
===Games===
===Video games===
====Main games====
====Main games====
*''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' (2007)
*''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' (2007)
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**''[[The Ancestors Character Pack]]'' (2011)
**''[[The Ancestors Character Pack]]'' (2011)
**''[[Mediterranean Traveler Map Pack]]'' (2012)
**''[[Mediterranean Traveler Map Pack]]'' (2012)
**''[[The Lost Archive]] ''(2012)
**''[[The Lost Archive]]''(2012)
*''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' (2012)
*''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' (2012)
**''[[Benedict Arnold (DLC)|Benedict Arnold]]'' (2012)
**''[[Benedict Arnold (DLC)|Benedict Arnold]]'' (2012)
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**''[[Freedom Cry]]'' (2013)
**''[[Freedom Cry]]'' (2013)


====Spin-offs/other games====
====Spin-off games====
*[[Assassin's Creed (mobile game)|''Assassin's Creed'' (mobile game)]] (2007)
*''[[Assassin's Creed (mobile game)]]'' (2007)
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Altaïr's Chronicles]]'' (2008)
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Altaïr's Chronicles]]'' (2008)
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines]]'' (2009)
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines]]'' (2009)
*[[Assassin's Creed II (mobile game)|''Assassin's Creed II'' (mobile game)]] (2009)
*''[[Assassin's Creed II (mobile game)]]'' (2009)
*''[[Assassin's Creed II: Discovery]]'' (2009)
*''[[Assassin's Creed II: Discovery]]'' (2009)
*''[[Assassin's Creed II: Multiplayer]]'' (2009)
*''[[Assassin's Creed II: Multiplayer]]'' (2009)
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' (2010)
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' (2010)
*[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (mobile game)|''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'' (mobile game)]] (2010)
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (mobile game)]]'' (2010)
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Multiplayer Rearmed]]'' (2011)
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Multiplayer Rearmed]]'' (2011)
*[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations (mobile game)|''Assassin's Creed: Revelations'' (mobile game)]] (2011)
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations (mobile game)]]'' (2011)
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Recollection]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Recollection]]'' (2011)
*[[Assassin's Creed III (mobile game)|''Assassin's Creed III'' (mobile game)]]'' (2012)  ''
*''[[Assassin's Creed III (mobile game)]]'' (2012)
*''[[Assassin's Creed III: Liberation]]'' (2012)
*''[[Assassin's Creed III: Liberation]]'' (2012)
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Pirates]]'' (2013)
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Pirates]]'' (2013)
*[[Assassin's Creed III: Liberation|''Assassin's Creed: Liberation'' HD]] (2014)
*''[[Assassin's Creed III: Liberation|Assassin's Creed: Liberation HD]]'' (2014)


===Other media===
===Other media===
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*''[[Assassin's Creed: Ascendance]]'' (2010)
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Ascendance]]'' (2010)
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Embers]]'' (2011)
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Embers]]'' (2011)
*''[[Assassin's Creed (film)|Assassin's Creed]]'' (2015)
*''[[Assassin's Creed (film)]]'' (2015)


====Books====
====Books====
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====Comics====
====Comics====
*[[Assassin's Creed (comic)|''Assassin's Creed'' (comic)]] (2007)
*''[[Assassin's Creed (comic)]]'' (2007)
*[[Assassin's Creed (Penny Arcade webcomic)|''Assassin's Creed'' (Penny Arcade webcomic)]] (2007)
*''[[Assassin's Creed (Penny Arcade webcomic)]]'' (2007)
*''[[Assassin's Creed 1: Desmond]]'' (2009)
*''[[Assassin's Creed 1: Desmond]]'' (2009)
*''[[Assassin's Creed 2: Aquilus]]'' (2010)
*''[[Assassin's Creed 2: Aquilus]]'' (2010)
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*''[[Assassin's Creed: Brahman]]'' (2013)
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Brahman]]'' (2013)


==Future of the series==
==Future==
Ubisoft has made several statements about future installments, such as settings like [[World War II]], {{Wiki|Feudal Japan}} and [[Egypt]] are not likely to be featured as they are considered "boring" and unoriginal for ''Assassin's Creed'',<ref>[http://www.latestnewsexplorer.com/ww2-egypt-japan-are-boring-settings-for-ac/ Latest News Explorer: ''Ubisoft: WW2, Egypt & Japan Are 'Boring' Settings For Assassin's Creed'']</ref> and that they would refrain from creating trilogies for one single protagonist like they did with [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio Auditore]].<ref>[http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-09-28-assassins-creed-3-boss-talks-series-future-annualisation-plans-no-more-trilogies Eurogamer: ''Assassin's Creed 3 boss talks series' future, annualisation plans, no more trilogies'']</ref>
Ubisoft has made several statements about future installments. They said 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''.<ref>[http://www.latestnewsexplorer.com/ww2-egypt-japan-are-boring-settings-for-ac/ Latest News Explorer: ''Ubisoft: WW2, Egypt & Japan Are 'Boring' Settings For Assassin's Creed'']</ref> They also said that they would refrain from creating trilogies for one single protagonist, like they did for [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio Auditore]].<ref>[http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-09-28-assassins-creed-3-boss-talks-series-future-annualisation-plans-no-more-trilogies Eurogamer: ''Assassin's Creed 3 boss talks series' future, annualisation plans, no more trilogies'']</ref>


It has been revealed that Ubisoft has partnered with two French government research organizations in order to help them with an upcoming installment. They have started development for the game in January 2013 in France.<ref>[http://www.examiner.com/article/why-assassin-s-creed-4-will-start-development-france-this-january-debut-2015 Examiner: ''Why Assassin's Creed 4 will start development in France this January, debut 2015'']</ref>
It has been revealed that Ubisoft has partnered with two French government research organizations in order to help them with an upcoming installment. They have started development for the sixth main game in January 2013, in France.<ref>[http://www.examiner.com/article/why-assassin-s-creed-4-will-start-development-france-this-january-debut-2015 Examiner: ''Why Assassin's Creed 4 will start development in France this January, debut 2015'']</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 21:26, 30 December 2013


The logo for the Assassin's Creed series.

The Assassin's Creed series is an award-winning video game series that currently consists of six main games, fifteen spin-off games, several short films and various transmedia projects. Each of the main games have spawned novelizations, adapting and adding to the story of their respective game.

The entire franchise is developed mainly by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft, with the exception of Assassin's Creed: Altaïr's Chronicles and the mobile version of Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, which were developed by Gameloft, a company owned by Ubisoft.

The series has made appearances on the following video game platforms: iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad, Microsoft Windows, Apple Macintosh, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation Vita, Xbox 360, Xbox One and Wii U. The gameplay, while varying slightly from game to game, falls in the historic action-adventure genre, with a heavy emphasis on stealth, combat and free-running.

Series

Main article: Games and media

Video games

Main games

Spin-off games

Other media

Films

Books

Comics

Future

Ubisoft has made several statements about future installments. They said 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.[1] They also said that they would refrain from creating trilogies for one single protagonist, like they did for Ezio Auditore.[2]

It has been revealed that Ubisoft has partnered with two French government research organizations in order to help them with an upcoming installment. They have started development for the sixth main game in January 2013, in France.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Latest News Explorer: Ubisoft: WW2, Egypt & Japan Are 'Boring' Settings For Assassin's Creed
  2. ↑ Eurogamer: Assassin's Creed 3 boss talks series' future, annualisation plans, no more trilogies
  3. ↑ Examiner: Why Assassin's Creed 4 will start development in France this January, debut 2015

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