Season 19's launch is shaping up to be one of the most transformative updates the game has seen in years.
11.10.2023 - 18:31 / videogameschronicle.com / Stéphane Boudon / New / Ubisoft
Ubisoft has labelled Assassin’s Creed Mirage its biggest new-gen launch so far in terms of unit sales.
The game was released on October 5 for PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S and PC, and an iPhone 15 Pro version is set to follow in early 2024.
“With the number of players being in line with past successful launches such as Assassin’s Creed Origins and Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, we are humbled by the positive reception,” Ubisoft said on Wednesday.
“We are proud to also share that Assassin’s Creed Mirage is the biggest New Gen launch in terms of units sales to date at Ubisoft (PS5, Xbox Series X-S).”
Mirage’s development was led by Ubisoft Bordeaux, the studio behind Assassin’s Creed Valhalla’s Wrath of the Druids expansion.
Billed as a love letter to the original Assassin’s Creed, gameplay is focused on parkour, stealth and assassinations, marking a return to the action-adventure style of games released prior to the more expansive RPG-style series entries Origins, Odyssey and Valhalla.
During the game’s first week, Ubisoft said payers have spent 479 collective years parkouring the rooftops of Baghdad and taken 60 million Leaps of Faith.
According to VGC’s Assassin’s Creed Mirage review, the game’s “short, sharp trip through the blood-soaked streets of Baghdad” offers “a welcome return to the series’ roots” and feels like “a breath of fresh air in the endless sea of open world adventure games”.
The game’s creative director, Stéphane Boudon, said in July that Ubisoft wasn’t planning to release any Assassin’s Creed Mirage DLC.
Season 19's launch is shaping up to be one of the most transformative updates the game has seen in years.
American McGee has spent the past several years trying to make Alice: Asylum, a third entry in his series of action-horror games inspired by Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. That fight produced a crowdfunded 414-page design bible but came to an end earlier this year when rights-holders EA rejected the pitch, and McGee declared that he had "no other ideas or energy left to apply toward getting a new Alice game made."
Despite being released just three days ago, Marvel's Spider-Man 2 has already managed to become the fourth-highest physical release in the UK.
Ind vs Nz: Today is an exciting day for cricket fans as India and New Zealand face off in the ICC World Cup 2023. The match is happening in Dharamshala, and it's expected to be a thrilling contest between the two top teams. India won the toss and decided to bowl first.
Assassin’s Creed Mirage is now the biggest new-gen launch for Ubisoft, according to the official Assassin’s Creed X account on Wednesday. The French publisher shared its Assassin’s Creed Mirage sales news, noting figures include PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. Ubisoft also provided some fun stats about our playtime.
Assassin's Creed Mirage hit PlayStation, Xbox, and PC last week and both critics and fans alike are quite happy with the series return to its roots. Unlike Assassin's Creed Origins, Odyssey, and Valhalla, in which Basim is featured, Mirage is a smaller, more condensed adventure, unlike the prior open-world RPGs. Now, roughly a week later, Ubisoft has revealed that Mirage's player count is in line with Origins and Odyssey. Plus, Mirage is Ubisoft's biggest new-gen launch in terms of sales.
Assassin’s Creed Mirage is finally here, and it’s bringing a new dawn to Ubisoft’s long-standing series. Whether you first picked Assassin’s Creed up as a child to explore as the charismatic Ezio, or are new to the series, Mirage has qualities appealing to both nostalgia-fueled fans and fresh faces within the fandom alike. While the latest entry hasn’t even been out in the wild for a full week yet, its sales are apparently already soaring as Ubisoft reveals some of the game’s impressive statistics.
Assassin’s Creed Mirage is a back-to-basics for the franchise, acting as an homage to the first game and embodying its stealth roots. As it turns out, this has worked well for Ubisoft. It’s the publisher’s biggest launch yet in unit sales for current-gen consoles (PS5 and Xbox Series X/S).
Ubisoft has claimed it is «on the right path» to improving its workplace culture, three years after reports of numerous and serious allegations of sexual harrassment.
New gameplay is available for Assassin’s Creed Nexus VR, Ubisoft’s new virtual reality title in the series coming to Meta Quest 2, Meta Quest 3 and Meta Quest Pro next month. Check it out below.
Assassin's Creed Mirage's special move glitches because the Animus can't keep up with Basim - he's just that good.
What can you do after completing Assassin’s Creed Mirage? Many games these days include a New Game Plus mode, but is there one in Ubisoft’s latest open-world stealth parkour adventure?