Assassin’s Creed Codename Red: Leaks & everything we know
UbisoftAfter a decade-long fan request, the Assassin’s Creed series is finally heading to Japan with Codename Red. So, here’s everything we know about the upcoming entry in the storied franchise.
Following its ‘back-to-roots‘ entry in Assassin’s Creed Mirage, Ubisoft’s historical espionage series will be returning to its newfound RPG route with Codename Red.
Official details Codename Red remains slim, the upcoming Ubisoft Forward showcase will likely bring it to light, but we do have a few leaks and rumors to go by that hint at what the long-anticipated Assassin’s Creed in Japan has in store.
So, here’s everything we know about Assassin’s Creed Codename Red.
- Assassin’s Creed Codename Red potential release window
- Assassin’s Creed Codename Red platform
- Assassin’s Creed Codename Red story and setting
- Assassin’s Creed Codename Red gameplay
- Assassin’s Creed Codename Red trailer
Assassin’s Creed Codename Red potential release window
Assassin’s Creed Codename Red is scheduled for release sometime before April 2025. This was shared by Ubisoft in their February 2024 financial report.
However, given that most major Assassin’s Creed games in the past were released around November, it is likely that Codename Red will be released in either October or November 2024.
A post from the Business Development and Brand Partnership teams at Ubisoft further makes the case for the 2024 release.
Assassin’s Creed Codename Red platform
Assassin’s Creed Codename Red is a current-gen exclusive title, said to be available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X | S, and PC.
Speaking about Red and other upcoming titles like Codename Hexe, Vice President and Executive Producer of the Assassin’s Creed brand, Marc-Alexis Côté said in a blog post, “… from a technological point of view, these are games that will benefit from a tremendous increase in fidelity with all the improvements that we’re working on with this new iteration of the Anvil pipeline, so you can just imagine it being a very next-generation approach to RPGs.”
Though Ubisoft haven’t outright revealed platforms for the game, Red is almost certainly a current-gen-only title.
Assassin’s Creed Codename Red story and setting
Assassin’s Creed Codename Red will take place in Feudal Japan, and that’s the only bit of official information we have on the title.
If we go by leaks and rumors, Assassin’s Creed Red will feature two playable characters. One is the real-life African Samurai Yasuke, according to Insider Gaming, and the other is a female Shinobi, Naoi.
Ubisoft senior writer, Pierre Boudreau, accidentally revealed Naoi’s design by updating their social header. And, according to French YouTuber xj0nathan, Naoi will have a revenge story.
Assassin’s Creed Codename Red gameplay
Assassin’s Creed Codename Red is very much an RPG like Origins, Odyssey, and Valhalla, that much is clear. Ubisoft have confirmed that themselves, saying Red “will take all the learnings from Odyssey and Valhalla to epitomize the best of what we can do at Ubisoft in terms of RPGs.”
Stealth will still be one of the pillars, as suggested by multiple leaks from Insider Gaming and YouTuber j0nathan. For starters, you can go prone, blend in the dark (during the night), and blow torches to do so, as well as other tools up your sleeves like smoke bombs, kunai, and much more.
Per Insider Gaming, combat is “somewhat similar to Valhalla, but featuring a lot more gore, including blood, and decapitations,” with some of the stealth being inspired by Splinter Cell.
The animation and parkour system are also said to have received an overhaul, with the game engine receiving a massive update, but little is known about how far it takes the parkour, whether it is Unity-level or a general improvement over Mirage.
Assassin’s Creed Codename Red trailer
So far, we only have one trailer for Codename Red, and it is a half-minute-long teaser.
A recent leak suggests Codename Red could be called Assassin’s Creed Shadows, but we’ll learn soon enough as it is speculated that we’ll get a CGI trailer before the June 10, 2024 showcase.
That’s everything about Codename Red. We’ll update this article once more is revealed or leaked about the title. Until then, for more Assassin’s Creed, check out:
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