Ubisoft is working on two new modes for Assassin’s Creed Mirage.
“We hear you: New Game + mode forAssassin’s Creed Miragewill be available in a free update this December,” the companysaid.
“And for the expert Assassins, along with NG+ will come an optional permadeath mode also available across all difficulties!”
Assassin’s Creed Mirage was released on October 5 forPS4,PS5,Xbox One,Xbox Series X/SandPC, and aniPhone 15 Pro version is set to follow in early 2024.
A week after its release,Ubisoftsaid the game wasits biggest PS5 and Xbox Series X/S launch to datein terms of unit sales.
“With the number of players being in line with past successful launches such asAssassin’s CreedOrigins andAssassin’s Creed Odyssey, we are humbled by the positive reception,” it said.
Mirage’s development was led by Ubisoft Bordeaux, the studio behindAssassin’s Creed Valhalla’s Wrath of the Druids expansion.
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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.
According to VGC’sAssassin’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”.
