In the news|September 04, 2014 04:13 EDT
'Assassin's Creed 5 Unity' Release Date Rumors: Launch Set for Nov. 11 in US, Nov. 15 in Europe
'Assassin's Creed Unity' or 'Assassin's Creed 5' is one of the most anticipated games of 2014. Scheduled for a November 11 release on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC, the latest installment of this history-hopping adventure game from Ubisoft will have players assuming the role of an assassin called Arno.
Set in 1789, during the French Revolution, 'Assassin's Creed Unity' will incorporate major historical events like the storming of the Bastille, the execution of King Louis XVI and several important historical figures like Napoleon, Marquis de Sade, Mirabeau and Robespierre. The game has been developed from scratch for the next generation consoles using Ubisoft's latest Anvil engine.
Previously slated for Oct. 28 release worldwide, Ubisoft has now decided to delay the release of the game by two weeks. Now, the publisher will release the game first in America on Nov. 11 and in Europe on Nov. 15.
Vincent Pontbriand, an 'Assassin's Creed Unity' producer, said, "As we got close to the finish, we realized we were near the target but still needed a bit more time to hone some of the details to make sure Assassin's Creed Unity is exceptional," adding, "We sincerely appreciate players' commitment to the game and their patience. It's just a couple more weeks. And it's going to be worth it."
That denotes that the game will be released on the same day as 'Assassin's Creed: Rogue' which will release on previous generation consoles. While it is not clear if the game has gone gold yet (in other words, if physical discs of the game are being printed), whatever additions are made now may possibly end up as a day one patch, which gamers will require downloading before they can start playing the game.
Meanwhile, a new trailer of the game was released as part of Microsoft's Xbox press conference at Gamescom. The trailer shows that while the action of the game has been slowed down somewhat to go with some rather pleasant piano music, players will definitely appreciate the architecture as well as the large crowds of revolutionary era Paris.