Assassin’s Creed Identity Coming in February?

The Assassin’s Creed franchise has had a surprisingly strong track record on the App Store. Spin-offs like Assassin’s Creed Pirates, Memories, Recollection and Rearmed have all managed to provide a healthy dose of fun in a familiar world. The next mobile game …

The next mobile game in the series, Assassin’s Creed Identity, aimed to be the first smartphone title to provide an experience on par with the console games — but it has seemingly been in limbo. After a soft-launch back in September 2014 and a long wait with no worldwide release, we’ve found ourselves wondering if Ubisoft had put the kibosh on what looked to be the most authentic mobile entry in the series to date.

As of today there are some reasons for renewed hope. Pocket Gamer is reporting that a trailer had briefly surfaced this morning (before quickly being removed) that announced an Assassin’s Creed Identity release date of February 25th. They are also reporting that the Facebook page for Ubisoft South America announced the date as February 1st (before deleting this post as well).

Is this solid confirmation that Assassin’s Creed Identity is coming in February? Absolutely not. But it’s a good sign — and we’re going to keep our assassin-loving fingers crossed.

If you’re wondering why we’re so stoked, be sure to check out YouTuber Lonnie playing Assassin’s Creed Identity in the video above. As always, it’s hilarious — but also a great snapshot of the opening minutes of the game.

News
November 25, 2013
Assassin’s Creed Pirates sets sail on mobile seas next week
By Joe Jasko
Land ho, fellow pirate-assassins! Ubisoft has announced a brand new Assassin's Creed game today that will be coming exclusively to mobile devices next week. As someone who's personally played through every main game in the Assassin's Creed series (and who is currently enjoying this year's Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag to no foreseeable end), I'm more than a little excited to see what Ubisoft is able to do with their huge blockbuster franchise on the mobile platform.Keeping up with the prevalent pirate theme of AC IV, the aptly named Assassin's Creed Pirates on mobile will let players take control of a young and aspiring pirate captain named Alonzo Batilla, as they set sail through the Caribbean during the Golden Age of Piracy. The gameplay itself looks to take many of the same core mechanics that fans of the console series will recognize, such as managing their crew, upgrading their ship, and taking part in massive naval battles that play out in real-time."And of course, what kind of Assassin's Creed game would it be without lots of encounters with the Assassins and the Templars along the way? Well everything we've seen from the debut gameplay trailer so far makes it seem like Ubisoft's upcoming mobile adventure has captured the naval components of AC IV perfectly, right down to the firing mechanics and the breathtaking 3D graphics of the ships themselves and the crashing waves.Assassin's Creed Pirates will be coming to higher-end iOS and Android mobile devices on December 5, 2013, and will set you back a handful of doubloons (or more accurately, $4.99).
Walkthroughs
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Assassin’s Creed Identity Tips, Cheats and Strategies
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