"Assassin's Creed Syndicate" will officially be released on October 2015.
IGN reported that "Assassin's Creed Syndicate" will be launched on the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 on October 23, 2015. It will also be set for a general release for PC in the fall. Game developer Ubisoft seemed to have removed the mainline games from the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.
The game is produced by Ubisoft Quebec. Two assassins will be playable in "Assassin's Creed Syndicate," twins Jacob and Evie Frye, which means that there will be a male and female protagonist. The game is in in Victorian London during the Industrial Revolution in 1868, and features historical characters like Charles Dickens and Charles Darwin.
GameSpot also provided a wide preview of the new game. "Assassin's Creed Syndicate" will have no multiplayer option. Aside from having a playable female character, there will also be several female enemies throughout the game. Players can ride, hijack and fight on top of carriages. The stealth systems were improved. The hardcover snap was removed and players will not spend a lot of time trying to meld with groups of people. Instead, the character will sneak around by crawling, controlling the environment and crouching. The whistle will also be making a comeback, together with the day-night cycle. The game is said to be following the "footsteps of Unity," as far as the story is concerned, according to a Game Informer interview with Marc-Alexis Cote, the game's creative director.
According to Game Informer, the two main characters will have different skill trees and playstyles that reflect their personalities. Cote disclosed that they are going back to an approach closer to the franchise roots. From the beginning, players will recognize their target and the two main characters will attempt to bring down the organization. Cote said that it will be an open-world setup and the targets are going to be available from the start, so players have to go after them.
GameSpot also revealed that professional fighter Brock Lesnar will possibly make an appearance in the game. People on Kotaku and Reddit noticed a character who had a similar physique and back tattoo as the former WWE heavyweight champion. Furthermore, the character seemed to be fighting former UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir in the concept art. There was no confirmation yet whether Lesnar and Mir will actually be present in the upcoming game.