Assassin's Creed 3 is less than six months old still, and Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag is expected on October, still it appears that Ubisoft is already working on another title in the series for next year. While some are concerned that having so many games in the series will lead to fatigue from fans, one person who does not share that view is Yannis Mallat, CEO of Ubisoft Montreal. He believes that the game has justifiably been serialized, as the fanbase for the series has grown every time a new game in the Assassin's Creed series has been released.
"The players will tell us. Right now there are more and more coming into the franchise, so I don't see that day. It's our breakthrough. When you have quality content, the frequency of coming out with the game is not an issue at all. On the contrary, people expect more and more of that content. So it's natural to be able to provide that content. The gamers are happy and it's our job to make them happy," Mallat said.
Indeed, Ubisoft has designed itself to provide customers with new Assassin's Creed games every year, and seven studios across the globe worked on the last game in the series alone.
"Assassin's Creed is mature enough in terms of reaching the critical mass of players and community, but also in terms of envisioning enough content for years to come, and in terms of technology to sustain all that...That's why every Assassin's Creed has one dedicated core team working more than one year on their projects," Mallat explained.
While Mallat has the numbers right now to back this strategy up, fans could eventually grow tired of a series, even one as consistent as Assassin's Creed. The constant change of settings and characters does helps the series stay fresh, but Ubisoft might at some point want to consider reeling back production of the games and giving players a chance to relax. After all, absence makes the heart grow fonder.
Thanks to Eurogamer
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