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Assassin's Creed Creator Working On "Historical" Triple-A Game
Patrice Désilets, who created the Assassin's Creed franchise at Ubisoft, sent out a newsletter today confirming that he's working on a new triple-A game.
The newsletter was sent to gamers who signed up the newsletter of Panache Digital Games, the new studio Désilets founded with former Ubisoft and THQ Montreal colleague Jean-Francois Boivin, who also worked on Assassin's Creed.
In the newsletter, Désilets writes: "I believe wholeheartedly that this medium we call "video games" can be a positive force for change in our society and that AAA quality gaming experiences have unmatched strength to achieve this. For you see, dear friends, I've always had an underlying ambition in my work: to move the world of games. It is with this motivation that I designed Assassin's Creed. I believe that, somehow, I succeeded in my mission. This gives me great motivation, ambition and heart to continue the adventure.
Unfortunately however, this letter will not reveal what we're currently working on over at Panache. Not right now, it's just a tiny bit too soon. What I will say is that we're working on a 3rd person Historical-Action-Survival game. Something that we have done quite well in the past!"
While the "survival" part is new, historical action is definitely something that Désilets knows well.
He also said that those who had signed up for the Panache newsletter would receive a free copy of the studio's first game.
Our Take
It's great to hear that Désilets is back in action. He's very talented, and has been unable to work due to some protracted legal wrangling with his former employers at Ubisoft.
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