2023-10-08 08:00:00
For the first time in fifteen years, Ubisoft is entrusting the keys to its famous saga to a French studio. This adventure in 9th century Iraq is a big challenge for the publisher.
The Italian Renaissance, the Paris of the French Revolution, ancient Egypt, the Third Crusade, the American War of Independence, the Viking invasions… Fifteen years after its creation, the Assassin’s Creed saga with its 200 million video games sold sets down his suitcases in 9th century Iraq, in the golden age of Islam. A now vanished lush Baghdad, political, religious and commercial capital of the powerful Abbasid Caliphate, is the scene of Assassin’s Creed Mirage, an adventure where the hero Basim will rise from street thieves to Master Assassin. For better immersion, the player can opt for full dubbing in classical Arabic, a first in this series.
It is in Bordeaux, in a discreet building a stone’s throw from the Cité du Vin and Bassins à Flot, that this video game was designed, marketed since October 5 on PC and consoles. These French roots are a first for the Assassin’s Creed license. The creative, technical and artistic direction of this saga was until now entrusted to Canada, where, encouraged by generous tax credits, the French video game publisher Ubisoft concentrates its most prestigious development studios between Montreal and Quebec.
«This is our first argument for recruiting: by coming to Bordeaux, you will be able to work on the biggest games in this industry.», entrusts to Figaro Julien Mayeux, director of the Girondin studio. Of the 250 studio employees who worked on Mirage, some are former expatriates in Quebec who have returned to the country. “At the peak of development, 40% of employees came through Canada. Their experience on previous Assassin’s Creed games was a big asset», continues the director.
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