- A Assassin’s Creed A cooperative multiplayer game called “AC League” was reportedly in development before being canceled by Ubisoft.
- The four-player cooperative game project was originally intended as a DLC for Shadows
- The project would have served as a basis for future multiplayer features that would be implemented in the Assassin’s Creed series
Ubisoft would have canceled a Assassin’s Creed cooperative multiplayer game originally developed as a Shadows of Assassin’s Creed downloadable content (DLC).
This is revealed by a report from French media Origami (translated by IGN), which claims that the project was in preparation at French studio Ubisoft Annecy and was codenamed “AC League“.
It is said that AC League was designed as a DLC for Shadows this would have seen four players, or assassins, team up to complete a series of scripted missions.
The DLC, which was also set to take place in the same feudal era of Japan as the base game, was also initially intended to be part of the canceled Season Pass and would have served as the basis for future multiplayer features that would be implemented in the Assassin’s Creed series.
Origami reports that the project was quite ambitious and would have served as a way to return to the series’ hybrid single-player/multiplayer style of gameplay that was featured in Unit And Black flag.
Subsequent discussions, however, led Ubisoft Annecy managers to wonder whether it was wise to attach the AC League has Shadows due to time constraints, they decided to go with a smaller, standalone title that would borrow from Shadows instead.
It seemed that development had progressed a lot as an invite-only alpha test was planned for May 2026 before it was canceled.
The cause has been attributed to Ubisoft’s major restructuring efforts, which recently saw the cancellation of Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time remake and five other unknown games, the delay of seven others and the closure of some studios.
Management at Ubisoft Annecy was reportedly informed last week of the AC League’s cancellation, although it appears that a handful of employees were chosen to transfer technical progress made by the team into Ubisoft’s Anvil engine.
Origimi reports that this will allow Ubisoft to potentially use this technology to add replayable multiplayer modes in the future. Assassin’s Creed games in the series that would be less expensive to develop from scratch.
Apart from AC LeagueUbisoft is currently developing Assassin’s Creed Hex, and rumors have recently accumulated about the existence of Assassin’s Creed Black Flag resynceda remake of the 2013 game.
However, due to Ubisoft’s recent shake-up, it is believed that the remake has been delayed following speculation that it could launch before March 31.
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