Report: Xbox Originally Planned To Publish New Game From Assassin's Creed Creator
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Report: Xbox Originally Planned To Publish New Game From Assassin's Creed Creator
It's still expected to release on Series X and S though.You may have come across a game called 1666: Amsterdam in recent weeks, which is a new story-led action adventure title by the folks at Panache Digital Games - known for developing the popular Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey.Patrice Desilets was the founder of that studio, and he happens to be the creator of Assassin's Creed, serving as creative director on the original two games. He also …
Xbox reportedly funded the creator of Assassin's Creed's next game — before pulling out: Was it a missed opportunity?
In a new report from GameFile, it was revealed that Xbox had been funding 1666: Amsterdam, a new game from the lead creator of Assassin's Creed, Patrice Désilets. However, in a story I'm sure we're all too familiar with, Microsoft reportedly pulled funding, similar to reports surrounding John Romero's game, where Xbox had reportedly met with Romero just a day before deciding to cancel funding.For those out of the loop, 1666: Amsterdam is still c…
Announced at the Summer Game Fest 2026, Patrice Desilet's new project (Assassins Creed, Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey) attracted the attention of many players. But it was quickly necessary to forget the idea of seeing this new title landed on consoles since the Canadian teams of Panache Digital Games focus only on a PC release. But this has not always been the case, according to our colleagues at the Game File site, who say that the game has …
1666: Amsterdam illustrates the ups and downs that Patrice Désilets' career has had since he left Ubisoft, where he created the Assassin’s Creed saga.A project that has taken him years to move forward, but that had a turning point when he regained license rights more than a decade ago.Now it is known that the game of witches and mystery (which will take the lead on Hexe) was about to be edited by Xbox, but they chose to cancel its funding.Xbox w…
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