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Ubisoft Announces Assassin's Creed Stage Show

6 May - Syndicated News | 0 Comments

[img]{LINK REMOVED}[/img] Ubisoft has announced Heredis, a "spectacular new stage experience" set within the world of Assassin's Creed, that's set to debut later this year.

The two-hour show will feature circus artists, acrobats and dancers from Les 7 Doights (The 7 Fingers) company in a "high-energy" performance that features "urban parkour, choreographed combat and physical feats within large-scale immersive environments drawn from Assassin's Creed games," Ubisoft stated in a press release today.

Details on the show's plot and how it will actually link to the Assassin's Creed games is thin on the ground, though artwork for the show features a character who looks a lot like Desmond, leaping through the air against an Ancient Greek backdrop from Assassin's Creed Odyssey.

"The show follows a young man searching for his father, who disappeared years ago," a blurb for the show teases. "On his 25th birthday, a mysterious letter leads him to the HEREDIS program. This quest becomes the starting point of a journey across centuries..."

It may be that the show features a wholly original story, but that artwork — and the description of a young man searching for his missing father — raises one intriguing possibility.

Assassin's Creed lore fans will know that Desmond Miles, the series' original modern day protagonist, fathered a child prior to his death at the end of Assassin's Creed 3. (And the extent to which Desmond is dead, technically, is also up for debate — something the character's voice actor Nolan North has recently discussed.)

While the Assassin's Creed games have left Desmond's story long behind (save for a teasing moment at the end of Assassin's Creed Valhalla), this stage show could be a cool opportunity to showcase a search for the fallen hero through his now-adult son, Elijah.

The Assassin's Creed games did not specifically reveal the existence of Elijah, but he is the focus of the canon Assassin's Creed: Uprising comic series. And while he won't be 25 years old until 2030, the franchise is now telling a new "present day" storyline set many decades from now — so moving the narrative forward to feature a young adult Elijah would not be a problem.

It's easy to imagine a "greatest hits" style stage show taking in various locations seen in the franchise so far (which, Desmond has either travelled to, or his bloodline has been a part of). This would allow the performance to feature fan-favorite locations and characters from throughout the franchise, while also telling a fresh story.

Heredis will debut on stage in Montreal on December 3, at Théâtre Maisonneuve. The show will then begin a world tour in 2027, beginning in France at the Casino de Paris, from January 21.

Tom Phillips is IGN's News Editor. You can reach Tom at tom_phillips@ign.com or find him on Bluesky {LINK REMOVED}@tomphillipseg.bsky.social

6 May - Syndicated News | 0 Comments

[img]{LINK REMOVED}[/img] Ubisoft has criticized the posting of a leaked screenshot from its under-wraps multiplayer Assassin's Creed game, which had been altered using AI.

Last night, Assassin's Creed leaker j0nathan posted an image that supposedly revealed Assassin's Creed Invictus, the franchise's multiplayer spinoff announced by Ubisoft back in 2022 that we've seen nothing of since.

The screenshot shows a character in historical clothing, standing in what looks to be an arena. However, the environment is clearly far from finished — it's obvious this version of the game is still very much in development.

⚠️LEAK⚠️ Aller hop c'est cadeau : voici une première image de Assassin's Creed Invictus !

Une grosse partie du jeu n'est pas texturé donc ne soyez pas étonné des gros blocs gris, c'est vraiment juste pour vous donner un aperçu de ce à quoi ressemble le jeu actuellement. {LINK REMOVED}https://t.co/tQBBGu1ZKB

— j0nathan (@xj0nathan) May 5, 2026 "Alright, here's a little gift: here's a first image of Assassin's Creed Invictus!" j0nathon wrote. "A big part of the game isn't textured yet, so don't be surprised by the big gray blocks — it's really just to give you a glimpse of what the game looks like right now."

Quickly, however, the post sparked a response from Ubisoft's official Assassin's Creed social media account, which blasted the image as "misinformation."

"Nice try... This might have started as an image from our private test, but it's been heavily altered (most probably with AI)," Ubisoft {LINK REMOVED}wrote. "Not great to spread misinformation. 👎 For those genuinely curious about the project: we'll share more when the time is right!"

Bizarrely, j0nathon then admitted the leaked image had indeed been manipulated using AI — and then promptly posted a version claimed to be the original, unedited version. There are notable differences between the two images, with different lighting, colors for the character's clothing, and textures for the arena's floor.

"Alright, since the official account is acting all smug, here's the real screenshot without AI (and unfortunately for them, it's exactly the same crap 😂," j0nathan claimed.

Ok vu que le compte officiel fait le malin, voici le vrai screen sans IA (et malheureusement pour eux, c'est exactement la même merde 😂) {LINK REMOVED}https://t.co/9tJkwjQWid {LINK REMOVED}https://t.co/V7gMtYuP99

— j0nathan (@xj0nathan) May 5, 2026 "I didn't want to give the game bad publicity and show just how catastrophic a state it was in, I simply asked the AI to liven up the colors, and they're not happy about it 😂," Jonathan continued. "I'm gonna drop some images of Beyond Good and Evil 2 that I've had for a while, they're gonna whine like crazy given the state of the game (worse than Invictus)."

The image's posting comes amid a backdrop of whispers around the state of Invictus. Fans believe an early build of the game was recently demoed to a small test group of players who were left unimpressed — though, of course, gathering feedback to improve games before they're meant to be seen by the public is a standard part of development. There's no suggestion Invictus is designed to launch anytime soon, either, with the game still very much in the oven.

Response to the leak, and to the reveal that the initial image was edited using AI, has been mixed. Many fans have criticized the posting of a screenshot showing a clearly work-in-progress game, edited using AI, as unhelpful for showcasing what the finished product will actually look like — and there's a clear suggestion that this isn't a route fans want to see other leakers follow.

"Why use AI in the first place then?" wrote Assassin's Creed fan {LINK REMOVED}RGisOnline. "Kinda ruins the credibility. Like whats the point in changing the clouds and ground if the core of the screenshot is similiar?"

"Why do you think you were doing them a favour by changing the characters robes 💀," questioned another fan, {LINK REMOVED}lcvebyers. "Why would you want the leak to appear any different if the whole point is to leak it."

Assassin's Creed Invictus is one of many games in its historical blockbuster franchise that Ubisoft has in development, announced years ago alongside the already-released Assassin's Creed Shadows, as well as the witchcraft-themed Assassin's Creed Hexe (which is expected next year). Of course, there's also the upcoming Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced, which is set to debut on July 9 — and which we got our best look at just yesterday.

Tom Phillips is IGN's News Editor. You can reach Tom at tom_phillips@ign.com or find him on Bluesky {LINK REMOVED}@tomphillipseg.bsky.social