Ubisoft has unveiled the Animus Hub, a brand new characteristic coming as a part of Assassin’s Creed Shadows and described as a “seamless entry level to the most recent video games of the Assassin’s Creed franchise.” However don’t be concerned: The Animus Hub isn’t one more standalone launcher, although it’ll have the flexibility to immediately launch newer Assassin’s Creed titles.
The Animus Hub will launch as a “totally built-in” a part of Assassin’s Creed Shadows, damaged into 4 options: Recollections, Tasks, the Trade, and the Vault. Along with being a method for Ubisoft to ship extra of Assassin’s Creed trendy day-storyline, the Animus Hub will moreover grant gamers free rewards as they progress. Gamers can moreover entry sure Assassin’s Creed Shadows missions from inside the Animus Hub (these missions will also be accessed immediately from inside the recreation) and discover extra concerning the franchise’s lore.
Assassin’s Creed Shadows: Story Trailer
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At launch, those that personal any trendy, post-Assassin’s Creed Origins video games within the franchise will be capable of launch them immediately from the Animus Hub (so long as they’re put in). Older video games within the sequence previous to Origins will not be at present supported.
The Animus Hub shall be part of all Assassin’s Creed video games going ahead, in response to Ubisoft producer Andrée-Anne Boisvert, who advised Gamesradar that the hub shall be part of beforehand introduced video games like Assassin’s Creed: Codename Hexe and the multiplayer spin-off Assassin’s Creed: Codename Invictus, in addition to unannounced titles.
“The driving pressure behind the hub has been the Animus and what it represents for the Assassin’s Creed fantasy,” Ubisoft writes in a blog post. “The purpose is to shine a light-weight on the Animus itself and discover what makes it such a robust storytelling gadget inside our universe.”
In a FAQ-esque part of the weblog put up, Ubisoft careworn that it’s not a stand-alone launcher and that there are not any plans to make it one. The hub can solely be accessed in-game. All the Animus Hub rewards shall be free and earned by taking part in Assassin’s Creed Shadows, and whereas the Recollections a part of the hub might be accessed offline, gamers will want an web connection to entry the Tasks, Trade, and Vault sections of the hub.
“The group has formidable plans for the Animus Hub and hopes to create new alternatives to tie collectively the Assassin’s Creed universe, our Fashionable Day story and your favourite Assassin’s Creed video games,” Ubisoft writes. “Launching inside Assassin’s Creed Shadows is merely step one of a protracted journey collectively. The hub will proceed to evolve and develop with new options, new content material, and new rewards rolling out within the months and years to come back.”
Assassin’s Creed Shadows releases on March 20. Initially slated for a November 2024 launch, the sport has been delayed a number of instances. In a latest hands-on preview, we stated Assassin’s Creed Shadows looks like it’s making an attempt to come back to phrases with its historic historical past and trendy day-halves.