Assassin's Creed Infinity turns the series into a live service game with multiple historical settings.

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Assassin's Creed Infinity turns the series into a live service game with multiple historical settings.

Ubisoft is now attempting to create a series that will literally "never end."

According to a new report from Bloomberg, the game, aptly codenamed "Assassin's Creed Infinity," will be a live-service game that will evolve and expand over time. Rather than depicting historical time periods in isolation, "Infinity" will connect the various settings together, with room to expand and develop each after launch, according to Bloomberg, Ubisoft, like "Fortnite" and "Grand Theft Auto 5. The company was inspired by long-lived games like "Fortnite" and "Grand Theft Auto 5," which continue to make Epic Games and Rockstar ridiculous profits. [Ubisoft Montreal and Ubisoft Quebec typically take turns developing each iteration of "Assassin's Creed," but "Infinity" will be a joint effort between the two divisions, with Marc-Alexis Côté of Quebec in charge of the entire project. Each studio will have its own creative director, with Jonathan Dumont at Ubisoft Quebec and Clint Hocking at Ubisoft Montreal. Bloomberg speculates that the sometimes acrimonious rivalry between the two studios may cause some friction in the future.

In response to this report, Ubisoft posted another blog post confirming that the game is in development and providing some additional background. The studio supported Bloomberg's report that the game is still in the early stages of development and delved into its decision to combine its Quebec and Montreal efforts.

"Rather than continue to pass the baton from game to game, we deeply believe this is an opportunity for one of Ubisoft's most beloved franchises to evolve in a more integrated and collaborative way.

What Ubisoft does not acknowledge in its post is the fact that this reorganization has allowed many of the individuals accused of harassment last year to remain in charge. Reporter Jason Schreier tweeted, "Several men accused of abuse are still in leading roles after this reorganization that led to complaints in internal forums." A Ubisoft spokeswoman said they were "rigorously vetted by a third party and either exonerated or appropriately disciplined."

Ubisoft has repeatedly insisted that it is no longer okay, but no one is really convinced. Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot said earlier this year that the company had created a "clearer, more comprehensive, and more workable" code of conduct to help with reporting harassment and abuse. But employees say nothing has changed since last year, and with Schreier's latest claims, Ubisoft is still not working like hot water.

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