Ubisoft has introduced that the upcoming Murderer’s Creed Mirage has gone gold. Much more surprisingly, the sport’s launch date has shifted up per week, from October 12 to October 5. No rationalization was given for the modified launch date, although it’s unlikely followers are complaining.

Murderer’s Creed Mirage has gone gold and is popping out per week early! 📀

On behalf of your entire workforce, we will not wait so that you can discover ninth Century Baghdad with Basim.

Your journey now begins on October 5. Save the brand new date! #AssassinsCreed pic.twitter.com/eWAZttvjIX

— Murderer’s Creed (@assassinscreed) August 14, 2023

Murderer’s Creed Mirage is meant to be a smaller, extra streamlined Murderer’s Creed. Promotional materials for the upcoming sport, which is centred on Valhalla‘s Basim, reveals that it returns to the franchise’s roots by putting higher deal with parkour and stealth gameplay.

Murderer’s Creed Mirage coming before anticipated

The “gone gold” announcement merely signifies that a launch model of the sport is full and prepared for duplication and transport. Somewhat than sit on the sport, Ubisoft has determined to launch the sport earlier. Whereas this does counsel some confidence within the sport, it doesn’t essentially imply it gained’t be getting any post-launch patches.

One of many advantages of the brand new launch date is that Mirage will get to launch comparatively early in a month which is completely stacked with headlining releases. Ubisoft has averted releasing Mirage on the identical week as Forza Motorsport and Lords of the Fallen, although it now shares a launch week with Detective Pikachu Returns. Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 and Alan Wake 2 are each extremely anticipated sequels additionally scheduled to launch in October.

In some ways, it seems like Murderer’s Creed Mirage is a response to a number of the complaints lodged in opposition to Valhalla. If it may possibly keep away from the open-world bloat that plagued Valhalla whereas offering a compelling narrative for Basim, Mirage could possibly be the breath of contemporary air the franchise wants.