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It's been a busy few weeks in the Creedverse. Since The Tyranny of King Washington's first part was released, Ubisoft has announced and revealed much of Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag, the series' nextenormous adventure. The studio has introduced its next star and setting. On top of that, the latest round of leaks suggests a new PlayStation Vita game, Rising Phoenix, is on the way too.The downside of Ubisoft's relentless marketing schedule and its inability to plug leaks is that last year's game seems very much like last year's news. But here we are again, back in Boston with Assassin Creed 3's Connor and a few other old faces. The Betrayal, Tyranny's middle portion, gets straight to the action. Connor's stuck in jail and must escape (again), although this time he has his new Ghost Recon-style cloak to make things a bit different.
With the alternate history already set up, Ubisoft now seems happy to continue its new storyline with little further discussion of its mysterious origins. It's a shame, as the cause of this narrative splinter is one of this expansion's selling points. There are more scattered memory artefacts to collect for another tease of the answer, but don't expect to find any huge revelations before next month's finale.
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