Saudi Arabia Is Reportedly Funding Assassin's Creed Mirage DLC

Saudi Arabia Is Reportedly Funding Assassin's Creed Mirage DLC

From TheGamer (Written by Johnny Flores Jr.) on | OpenCritic

While much of the attention on the Assassin's Creed franchise has been on the upcoming Assassin's Creed Shadows, it appears that Assassin's Creed Mirage is set for some DLC. For reference, Mirage was released in October 2023, and it served as the first game since 2020s Valhalla, albeit at a smaller scale and pricepoint.

This is the final form of Assassin's Creed Infinity.

As first spotted by Video Games Chronicle, Savvy Games, an investment group directly funded by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, is allegedly funding a DLC expansion for Mirage. Information about Mirage's revitalized future comes from French newspaper Les Echos, which reports that the group and Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot met at some point and have since decided to move forward with a DLC.

At this point, it's unclear the scope of the project, or when it would be released. After yet another delay, Assassin's Creed Shadows is now finally due out on March 20, meaning the DLC has a short window to appear ahead of its release, or it'll come out after. What the reported move does do is continue Saudi Arabia's investment in the video game space.

As it stands, Saudi's PIF has an 8.58...

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