Now that's a surprise! Ubisoft has announced the upcoming arrival of additional content for Assassin's Creed Mirage. Scheduled for autumn 2025, this free DLC will offer players a new narrative chapter set in the historic city ofal-Ula, in Saudi Arabia. This is an opportunity to extend Basim 's adventure with new missions, while benefiting from a series of gameplay enhancements applied to the base game as well.
This announcement comes just a few months after the release ofAssassin's Creed Shadows. Despite the strategic importance of the latter, Ubisoft is not abandoning Mirage, which has been given a second life through this new content. The exact date of availability has not yet been communicated, but it is likely that the DLC will be launched around October, to mark the anniversary of the game's initial release.
While the addition ofal-Ula to theAssassin's Creed universe is arousing interest, the conditions under which this DLC will be produced are also attracting attention. For several months, rumors had been circulating about a partnership between Ubisoft and the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund (PIF). The information has now been confirmed, validating the country's financial involvement in this video game project. As reported in Les Echos,"the French publisher was on the verge of concluding an agreement with the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund (PIF) to produce new DLC for Mirage".
This collaboration has made it possible to finance content that will be offered to players free of charge, an unusual choice for a secondary episode in the license. In this partnership, Ubisoft seems to have found a way to extend the lifespan of its title while offering an accessible experience to all owners of the game.
This new DLC is aimed primarily at players who have enjoyed the Mirage universe, and who wish to find Basim in a new setting. The additional missions should appeal to those looking to extend the story and discover a previously unexplored aspect of the hero's life. Fans of the license will have the opportunity to revisit an episode that was originally conceived as a simple extension before becoming a game in its own right.
More generally, this free expansion may also be of interest to new players who have recently discovered Assassin's Creed Mirage via Xbox Game Pass. The inclusion of the title in the catalog will raise the game's profile, and could encourage a wider audience to get involved in the world of Assassin's Creed.
Beyond the narrative aspect, theAssassin's Creed Mirage DLC will incorporate several gameplay improvements. These optimizations will affect both the expansion and the base game, offering an enriched experience for all players. Despite the recent release ofAssassin's Creed Shadows and the anticipation of future projects such as Assassin's Creed Hexe, Ubisoft has indicated that it will continue to provide technical and narrative support.
This move is part of a wider drive by the publisher to extend the lifespan of its productions while adapting its marketing strategy. The addition of a new city, combined with gameplay adjustments, could give Mirage a second wind, two years after its initial release.
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