Ubisoft has confirmed new DLC is on the way later this year for 2023’s Assassin’s Creed Mirage.
The free new content will feature a new story chapter and an unspecified number of missions set in 9th century AlUla, an ancient Arabian city.
Ubisoft also confirmed the update will bring gameplay improvements for the base game, as well as the new location, “all for free”.
The new content follows reports Ubisoft received investment from Saudi Arabia’s controversial Public Investment Fund (PIF) specifically to develop additional content for Assassin’s Creed Mirage. The PIF is an initiative designed as a way to diversify the country’s revenues via investment in foreign companies, with a large arm focused on the video games industry. It’s chaired by Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the controversial ruler blamed by the CIA for the assassination of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who has upheld the country’s notoriously poor human rights record. Ubisoft declined to comment on the report at the time.
Despite this, the PIF holds a notable stake in a swathe of gaming companies, including Grand Theft Auto publisher Take-Two Interactive, Nintendo, EA, Embracer, Nexon, and Capcom.
We had a good time with Assassin’s Creed Mirage when we reviewed it, awarding it four stars, calling it “a fascinating new city and the embrace of a classic formula”.