Assassin's Creed Rift Delayed To Later Next Year why

According to Bloomberg News, Ubisoft's Bordeaux office--which is leading development on the project--requested the game be pushed from its targeted February launch due to the game running "far behind schedule." The game is now slated for release in May or June, according to the report, which will move it from Ubisoft's 2023 fiscal calendar.
The new report follows the maligned earnings report from Ubisoft yesterday, which also announced the Avatar delay and the four cancellations. Two of the canceled games were the previously announced Splinter Cell VR and Ghost Recon: Frontline, while the other two were never publicly shown.
Despite the bad news, Ubisoft fans will have plenty to look forward to for the remainder of 2022, as both Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope and Skull and Bones are slated for release in October and November respectively.
Before that, the company has announced two presentations: the return of Ubisoft Forward on September 10, and a special video presenting the future of Assassin's Creed in the same month.
Assassin's Creed Through The Ages:
It's hard to believe, but Ubisoft has released 20 Assassin's Creed games in the span of a decade. In 2018, we got our hands on Assassin's Creed Odyssey. After the main series took a year off in 2019, we got the well-received and highly enjoyable Assassin's Creed Valhalla in 2020.

In the years since the franchise's 2007 debut, we've received a wealth of fantastic games that have each managed to refine the series' classic open-world formula, while at times pushing it in exciting new directions.

Of course, not every Assassin's Creed game has met fan expectations, but the franchise is still packed with a ton of thrilling adventures that are well-worth experiencing and even revisiting today. It all began with the first Assassin's Creed, a flawed game that showed great promise with its innovative climbing mechanics and sci-fi/historical drama narrative. This potential was eventually realized with Assassin's Creed II, which proved a remarkable improvement thanks to more varied design and a historical setting that stood out from other open-world games of the time. Its follow-up, Assassin's Creed Brotherhood, remains a satisfying sequel that refined much of what we loved about AC II while giving us new combat and exploration mechanics to engage with.

The next major highlight in the franchise came from Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag, a pirate-themed adventure telling the redemption tale of Edward Kenway, an errant thief soon to be made an Assassin. The game's naval combat and exploration brought new life to the series' increasingly stale urban environments. Rounding out the series' most noteworthy entries are Assassin's Creed Syndicate and Assassin's Creed Origins. Syndicate brought hope back to the series after one of its most debilitating lows, but Origins completely revitalized the franchise while transforming it into an action-RPG series, which now seems to be cemented into its identity with Odyssey.

Looking ahead, Ubisoft seems to be taking an even more ambitious approach to the Assassin's Creed series. Following a report, Ubisoft confirmed that it's working on a new game codenamed Assassin's Creed Infinity, which is said to be a sprawling, ongoing, live service game featuring multiple settings.You can experience the highs and lows of Assassin's Creed by checking out our reviews of nearly every single game in the franchise in the slides ahead. It's worth noting that we do not have reviews of lesser-known games in the series: Assassin's Creed: Pirates and Assassin's Creed identity. Though, if you're interested in the deeper cuts of the franchise and want an in-depth look at Assassin's Creed in all of its ups and downs, be sure to watch the video above discussing the franchise's history and its impact on the gaming industry.
In the meantime, which Assassin's Creed games do you love the most? Which games disappointed you the most? Feel free to discuss all your thoughts in the comments below.