Hidden symbol has gamers buzzing about Assassin’s Creed release

GAMERS think they’ve found a clue which suggests the next Assassin’s Creed game could be going back to its roots.

ASSASSIN’S Creed fans reckon they’ve found a clue which suggests the next game could be set in Japan.

There’s long been hope that Ubisoft might set its game in ancient Asia in a return to its roots.

The next game, rumoured to be called Assassin’s Creed Empire, was set for release in 2016 but has been pushed back to the end of this year.

It’s been widely speculated that it will be set in Egypt, with the main character an ex-slave.

But one gamer posted a picture of an easter egg they spotted while playing Rainbow Siege Six, also made by Ubisoft.

It shows a Samurai with the iconic “A” symbol.

I Think I just discovered what the newest Assassin’s Creed title will be. This is found on Rainbow Six Siege, in the map Skyscraper. Thoughts?’ wrote a reddit user.

It fuelled thousands to speculate whether Ubisoft will indulge Assassin’s fans across the world.

But the company’s creative director has previously said a mission set entirely in Japan would be “too familiar” and one of the “worst settings”.

Assassin’s Creed revolves around the rivalry between two ancient secret societies: the Assassins and the Knights Templar and their relation to a prehuman species, dubbed “those who came before”.

Each game is set in a different civilisation, and has featured during different periods of history in Italy, Russia, India and North America.

Ubisoft aren’t strangers to putting in easter eggs throughout their games, and this samurai hint could just be nothing more than a throwback to its roots.

When quizzed, the company told The Sun that it did not comment on rumour or speculation but it would certainly be a hit with gamers.

The top comment of reddit, where the picture was first posted, roared with approval; “An AC game set in feudal Japan is the wet dream of every AC fan, so much potential,” they wrote.

This article originally appeared in The Sun.

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