Ubisoft has hinted at having plans for the series running for a long time to come.

The French publisher/developer sees a long future ahead for Desmond Miles and the ancestral memories hidden in his DNA and they plan to keep the series running for up to a decade.

Geoffroy Sardin, the marketing and boss for Europe, the Middle East and Asia told MCV: "We will have good surprises for players in the weeks and months to come. And next year we will have another big Assassins Creed game."

He added: "Assassins Creed is our biggest franchise now, and we will invest to keep it big for the next few years and maybe the next ten years."

By Ewan Aiton