Assassin s Creed won t be getting its stealth spin-off for a while yet TechRadar Skip to main content TechRadar is supported by its audience. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here's why you can trust us. Assassin s Creed won t be getting its stealth spin-off for a while yet By Callum Bains published 25 July 2022 A rift between us (Image credit: Ubisoft) Audio player loading… Ubisoft has reportedly pushed back the release of Assassin's Creed Rift, the next stealth-oriented installment in the time-hopping action series. The publisher announced Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora and a "smaller unannounced premium game" have been delayed during its latest quarterly earnings report (opens in new tab). Both games are now expected to release sometime during the company's next fiscal year beginning April 2023. A follow-up report by Bloomberg (opens in new tab) suggests that the unnamed premium game is, in fact, the next Assassin's Creed title. Ubisoft has reportedly pushed back the release of Rift from February next year to sometime between May and June. According to Bloomberg, someone familiar with the game said its development is "running far behind schedule". We can expect to hear more details this September when Ubisoft says (opens in new tab) it will reveal "the future of Assassin's Creed". As of now, we've only heard rumors that Rift will place a greater focus on stealth and return to the Middle East. Looking thin (Image credit: Ubisoft) The delay of both games is quite the blow to Ubisoft's upcoming line-up. The last mainline entry in the Assassin's Creed series is Assassin's Creed Valhalla, which released in 2020. This latest delay means fans will be left to wait nearly three years before they can get their hands on the series' next installment. While chunky gaps between triple-A sequels is usually par for the course among publishers, it's something that Ubisoft has tended to avoid. The Assassin's Creed series broadly stuck to an annual release schedule. That Ubisoft is bucking that expectation this time around might point to the faith it's placing in Assassin's Creed Infinity – an upcoming live-service platform that will tie together future entries in the franchise. But wider Ubisoft fans will also likely be disappointed by the delays. Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora was originally expected to release later this year, most likely in December to tie in with Avatar: The Way of The Water. Without it, this year's slate of major Ubisoft titles is looking rather thin. Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope is currently expected to launch on October 20, while new seafaring multiplayer brawler Skull and Bones will hit shelves on November 8. That's only two blockbuster games, one of which is a Nintendo Switch exclusive, while the other has gone through nearly a decade of development hell. With neither set to release this summer, Ubisoft isn't offering players much to get excited about.Ubisoft also scrapped a Splinter Cell VR game, and that's a tragedy Callum BainsGaming News WriterCallum is TechRadar Gaming's News Writer. You'll find him whipping up stories about all the latest happenings in the gaming world, as well as penning the odd feature and review. Before coming to TechRadar, he wrote freelance for various sites, including Clash, The Telegraph, and Gamesindustry.biz, and worked as a Staff Writer at Wargamer. Strategy games and RPGs are his bread and butter, but he'll eat anything that spins a captivating narrative. He also loves tabletop games, and will happily chew your ear off about TTRPGs and board games. See more Gaming news TechRadar Newsletter Sign up to get breaking news, reviews, opinion, analysis and more, plus the hottest tech deals! Thank you for signing up to TechRadar. You will receive a verification email shortly. There was a problem. Please refresh the page and try again. MOST POPULARMOST SHARED1You may not have to sell a body part to afford the Nvidia RTX 4090 after all2Blizzard made me explain Overwatch 2 smurfing to my mum for nothing3Apple October launches: the new devices we might see this month4Google's AI editing tricks are making Photoshop irrelevant for most people5One of the world's most popular programming languages is coming to Linux1Best laptops for designers and coders 2The iPhone 14 Pro is made of the wrong stuff; the Pixel 7 proves that to me3Stop saying Mario doesn't have an accent in The Super Mario Bros. Movie4Microsoft Teams users are using it for a really bad reason, so stop now5iPhone 15 tipped to come with an upgraded 5G chip Technology Magazines (opens in new tab)● (opens in new tab)The best tech tutorials and in-depth reviewsFrom$12.99 (opens in new tab)View (opens in new tab)