"Assassin's Creed: Fantasy" was released in 2023. It was originally planned to be the DLC of "Assassin's Creed: Valhalla", but later switched to an independent game.Surprisingly, this game, which was originally a DLC, will usher in its own DLC later this year.

Today, Ubisoft announced a free update for Assassin's Creed: Fantasy, which will bring new stories and be set in a brand new location.

Ubisoft said that the new story chapter and mission of Assassin's Creed: Fantasy takes place in Al Ula in the 9th century, an urban city in Saudi Arabia. Although it is far from Baghdad, it still has a familiar feeling.In addition, the gameplay will be improved for the ontology and new locations.All are available for free.

In January this year, French media reported that Ubisoft and Saudi company Savvy Games Group reached a partnership, which provided funding for Ubisoft to develop a Saudi-setting Assassin's Creed: Fantasy DLC.Now it seems that the DLC of Assassin's Creed: Fantasy should be the product of the cooperation between the two parties.

The deal will make the Assassin's Creed series more attractive to Middle Eastern players.Free DLC and updates will further enhance player engagement and let brand new Saudi Arabian players understand the game.If everything goes well, there may even be more Assassin's Creed games set in the Middle East in the future.