{"id":1920711,"date":"2026-05-06T10:58:18","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T07:58:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1920711"},"modified":"2026-05-06T10:58:18","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T07:58:18","slug":"assassins-creed-multiplayer-leak-criticized-by-ubisoft-after-fan-admits-editing-image-using-ai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1920711","title":{"rendered":"Assassin&#8217;s Creed Multiplayer Leak Criticized by Ubisoft, After Fan Admits Editing Image Using AI"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-cy=\"article-content\" class=\"jsx-2870106660 article-content page-0\">\n<section data-cy=\"article-subtitle\" class=\"article jsx-3932497636 article-section jsx-28683165 news\" data-autopogo=\"true\">\n<section class=\"article-page\">\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Ubisoft has criticized the posting of a leaked screenshot from its under-wraps multiplayer Assassin&#8217;s Creed game, which had been altered using AI.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Last night, Assassin&#8217;s Creed leaker j0nathan posted an image that supposedly revealed Assassin&#8217;s Creed Invictus, <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/what-is-assassins-creed-infinity-ubisoft-explains\">the franchise&#8217;s multiplayer spinoff announced by Ubisoft back in 2022<\/a> that we&#8217;ve seen nothing of since. <\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">The screenshot shows a character in historical clothing, standing in what looks to be an arena. However, the environment is clearly far from finished \u2014 it&#8217;s obvious this version of the game is still very much in development. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-theme=\"light\">\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\" lang=\"fr\" dir=\"ltr\">\u26a0\ufe0fLEAK\u26a0\ufe0f Aller hop c&#8217;est cadeau : voici une premi\u00e8re image de Assassin&#8217;s Creed Invictus ! <\/p>\n<p>Une grosse partie du jeu n&#8217;est pas textur\u00e9 donc ne soyez pas \u00e9tonn\u00e9 des gros blocs gris, c&#8217;est vraiment juste pour vous donner un aper\u00e7u de ce \u00e0 quoi ressemble le jeu actuellement. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tQBBGu1ZKB\" class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/tQBBGu1ZKB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 j0nathan (@xj0nathan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/xj0nathan\/status\/2051740368694104067?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">May 5, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">&#8220;Alright, here&#8217;s a little gift: here&#8217;s a first image of Assassin&#8217;s Creed Invictus!&#8221; j0nathon wrote. &#8220;A big part of the game isn&#8217;t textured yet, so don&#8217;t be surprised by the big gray blocks \u2014 it&#8217;s really just to give you a glimpse of what the game looks like right now.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Quickly, however, the post sparked a response from Ubisoft&#8217;s official Assassin&#8217;s Creed social media account, which blasted the image as &#8220;misinformation.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">&#8220;Nice try&#8230; This might have started as an image from our private test, but it&#8217;s been heavily altered (most probably with AI),&#8221; Ubisoft <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/assassinscreed\/status\/2051766729336816085\" class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">wrote<\/a>. &#8220;Not great to spread misinformation. \ud83d\udc4e For those genuinely curious about the project: we&#8217;ll share more when the time is right!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Bizarrely, j0nathon then admitted the leaked image had indeed been manipulated using AI \u2014 and then promptly posted a version claimed to be the original, unedited version. There are notable differences between the two images, with different lighting, colors for the character&#8217;s clothing, and textures for the arena&#8217;s floor.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">&#8220;Alright, since the official account is acting all smug, here&#8217;s the real screenshot without AI (and unfortunately for them, it&#8217;s exactly the same crap \ud83d\ude02,&#8221; j0nathan claimed. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-theme=\"light\">\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\" lang=\"fr\" dir=\"ltr\">Ok vu que le compte officiel fait le malin, voici le vrai screen sans IA (et malheureusement pour eux, c&#8217;est exactement la m\u00eame merde \ud83d\ude02) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9tJkwjQWid\" class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/9tJkwjQWid<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/V7gMtYuP99\" class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/V7gMtYuP99<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 j0nathan (@xj0nathan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/xj0nathan\/status\/2051776951497486415?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">May 5, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">&#8220;I didn&#8217;t want to give the game bad publicity and show just how catastrophic a state it was in, I simply asked the AI to liven up the colors, and they&#8217;re not happy about it \ud83d\ude02,&#8221; Jonathan continued. &#8220;I&#8217;m gonna drop some images of Beyond Good and Evil 2 that I&#8217;ve had for a while, they&#8217;re gonna whine like crazy given the state of the game (worse than Invictus).&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">The image&#8217;s posting comes amid a backdrop of whispers around the state of Invictus. Fans believe an early build of the game was recently demoed to a small test group of players who were left unimpressed \u2014 though, of course, gathering feedback to improve games before they&#8217;re meant to be seen by the public is a standard part of development. There&#8217;s no suggestion Invictus is designed to launch anytime soon, either, with the game still very much in the oven. <\/p>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"jsx-2228525885\"><\/button><span data-cy=\"slideshow-view-trigger\"><\/p>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-preview\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 slideshow-preview\">\n<h3 class=\"title5 jsx-62124236 jsx-1085005187\" data-cy=\"slideshow-preview-title\">The Complete Assassin&#8217;s Creed Timeline<\/h3>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-images-container\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 images-container\"><button type=\"button\" data-cy=\"hero-image\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 hero-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Assassin\u2019s Creed Shadows may be the latest game in the long-running series, but its feudal Japan setting places it at the midpoint of the series\u2019 historical timeline. That\u2019s because Assassin\u2019s Creed doesn\u2019t progress chronologically; this long-running franchise hops forwards and backwards in time between each entry, exploring significant events from as far back as the Peloponnesian War in Ancient Greece, and right up to the dawn of the First World War.\n&lt;\/br&gt;\n&lt;\/br&gt;\nWith 14 games in the mainline series and counting, the timeline of these events is increasingly complex. That\u2019s why IGN has pored over every scrap of lore to make sense of the series' centuries-spanning timeline, the overarching story, and how the games all fit together. The result is this timeline, which covers all the key events in the Assassin\u2019s Creed timeline in chronological order.\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2021719738 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><span class=\"button-text jsx-729543028 button button--primary jsx-3381835873 jsx-4266531355 row-pagination-button next contained centered round large\" data-cy=\"paginate next\" title=\"Open Slideshow\"><span class=\"ign-icon right-chevron jsx-2750866048 jsx-2919720488\" role=\"presentation\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-cy=\"right-chevron\" style=\"background:currentColor\"><\/span><\/span><\/button><\/p>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-images-list\" class=\"scrollbar jsx-2072772685 jsx-4243969252 images-list\"><button data-cy=\"gallery-image\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 gallery-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"&lt;b&gt;The Isu Era&lt;\/b&gt;\n&lt;\/br&gt;\n&lt;b&gt;75,000 BCE&lt;\/b&gt;\n&lt;\/br&gt;\n&lt;\/br&gt;\nBefore we can jump into the timeline, we need to cover a little bit of lore. Waaaay back when, a highly advanced civilization of god-like beings ruled the earth. Known as the Isu, they created the human race to act as their slaves. Humanity was kept under Isu control through the use of the Apples of Eden, a collection of incredibly powerful artefacts. People generally dislike being enslaved, though, and so two humans \u2013 Eve and Adam \u2013 stole an Apple of Eden and escaped the Isu, triggering something of a revolutionary war.\n&lt;\/br&gt;\n&lt;\/br&gt;\nThe war between the Isu and humanity continued for a decade, but was cut short when a solar flare hit the earth. The Isu were obliterated. The remains of humanity, meanwhile, were able to rise from the ashes and inherit the earth.\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2021719738 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"rounded jsx-412047461 overlay progressive-image jsx-2338608387 expand\" data-cy=\"slideshow-image-overlay\">\n<div data-cy=\"element-caption\" class=\"caption jsx-1762799490\">View 25 Images<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/button><button data-cy=\"gallery-image\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 gallery-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"&lt;b&gt;Assassin\u2019s Creed Odyssey&lt;\/b&gt;\n&lt;\/br&gt;\n&lt;b&gt;431 to 422 BCE - Peloponnesian War&lt;\/b&gt;\n&lt;\/br&gt;\n&lt;\/br&gt;\nAs the Peloponnesian War rages in Greece, a mercenary named Kassandra discovers The Cult of Kosmos; a shadowy organisation that has secretly been orchestrating the war. Among their number is her long-lost brother, Alexios, who was kidnapped by the Cult as a child and turned into a demigod-like human weapon. Kassandra learns that the Cult targeted Alexios because he possesses the genes of their grandfather, legendary Spartan King Leonidas, who was a direct descendant of the Isu.\n&lt;\/br&gt;\n&lt;\/br&gt;\nKassandra embarks on a mission to halt the Cult\u2019s plan to dominate Greece, during which she learns that the organisation is using an Isu device that calculates possible futures to help control the war. Kassandra kills the key members of the Cult and destroys the Isu device, bringing the conflict in Greece to an end.\n&lt;\/br&gt;\n&lt;\/br&gt;\nDuring her quest Kassandra is reunited with her biological father, Pythagoras, who is also a descendant of the Isu. Pythogoras gives Kassandra the Staff of Hermes, an Isu artifact that grants immortality, and asks her to become the eternal guardian of Atlantis.\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2021719738 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><\/button><button data-cy=\"gallery-image\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 gallery-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"&lt;b&gt;Assassin\u2019s Creed Origins&lt;\/b&gt;\n&lt;\/br&gt;\n&lt;b&gt;49 to 43 BCE - Ptolemaic Egypt&lt;\/b&gt;\n&lt;\/br&gt;\n&lt;\/br&gt;\nDuring the era of Cleopatra\u2019s rule over Egypt, The Order of the Ancients \u2013 another shadowy organisation that worked in collaboration with the Cult of Kosmos \u2013 kidnaps a peacekeeper called Bayek and his son. The Order believes Bayek\u2019s bloodline is the key to unlocking an Isu vault, but he is unable to do so. In the fight to escape his kidnappers Bayek accidentally kills his son. Devastated, he vows to take revenge on those responsible.\n&lt;\/br&gt;\n&lt;\/br&gt;\nBayek and his wife Aya work to dismantle The Order, which establishes control over Egypt using its puppet Pharoah, Ptolemy, and by bringing both Cleopatra and Julius Caesar into their ranks. While the couple are able to track down and kill the men who wronged them, they learn that The Order is not a local villain but in fact a globe-spanning conspiracy intent on controlling politics and religion by finding and using the Isu\u2019s Apples of Eden. In an effort to fight against The Order\u2019s oppression Bayek and Aya establish The Hidden Ones; a secret collective of spies and assassins that operate out of Egypt and Rome.\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2021719738 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><\/button><button data-cy=\"gallery-image\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 gallery-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"&lt;b&gt;Assassin\u2019s Creed Mirage&lt;\/b&gt;\n&lt;\/br&gt;\n&lt;b&gt;861 - Islamic Golden Age&lt;\/b&gt;\n&lt;\/br&gt;\n&lt;\/br&gt;\nAlmost a century later The Hidden Ones have established a number of strongholds across the world, including the mountain fortress of Alamut in Iran. There Basim, a street thief from Baghdad, is trained as an assassin and tasked with investigating The Order of the Ancients\u2019 activities in his home city. Basim discovers that The Order seeks an Isu temple buried beneath Alamut and helps the assassins fend off The Order\u2019s invading forces. Inside the temple Basim finds a technologically advanced prison which once held Loki \u2013 an Isu now considered a god by the Norse people. Basim learns that he is a reincarnation of Loki and vows to take revenge on those who imprisoned him in his former life.\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2021719738 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><\/button><button data-cy=\"gallery-image\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 gallery-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"&lt;b&gt;Assassin\u2019s Creed Valhalla&lt;\/b&gt;\n&lt;\/br&gt;\n&lt;b&gt;872 to 878 - Viking Invasion of England&lt;\/b&gt;\n&lt;\/br&gt;\n&lt;\/br&gt;\nDuring the following decade Basim travels with a Viking clan to England in hunt of more members of The Order of the Ancients. There, the clan\u2019s leader Sigurd and his sibling Eivor travel the country in search of allies to help them establish their settlement, Ravensthorpe. As the pair aid neighbouring communities they learn of the tyranny of King Alfred, a leader within The Order who wishes to overthrow the current regime and replace it with a Christian system.\n&lt;\/br&gt;\n&lt;\/br&gt;\nAfter discovering an Isu artifact Sigurd begins to experience visions that convince him he is a god. Returning to Norway to investigate the hallucinations, Basim reveals that Eivor and Sigurd are reincarnations of Odin and T\u00fdr \u2013 the Isu who imprisoned Loki \u2013 and that he has been hunting them down to enact his revenge. Eivor survives the attack and traps Basim in a simulated world generated by an Isu computer shaped like the Yggdrasil tree. Traumatised by the events, Sigurd passes leadership of the clan to Eivor, who heads back to England to defeat King Afred at the Battle of Chippenham and return to Ravensthorpe as a hero.\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2021719738 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Response to the leak, and to the reveal that the initial image was edited using AI, has been mixed. Many fans have criticized the posting of a screenshot showing a clearly work-in-progress game, edited using AI, as unhelpful for showcasing what the finished product will actually look like \u2014 and there&#8217;s a clear suggestion that this isn&#8217;t a route fans want to see other leakers follow.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">&#8220;Why use AI in the first place then?&#8221; wrote Assassin&#8217;s Creed fan <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ReevesSeth89876\/status\/2051804758529266037\" class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">RGisOnline<\/a>. &#8220;Kinda ruins the credibility. Like whats the point in changing the clouds and ground if the core of the screenshot is similiar?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">&#8220;Why do you think you were doing them a favour by changing the characters robes \ud83d\udc80,&#8221; questioned another fan, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/lcvebyers\/status\/2051792904679563420\" class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">lcvebyers<\/a>. &#8220;Why would you want the leak to appear any different if the whole point is to leak it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Assassin&#8217;s Creed Invictus is one of many games in its historical blockbuster franchise that Ubisoft has in development, announced years ago alongside the already-released Assassin&#8217;s Creed Shadows, as well as the witchcraft-themed Assassin&#8217;s Creed Hexe (which is expected next year). Of course, there&#8217;s also the upcoming <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/games\/assassins-creed-black-flag-resynced\">Assassin&#8217;s Creed Black Flag Resynced<\/a>, which is set to debut on July 9 \u2014 and <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/assassins-creed-black-flag-resynced-has-plenty-of-blood-after-all-and-a-gameplay-mechanic-borrowed-from-assassins-creed-shadows\">which we got our best look at just yesterday<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div data-cy=\"accent-divider\" class=\"jsx-3449795453 divider jsx-2786329600\"><\/div>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\"><em>Tom Phillips is IGN&#8217;s News Editor. You can reach Tom at tom_phillips@ign.com or find him on Bluesky <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/tomphillipseg.bsky.social\" class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@tomphillipseg.bsky.social<\/a><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<p><span class=\"stack jsx-1475529924\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-2155806329 adunit-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"jsx-2155806329 bobble bobble-1 pogocnt pg-article\">\n<div data-mix-name=\"secondaryMedrec\" data-pos=\"1\" data-pogo-hide=\"1\" class=\"jsx-343126785 pogo-slot\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<section class=\"article-page\">\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Ubisoft has criticized the posting of a leaked screenshot from its under-wraps multiplayer Assassin&#8217;s Creed game, which had been altered using AI.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Last night, Assassin&#8217;s Creed leaker j0nathan posted an image that supposedly revealed Assassin&#8217;s Creed Invictus, <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/what-is-assassins-creed-infinity-ubisoft-explains\">the franchise&#8217;s multiplayer spinoff announced by Ubisoft back in 2022<\/a> that we&#8217;ve seen nothing of since. <\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">The screenshot shows a character in historical clothing, standing in what looks to be an arena. However, the environment is clearly far from finished \u2014 it&#8217;s obvious this version of the game is still very much in development. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-theme=\"light\">\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\" lang=\"fr\" dir=\"ltr\">\u26a0\ufe0fLEAK\u26a0\ufe0f Aller hop c&#8217;est cadeau : voici une premi\u00e8re image de Assassin&#8217;s Creed Invictus ! <\/p>\n<p>Une grosse partie du jeu n&#8217;est pas textur\u00e9 donc ne soyez pas \u00e9tonn\u00e9 des gros blocs gris, c&#8217;est vraiment juste pour vous donner un aper\u00e7u de ce \u00e0 quoi ressemble le jeu actuellement. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tQBBGu1ZKB\" class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/tQBBGu1ZKB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 j0nathan (@xj0nathan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/xj0nathan\/status\/2051740368694104067?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">May 5, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">&#8220;Alright, here&#8217;s a little gift: here&#8217;s a first image of Assassin&#8217;s Creed Invictus!&#8221; j0nathon wrote. &#8220;A big part of the game isn&#8217;t textured yet, so don&#8217;t be surprised by the big gray blocks \u2014 it&#8217;s really just to give you a glimpse of what the game looks like right now.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Quickly, however, the post sparked a response from Ubisoft&#8217;s official Assassin&#8217;s Creed social media account, which blasted the image as &#8220;misinformation.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">&#8220;Nice try&#8230; This might have started as an image from our private test, but it&#8217;s been heavily altered (most probably with AI),&#8221; Ubisoft <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/assassinscreed\/status\/2051766729336816085\" class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">wrote<\/a>. &#8220;Not great to spread misinformation. \ud83d\udc4e For those genuinely curious about the project: we&#8217;ll share more when the time is right!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Bizarrely, j0nathon then admitted the leaked image had indeed been manipulated using AI \u2014 and then promptly posted a version claimed to be the original, unedited version. There are notable differences between the two images, with different lighting, colors for the character&#8217;s clothing, and textures for the arena&#8217;s floor.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">&#8220;Alright, since the official account is acting all smug, here&#8217;s the real screenshot without AI (and unfortunately for them, it&#8217;s exactly the same crap \ud83d\ude02,&#8221; j0nathan claimed. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-theme=\"light\">\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\" lang=\"fr\" dir=\"ltr\">Ok vu que le compte officiel fait le malin, voici le vrai screen sans IA (et malheureusement pour eux, c&#8217;est exactement la m\u00eame merde \ud83d\ude02) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9tJkwjQWid\" class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/9tJkwjQWid<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/V7gMtYuP99\" class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/V7gMtYuP99<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 j0nathan (@xj0nathan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/xj0nathan\/status\/2051776951497486415?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">May 5, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">&#8220;I didn&#8217;t want to give the game bad publicity and show just how catastrophic a state it was in, I simply asked the AI to liven up the colors, and they&#8217;re not happy about it \ud83d\ude02,&#8221; Jonathan continued. &#8220;I&#8217;m gonna drop some images of Beyond Good and Evil 2 that I&#8217;ve had for a while, they&#8217;re gonna whine like crazy given the state of the game (worse than Invictus).&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">The image&#8217;s posting comes amid a backdrop of whispers around the state of Invictus. Fans believe an early build of the game was recently demoed to a small test group of players who were left unimpressed \u2014 though, of course, gathering feedback to improve games before they&#8217;re meant to be seen by the public is a standard part of development. There&#8217;s no suggestion Invictus is designed to launch anytime soon, either, with the game still very much in the oven. <\/p>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"jsx-2228525885\"><\/button><span data-cy=\"slideshow-view-trigger\"><\/p>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-preview\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 slideshow-preview\">\n<h3 class=\"title5 jsx-62124236 jsx-1085005187\" data-cy=\"slideshow-preview-title\">The Complete Assassin&#8217;s Creed Timeline<\/h3>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-images-container\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 images-container\"><button type=\"button\" data-cy=\"hero-image\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 hero-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Assassin\u2019s Creed Shadows may be the latest game in the long-running series, but its feudal Japan setting places it at the midpoint of the series\u2019 historical timeline. That\u2019s because Assassin\u2019s Creed doesn\u2019t progress chronologically; this long-running franchise hops forwards and backwards in time between each entry, exploring significant events from as far back as the Peloponnesian War in Ancient Greece, and right up to the dawn of the First World War.\n&lt;\/br&gt;\n&lt;\/br&gt;\nWith 14 games in the mainline series and counting, the timeline of these events is increasingly complex. That\u2019s why IGN has pored over every scrap of lore to make sense of the series' centuries-spanning timeline, the overarching story, and how the games all fit together. The result is this timeline, which covers all the key events in the Assassin\u2019s Creed timeline in chronological order.\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2021719738 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><span class=\"button-text jsx-729543028 button button--primary jsx-3381835873 jsx-4266531355 row-pagination-button next contained centered round large\" data-cy=\"paginate next\" title=\"Open Slideshow\"><span class=\"ign-icon right-chevron jsx-2750866048 jsx-2919720488\" role=\"presentation\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-cy=\"right-chevron\" style=\"background:currentColor\"><\/span><\/span><\/button><\/p>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-images-list\" class=\"scrollbar jsx-2072772685 jsx-4243969252 images-list\"><button data-cy=\"gallery-image\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 gallery-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"&lt;b&gt;The Isu Era&lt;\/b&gt;\n&lt;\/br&gt;\n&lt;b&gt;75,000 BCE&lt;\/b&gt;\n&lt;\/br&gt;\n&lt;\/br&gt;\nBefore we can jump into the timeline, we need to cover a little bit of lore. Waaaay back when, a highly advanced civilization of god-like beings ruled the earth. Known as the Isu, they created the human race to act as their slaves. Humanity was kept under Isu control through the use of the Apples of Eden, a collection of incredibly powerful artefacts. People generally dislike being enslaved, though, and so two humans \u2013 Eve and Adam \u2013 stole an Apple of Eden and escaped the Isu, triggering something of a revolutionary war.\n&lt;\/br&gt;\n&lt;\/br&gt;\nThe war between the Isu and humanity continued for a decade, but was cut short when a solar flare hit the earth. The Isu were obliterated. The remains of humanity, meanwhile, were able to rise from the ashes and inherit the earth.\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2021719738 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"rounded jsx-412047461 overlay progressive-image jsx-2338608387 expand\" data-cy=\"slideshow-image-overlay\">\n<div data-cy=\"element-caption\" class=\"caption jsx-1762799490\">View 25 Images<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/button><button data-cy=\"gallery-image\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 gallery-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"&lt;b&gt;Assassin\u2019s Creed Odyssey&lt;\/b&gt;\n&lt;\/br&gt;\n&lt;b&gt;431 to 422 BCE - Peloponnesian War&lt;\/b&gt;\n&lt;\/br&gt;\n&lt;\/br&gt;\nAs the Peloponnesian War rages in Greece, a mercenary named Kassandra discovers The Cult of Kosmos; a shadowy organisation that has secretly been orchestrating the war. Among their number is her long-lost brother, Alexios, who was kidnapped by the Cult as a child and turned into a demigod-like human weapon. Kassandra learns that the Cult targeted Alexios because he possesses the genes of their grandfather, legendary Spartan King Leonidas, who was a direct descendant of the Isu.\n&lt;\/br&gt;\n&lt;\/br&gt;\nKassandra embarks on a mission to halt the Cult\u2019s plan to dominate Greece, during which she learns that the organisation is using an Isu device that calculates possible futures to help control the war. Kassandra kills the key members of the Cult and destroys the Isu device, bringing the conflict in Greece to an end.\n&lt;\/br&gt;\n&lt;\/br&gt;\nDuring her quest Kassandra is reunited with her biological father, Pythagoras, who is also a descendant of the Isu. Pythogoras gives Kassandra the Staff of Hermes, an Isu artifact that grants immortality, and asks her to become the eternal guardian of Atlantis.\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2021719738 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><\/button><button data-cy=\"gallery-image\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 gallery-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"&lt;b&gt;Assassin\u2019s Creed Origins&lt;\/b&gt;\n&lt;\/br&gt;\n&lt;b&gt;49 to 43 BCE - Ptolemaic Egypt&lt;\/b&gt;\n&lt;\/br&gt;\n&lt;\/br&gt;\nDuring the era of Cleopatra\u2019s rule over Egypt, The Order of the Ancients \u2013 another shadowy organisation that worked in collaboration with the Cult of Kosmos \u2013 kidnaps a peacekeeper called Bayek and his son. The Order believes Bayek\u2019s bloodline is the key to unlocking an Isu vault, but he is unable to do so. In the fight to escape his kidnappers Bayek accidentally kills his son. Devastated, he vows to take revenge on those responsible.\n&lt;\/br&gt;\n&lt;\/br&gt;\nBayek and his wife Aya work to dismantle The Order, which establishes control over Egypt using its puppet Pharoah, Ptolemy, and by bringing both Cleopatra and Julius Caesar into their ranks. While the couple are able to track down and kill the men who wronged them, they learn that The Order is not a local villain but in fact a globe-spanning conspiracy intent on controlling politics and religion by finding and using the Isu\u2019s Apples of Eden. In an effort to fight against The Order\u2019s oppression Bayek and Aya establish The Hidden Ones; a secret collective of spies and assassins that operate out of Egypt and Rome.\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2021719738 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><\/button><button data-cy=\"gallery-image\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 gallery-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"&lt;b&gt;Assassin\u2019s Creed Mirage&lt;\/b&gt;\n&lt;\/br&gt;\n&lt;b&gt;861 - Islamic Golden Age&lt;\/b&gt;\n&lt;\/br&gt;\n&lt;\/br&gt;\nAlmost a century later The Hidden Ones have established a number of strongholds across the world, including the mountain fortress of Alamut in Iran. There Basim, a street thief from Baghdad, is trained as an assassin and tasked with investigating The Order of the Ancients\u2019 activities in his home city. Basim discovers that The Order seeks an Isu temple buried beneath Alamut and helps the assassins fend off The Order\u2019s invading forces. Inside the temple Basim finds a technologically advanced prison which once held Loki \u2013 an Isu now considered a god by the Norse people. Basim learns that he is a reincarnation of Loki and vows to take revenge on those who imprisoned him in his former life.\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2021719738 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><\/button><button data-cy=\"gallery-image\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 gallery-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"&lt;b&gt;Assassin\u2019s Creed Valhalla&lt;\/b&gt;\n&lt;\/br&gt;\n&lt;b&gt;872 to 878 - Viking Invasion of England&lt;\/b&gt;\n&lt;\/br&gt;\n&lt;\/br&gt;\nDuring the following decade Basim travels with a Viking clan to England in hunt of more members of The Order of the Ancients. There, the clan\u2019s leader Sigurd and his sibling Eivor travel the country in search of allies to help them establish their settlement, Ravensthorpe. As the pair aid neighbouring communities they learn of the tyranny of King Alfred, a leader within The Order who wishes to overthrow the current regime and replace it with a Christian system.\n&lt;\/br&gt;\n&lt;\/br&gt;\nAfter discovering an Isu artifact Sigurd begins to experience visions that convince him he is a god. Returning to Norway to investigate the hallucinations, Basim reveals that Eivor and Sigurd are reincarnations of Odin and T\u00fdr \u2013 the Isu who imprisoned Loki \u2013 and that he has been hunting them down to enact his revenge. Eivor survives the attack and traps Basim in a simulated world generated by an Isu computer shaped like the Yggdrasil tree. Traumatised by the events, Sigurd passes leadership of the clan to Eivor, who heads back to England to defeat King Afred at the Battle of Chippenham and return to Ravensthorpe as a hero.\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2021719738 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Response to the leak, and to the reveal that the initial image was edited using AI, has been mixed. Many fans have criticized the posting of a screenshot showing a clearly work-in-progress game, edited using AI, as unhelpful for showcasing what the finished product will actually look like \u2014 and there&#8217;s a clear suggestion that this isn&#8217;t a route fans want to see other leakers follow.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">&#8220;Why use AI in the first place then?&#8221; wrote Assassin&#8217;s Creed fan <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ReevesSeth89876\/status\/2051804758529266037\" class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">RGisOnline<\/a>. &#8220;Kinda ruins the credibility. Like whats the point in changing the clouds and ground if the core of the screenshot is similiar?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">&#8220;Why do you think you were doing them a favour by changing the characters robes \ud83d\udc80,&#8221; questioned another fan, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/lcvebyers\/status\/2051792904679563420\" class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">lcvebyers<\/a>. &#8220;Why would you want the leak to appear any different if the whole point is to leak it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Assassin&#8217;s Creed Invictus is one of many games in its historical blockbuster franchise that Ubisoft has in development, announced years ago alongside the already-released Assassin&#8217;s Creed Shadows, as well as the witchcraft-themed Assassin&#8217;s Creed Hexe (which is expected next year). Of course, there&#8217;s also the upcoming <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/games\/assassins-creed-black-flag-resynced\">Assassin&#8217;s Creed Black Flag Resynced<\/a>, which is set to debut on July 9 \u2014 and <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/assassins-creed-black-flag-resynced-has-plenty-of-blood-after-all-and-a-gameplay-mechanic-borrowed-from-assassins-creed-shadows\">which we got our best look at just yesterday<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div data-cy=\"accent-divider\" class=\"jsx-3449795453 divider jsx-2786329600\"><\/div>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\"><em>Tom Phillips is IGN&#8217;s News Editor. You can reach Tom at tom_phillips@ign.com or find him on Bluesky <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/tomphillipseg.bsky.social\" class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@tomphillipseg.bsky.social<\/a><\/p>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ubisoft has criticized the posting of a leaked screenshot from its under-wraps multiplayer Assassin&#8217;s Creed game, which had been altered using AI. Last night, Assassin&#8217;s Creed leaker j0nathan posted an image that supposedly revealed Assassin&#8217;s Creed Invictus, the franchise&#8217;s multiplayer spinoff announced by Ubisoft back in 2022 that we&#8217;ve seen nothing of since. 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