One day after the game's official announcement, tons of Assassin's Creed Rogue details have emerged, perhaps the most interesting of which is that the game has no multiplayer. It is a single-player-only game, according to the extensive preview of the game from the September issue of Game Informer.
Assassin's Creed Rogue becomes the first Assassin's Creed game to leave out multiplayer since 2009's Assassin's Creed II. However, this year's other Assassin's Creed game--Assassin's Creed Unity for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC--does include multiplayer in the form of four-player co-op.
Game Informer's Assassin's Creed Rogue coverage includes loads of other details about the game, which we have rounded up and listed below.
Assassin's Creed Rogue details:
Launching November 11 for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Asked if the game is also coming to PC or Wii U, a Ubisoft representative said, "Nothing more to share."
The main character is Shay Patrick Cormac, an Assassin-turned-Templar
The story will tell how Shay left the Order to become a Templar; you will play "many" missions as an Assassin before reaching a point where Shay says, "This is wrong, and I have to do something about it."
Ubisoft won't say what that pivotal moment is, but Shay has a scar that suggests he has undergone more than just emotional distress
Set between 1752 and 1761 during Seven Years' War, also known as the French and Indian War
There is an "overt link" between Assassin's Creed Rogue and Assassin's Creed Unity, and it happens near the final moment of the game. "There is a tie-in," Ubisoft says about the games
It has a significant naval component, which builds off Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag
Your ship is called the Morrigan; is smaller than Jackdaw from Black Flag because it needs to navigate rivers and narrow channels
Your vessel can be boarded by enemy forces, so you'll need to defend your crew to survive
You will spend your time at land and sea throughout the Eastern part of North America
The Morrigan is outfitted with Puckle guns, which are prototype machine guns
You can also drop oil barrels into the water and light them on fire to keep people from following you
You'll need to avoid icebergs when in your boat, but you can also use them for cover in battle
You can swim in the frigid waters, but you'll see the screen freezing up and your health going down if you stay in too long
Eagle vision has been enhanced, and now features a compass ring around your character, pointing out objects and shining red to indicate a threat
Being a Templar has its advantages, like better, more high-tech weapons
New weapons include an air rifle, grenade launcher, and smoke grenades
You can distract guards with a firecracker gun and cover your face with a bandana to protect yourself from poisonous gasses
New Assassin Interception feature lets you intercept assassination targets. "What if [the Templar] knows who the target is and wants to stop the Assassin? That's a question that we've answered with gameplay in Assassin's Creed Rogue," Ubisoft says
You can hunt polar bears and narwhals
Assassin's Creed Rogue completes the North American trilogy of Assassin's Creed III and Black Flag
Assassin's Creed's III's Haytham Kenway makes an appearance