New 'Assassin's Creed' hero, new time period, coming soon

Connor in a scene from "Assassin's Creed III." (Ubisoft)

A scene from "Assassin's Creed III." (Ubisoft)

Connor prepares to make a sneak attack on a Redcoat in Boston in a scene from "Assassin's Creed III." (Ubisoft)

Connor fights in the Battle of Bunker Hill in a scene from "Assassin's Creed III." (Ubisoft)

A scene from "Assassin's Creed III." (Ubisoft)

Connor assassinates William Johnson in a scene from "Assassin's Creed III." (Ubisoft)

Connor free-runs through a highway of trees on the American frontier in a scene from "Assassin's Creed III." (Ubisoft)

Connor takes out some Redcoats in Boston in a scene from "Assassin's Creed III." (Ubisoft)

Connor uses his bow and arrow to hunt wild game on the American frontier in a scene from "Assassin's Creed III." (Ubisoft)

"Assassin's Creed III" includes naval warfare gameplay -- a new feature for the franchise. (Ubisoft)

A view of 18th century Boston in a scene from "Assassin's Creed III." (Ubisoft)

Connor uses a canoe in a scene from "Assassin's Creed III." (Ubisoft)

Connor wields a pistol and a tomahawk in a scene from "Assassin's Creed III." (Ubisoft)

Connor on horseback in the New York countryside in a scene from "Assassin's Creed III." (Ubisoft)

The next installment of “Assassin’s Creed” will come out by April 2014, and will take place in a new time period, with a new hero, Ubisoft Chief Executive Yves Guillemot announced Thursday during the company’s third-quarter earnings call.

A representative for Ubisoft told The Times that the company had no additional details to share at this time, but that there will be more information coming soon.

REVIEW: ‘Assassin’s Creed 3,’ an alternate history, with footnotes

The last installment of the franchise, “Assassin’s Creed III,” was released in October 2012.

That game takes place during the American Revolution, and features protagonist Connor Kenway, birth name Ratonhnhaké:ton, the son of a European colonist and a Native American woman from the Mohawk nation, or Kanien’keha:ka, as they prefer to be called.

It features cameos from Samuel Adams, Paul Revere, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin.

Ubisoft is currently gearing up for the Feb. 19 release of part one of “The Tyranny of King Washington,” a three-part downloadable content pack for “Assassin’s Creed III” that can extend gamers’ game play.

Part two will launch on March 19, and part three will come out on April 23.

– Deborah Netburn

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