Assassin's Creed V Press Release Leaked?

Rumour has it that the fifth full instalment in the annual franchise will be set in London!
Entertainment website Uproxx has today unveiled what appears to be a leaked press release from the shrouded-in-secrecy marketing campaign for Ubisoft Montreal's currently unannounced action-adventure title Assassin's Creed V. The alleged leak follows Ubisoft Toronto exec Jade Raymond's revelation yesterday that the next instalment in the annual video game franchise will not take place in Japan's Samurai Age but instead in her favourite (still undisclosed) era of human history.

Don't take this as official or genuine by any means just yet, but here's how the supposed upcoming press release reads at Uproxx:

"Today, Ubisoft announced Assassin’s Creed® V, the next major release in the award winning, best-selling franchise. Assassin’s Creed V serves as the introduction to an all new hero, setting and gameplay mechanics as the Assassin’s Creed franchise hits a new era.

Assassin’s Creed V has been in the development cycle for almost three years, at Ubisoft Montreal and Ubisoft Toronto with development support from Ubisoft studios at Annecy, Quebec and Montpellier. Assassin’s Creed V will release on the PlayStation®4 from Sony Computer Entertainment Inc., Xbox One, the all-in-one games and entertainment system from Microsoft and Windows PC. The game will release worldwide on November 4, 2014.

In the events of the ongoing Industrial Revolution, Assassin’s Creed V follows the story of Samuel Fey, as he enters the Assassin Order in a time of change and Templar rule. Fey is a successful and respectful entrepreneur, who works outside the corrupt law to guarantee the security of his own and others’ futures. Taking place during the closing years of the Industrial Revolution in Victorian London, players will explore all new locales as they uncover the truth behind the hidden ongoing rebellion.

Assassin’s Creed V is the turning point for the franchise, featuring completely revised stealth and combat mechanics, powered by the next-generation Ubisoft AnvilX engine and all-new gameplay features and systems. While Assassin’s Creed acts as Ubisoft’s rescope for the franchise, it maintains the key touch points that the series is built upon."

If this particular report does turn out to be true, then one question that will arise as a result is just what will become of the Creed franchise on current-generation consoles. Well, rumours are abound that another instalment is set in Russia (teased by the Assassin's Creed: Initiates Facebook page), and after reports emerged last year that there would be separate current-gen and next-gen outings for the series in 2014, it's perhaps possible that the former of the two versions will in fact be set in Russia rather than Victorian London. It's worth taking this all with a substantial helping of salt until official word comes straight from the horse's mouth at Ubisoft, yet we have to admit, this does all sound relatively credible and could be the start of a promising future for the still-successful video game saga.

Assassin's Creed will return for a new instalment this Autumn.