Assassin’s Creed Mirage, the 13th installment in Ubisoft’s popular franchise, is set to be released on October 5th, a week earlier than originally planned. To help players determine when they can start playing, Ubisoft has provided global release times for both PC and console. In general, the game will be available in the early hours of October 5th, with some regions getting a head start on PC late in the evening of October 4th. Pre-loading is already available for Mirage.
For instance, in Los Angeles, the game will be playable on PC starting at 10 p.m. PDT on October 4th, while console players can start at midnight PDT on October 5th. Similar release times apply to other regions such as Montreal, London, Stockholm, Kyiv, Mexico City, Sao Paulo, New York, Paris, Abu Dhabi, Johannesburg, Shanghai, Tokyo, Seoul, and Sydney. It’s worth noting that Assassin’s Creed Mirage will also be released on the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Max Pro in the first half of 2024, although the exact release date is yet to be announced.
As the release date approaches, Ubisoft has urged fans to avoid sharing spoilers. Mirage follows the character Basim Ibn Ishaq, who was introduced in Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, and promises a return to the series’ roots with an emphasis on stealth and linear storytelling. To learn more about the game, players can check out hands-on previews and interviews with Narrative Director Sarah Beaulieu. The successful early release of Assassin’s Creed Mirage marks an exciting moment for fans of the franchise eagerly awaiting the next installment.
Republican infighting in the US House of Representatives has led to the failure of a stopgap measure designed to prevent a government shutdown. The deadline to approve new budget legislation to fund the government for the next fiscal year is 30 September, and without an agreement, all federal functions deemed non-essential could be shut down. This could leave federal workers without pay and citizens without access to important programmes. The economy as a whole could also suffer, with potential losses of 0.1 to 0.2 percentage points of quarterly economic growth for every week the shutdown persists.
A quarter of the US gross domestic product comes from government expenditure, so any severe cuts in spending would have a significant impact on investments and consumption, affecting the economy as a whole. Economists predict that a four-week shutdown could lead to a 0.4 percentage point reduction in GDP. Furthermore, a long shutdown would result in permanent loss of hours and wages from government contractor employees, fewer small business loans, and slowed down stock market listings. If the shutdown lasts until January 1, there will also be an automatic one-percent cut in discretionary spending. At present, Congress must pass 12 appropriations bills to keep the government running each year, but with time running out, a stopgap measure is unlikely to be passed. House Democrats are hoping for a bipartisan stopgap that could potentially come from the Senate, but it remains unclear whether this will happen.
