<Tr> <Th> First release </Th> <Td> Assassin's Creed November 13, 2007 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Latest release </Th> <Td> Assassin's Creed Chronicles: Russia February 9, 2016 </Td> </Tr> <P> Assassin's Creed is a franchise centered on an action - adventure video game series developed by Ubisoft . It depicts a centuries - old struggle pitting the Assassins, who fight for peace and free will, against the Templars, who believe peace comes through control of humanity . The series features historical fiction mixed with real - world historical events and figures . The series took inspiration from the novel Alamut by the Slovenian writer Vladimir Bartol, while building upon concepts from the Prince of Persia series . </P> <P> The franchise began in 2007 with the release of Assassin's Creed . The main video game series consists of ten entries, developed by Ubisoft Montreal (single - player) and Ubisoft Annecy (multiplayer), released on PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Wii U, Microsoft Windows, and OS X platforms . Many spin - off games have been made for Nintendo DS, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation Vita, iOS, HP webOS, Android, Nokia Symbian and Windows Phone platforms . The handheld versions are developed by Gameloft and Gryptonite Studios, with additional development by Ubisoft Montreal . </P>

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