Is Michael Fassbender's Assassin's Creed movie part of the games' canon?

Michael Fassbender's "Assassin's Creed" movie wasn't exactly a big hit, but is it part of the video game canon? Here's what we know.
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Netflix's Assassin's Creed Can Fix The Film Adaptation's Biggest Mistake

Tim has won over 25 screenwriting awards, including Best Original Screenplay and Best Horror Feature Screenplay, with his work being hailed as "complex, layered, and bloodcurdling." He wrote the 2014 ...
Polygon

The Assassin’s Creed movie was more faithful to the series than its recent games have been

The movie follows Cal (Michael Fassbender), a man who is on death row but gets saved by a mysterious organization called Abstergo — secretly a front for the Templars of old. The group think his DNA is ...
GameSpot

Assassin’s Creed Movie Will Break History of Video Game Film Mediocrity, Ubisoft Says

GameSpot may receive revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and from purchases through links. Video game movies have a track record of mediocrity and worse. But ...
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Assassin's Creed Shadows: Naoe's Actor Explores the Differences Between Film and Game Acting

Katelyn has been a journalist for nearly 15 years, with focuses on science and technology, law, politics, and now the games industry. She's particularly proud of her work interviewing developers of ...
Kotaku

Live Action Assassin’s Creed Short Films Coming This Fall

Two years ago, Ubisoft got into the film-making biz by encouraging would-be Assassin’s Creed fans to make short films exploring the game’s themes and possible ...
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Michael Fassbender’s 19% Rotten Tomatoes Video Game Adaptation Is Finally a Streaming Hit Thanks to ‘Assassin’s Creed Shadows’

Michael Fassbender’s critically panned video game movie has returned to streaming charts thanks to the release of the latest franchise installment, Assassin’s Creed Shadows. Fassbender features ...