Assassin's Creed IV being built by 1,000 people?

Wow, 1,000 people for one game? This is why games are getting too expensive to make.

I won't be surprised if that was true! AC3 credits took forever to finish!

Such bloat to create mediocrity.

Remember Capcom bosting about how many people were working on Resident Evil 6.  That game after finishing it, clearly showed that to many people were throwing ideas in it left, right and center. To many chefs working on the same pie !   

it probably has that many people because its coming out on 6 consoles and they have to come out with a version for current gen and next gen.

I would not work on a studio like this.

EA has no business in the industry with their business tactics and deception and has no right to comment who is doing what with their games.

Well, I suppose to make a game as big as Assassin's Creed on a yearly basis, you need things like this. Still, it certainly helps to explain the kind of schizophrenic throw it all in feel the last few games have had, especially ACIII.

While I'm happy to see a lot of folks working, I'd also like them not to all be working on one project. It's a bit hard to believe Ubisoft wouldn't be better off in the long run if those 8 separate studios were making 8 separate games, and they took AC off the annual production schedule.

If this is true.... please allow me to skip the credits at the end. AC3 took forever to with the credit roll.... I actually left the game, cleaned the house and came back to see the credits still rolling!

Well someone is jealous they can't do the same.. Also 1000 person doesn't mean the core development team.

Well, not that big a deal. Grand Theft Auto 4 was worked on by over 1,000 people. It was a  (about) 100 million dollar game. GAMES are ART.

This is good. More people with jobs is a good thing. Although as a developer I feel sorry for the project managers if this is true. A coordination nightmare.

Why does anyone care what this guy says about a game's development process he's not even apart of?

As long as we get more focused iterations of the game this time around, Ubisoft will have nailed the production process for video game development. I mean, they must've spent just under a year in pre production, which is brilliant.

That'd be really awkward if the game turns out broken and glitchy.

This is like hearing that 10 chefs are working on your deep fried camembert with steakcut chips and salad!

Didn't AC3 like practically just come out? Now this one is coming out in October?! The series is going downhill fast.

Having that many studios all working on the same game could lead to a very uneven experience in Assassins Creed 4. Lets hope Ubisoft figures it out.

That's way more people on dev team than the Final Fatansy XIII dev team! 

Follow Up:

In further reports released, it's been confirmed that 990 of those 1000 are assigned to developing a new DRM system.

;-)

plus am i the only one who think this guy looks like the prince of persia tt 

7-8 or even 10 it seems ubisoft cant do much for this game they just ruin it thats all 

Assassin's Creed V - Song of the Samurai coming 2014

thats 1000 paychecks.... ouch

We need a pause from AC games, 5 games in less than 10 years, boring game.

Still stickin' with Dishonored for all my assassination/stealth game needs. Thanks, but no thanks, Ubisoft.

One game employs a 1000 people is a shot in the pocketbook for the world economy.

200 workers can screw up the game much more efficiently imo!

I dont know why people want small group work on AC, the more the better, Not mention the sucked every year with the graphic and the bugs, They realized that they are doin it wrong so they want to give us the best AC, and dont forget its a pirate this time so they want us to give us the feeling when you are in the see fighting pirate, just like in the real life, OOH i almost forgot, 1000 means the game will be hear faster.

why you directing me to her personel profil? are you making a joke defending her or are you for real? i cant tell, one one hand she is my worst nightmare and on the other you dont want me to insult her? youre not being very clear

If they really need that many studios and like 1000 people to make a game then they really have to make it at least as good as ACII or better. I wonder how many people worked on ACIII, because it was not that impressive overall... Quality-wise it's been downhill after Brotherhood and this one is not looking good... Hopefully Ubisoft manages to surprise me this time around...