User blog comment:Master Sima Yi/Assassinews 08-02-'13 — Next game will be all new, plus DLC promotional material/@comment-5823505-20130214180209/@comment-1153722-20130214181843

Ratonhnhaké:ton had very mixed welcomes, a lot of people liked his character for varying reasons while a lot of people found him boring, naive, and a dick. They didn't "axe" him (you can presume work on the next game started before the release of Assassin's Creed III), they simply did not think it a good idea to have him star in another game; there were already quite a few people who did not like having two games with Ezio, and Ezio had overstayed his welcome by Revelations. I don't think they will want to make the same mistake again with having a lot of negative feedback (I personally liked Revelations more than Brotherhood), so I suppose they are going for a 'new ancestor-new time period for each game' outlook now. Which I personally like a lot more. A novel can be used to conclude Connor's story, I'd say.

There is no indication on where Assassin's Creed IV will be set, nor do any rumors hold any ground. Assassin's Creed IV will definitely not be the next game, just like how Assassin's Creed III did not succeed Assassin's Creed II. Each numerical game has a new ancestor, so there is no need to expect Connor to star in Assassin's Creed IV.