Ubisoft's share prices have been tumbling for a few years now and the company appeared to be on the brink of being forced to sell. However, Yves Guillemot has quickly cooked up a new plan, forming a new subsidiary company with Tencent to house Ubisoft's biggest IP. In partnership with …
Read More »Assassin’s Creed Shadows surpasses 3 million players in under a week
Assassin’s Creed Shadows is a massively important game for Ubisoft, with the publisher suffering from a long string of commercial disappointments and the fear of being absorbed into competing companies. Fortunately, for now Shadows seems to be doing what was needed – with the game having already surpassed 3 million players.
Read More »Assassin’s Creed Shadows has the 2nd biggest launch in series history
Assassin’s Creed Shadows seems to be doing all it can to help save Ubisoft from the hole it dug itself into, achieving the 2nd biggest launch in series history.
Read More »Assassin’s Creed Shadows to get major PS5 Pro upgrades in future patch
Despite being an already solid upgrade, the PS5 Pro version of Assassin’s Creed Shadows will get further enhancements in a future update.
Read More »Assassin’s Creed Shadows breaks concurrent user record on Steam
Assassin’s Creed Shadows launching day-one on Steam seems to be paying off, with the title having now broken a record for the franchise.
Read More »Assassin’s Creed Shadows surpasses 1 million players on day-one
After a ton of waiting and many delays, Assassin’s Creed Shadows is finally here. While Ubisoft’s latest AC title may not be able to singlehandedly dig the publisher out of the hole it’s found itself in, initial response to the game appears solid, with the title having surpassed 1 million players in just a couple hours.
Read More »Assassin’s Creed Shadows reviews are now live
Ubisoft is betting a lot on Assassin’s Creed Shadows. Thanks to a number of less-than-stellar releases, controversies and the like, the publisher has been on the verge of being sold off for quite some time. Unfortunately, it seems as though – despite the added delays for increased polish – AC: Shadows is more or less just another Ubisoft title.
Read More »Assassin’s Creed Shadows being sold online weeks before launch
We are still a month away from Assassin's Creed Shadows' intended launch date, but it seems that copies are landing in the hands of gamers well ahead of time. A number of physical copies of the game have seemingly been stolen and sold online, leading to a number of leaks.
Read More »Assassin’s Creed Shadows pre-orders are “solid” according to Ubisoft
Despite its troubled development, Ubisoft has claimed that pre-order numbers for Assassin’s Creed Shadows are “solid” ahead of its launch on the 20th of March.
Read More »Assassin’s Creed Mirage and Shadows reportedly coming to Switch 2
Ubisoft looks set to support the Switch 2 from the off with multiple titles – including two Assassin’s Creed games in 2025.
Read More »Ubisoft delays Assassin’s Creed Shadows again
Following a several month delay to Assassin's Creed Shadows in 2024, we've now starting off 2025 with news of yet another delay. The game will no longer be coming out in February as planned and will instead drop in March ahead of Ubisoft's end-of-year earnings call.
Read More »Ubisoft overhauls Assassin’s Creed stealth with Splinter Cell mechanics
Assassin's Creed Shadows overhauls the series' stealth mechanics. The new stealth system is immediately recognisable to anyone that played Splinter Cell.
Read More »Assassin’s Creed Syndicate finally gets 60fps update for current-gen consoles
Years on from updating the likes of Assassin’s Creed Origins and Odyssey, AC: Syndicate has finally gotten a current-gen 60fps patch.
Read More »Assassin’s Creed Infinity (Animus) Hub will be “entirely free”
Following rumours, Ubisoft confirmed their upcoming Assassin’s Creed Infinity hub (Animus Hub) will be a completely free service when it launches next year.
Read More »Assassin’s Creed Shadows was delayed because players “rightfully demand excellence”
Following the surprise last-minute delay of Assassin’s Creed Shadows, Ubisoft has now explained their reasons for the game’s push-back.
Read More »Ubisoft has no plans to delay Assassin’s Creed Shadows again
Ubisoft says Assassin's Creed: Shadows is feature complete and could have released in November, but says February launch gives it more visibility.
Read More »Assassin’s Creed Shadows collector’s edition gets major price drop
With Assassin’s Creed Shadows being delayed to 2025 (alongside some other content changes) the game’s Collector’s Edition has now seen a significant price drop.
Read More »GeForce Now adds ten more games this week
Starting today, ten new games are joining the cloud library, including the newly released Steam version of Assassin's Creed Mirage.
Read More »Assassin’s Creed Valhalla finally gets Steam Achievements
After years of releasing all its titles first on the Epic Games Store as well as its own launcher, Ubisoft have finally confirmed that they will begin to publish their games day-and-date on Steam starting with next year’s Assassin’s Creed Shadows. As part of this, the publisher has been furthering the integration of its games with Steam – finally bringing Achievements to Assassin’s Creed Valhalla.
Read More »Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Remake might be just a year away
There have been many Assassin's Creed games over the years but longtime fans often cite Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag as one of the best in the franchise. Now, a remake of the game may be just around the corner. Earlier this year, sources told Kotaku that Ubisoft had greenlit a …
Read More »Assassin’s Creed Mirage finally comes to Steam this month
Exactly a year on from the initial launch of Assassin’s Creed Mirage, Ubisoft have announced that the game is finally coming to Steam later this October.
Read More »Assassin’s Creed Shadows reportedly getting a co-op mode post-launch
Following the announcement that Assassin’s Creed Shadows has been delayed to 2025, a new report claims the game will bring back the series’ dormant co-op mode.
Read More »Ubisoft Board of Directors launches investigation into the company
The board of directors at Ubisoft is launching a full investigation and a review of development practices in an effort to save the company.
Read More »Assassin’s Creed Shadows delayed to early 2025, will be available on Steam day-one
Earlier this week, Ubisoft announced that it was pulling its planned Assassin's Creed Shadows showcase at TGS. Additionally, the company cancelled press previews of the game, which were due to go live in early October ahead of the game's launch in November. Now, we know why - Ubisoft is delaying the game...
Read More »Ubisoft cancels Tokyo Game Show plans two days before event
With Assassin's Creed Shadows being set in Japan, Ubisoft had big plans for its appearance at the Tokyo Game Show this month, hoping to win over Japanese gamers. However, just days before the event, the publisher has abruptly pulled out. Ubisoft will no longer be showcasing its games at the …
Read More »Assassin’s Creed Shadows’ map will be smaller than Valhalla’s
The Assassin’s Creed series has suffered from an identity crisis over its past many entries, with the stealth franchise slowly but surely turning into an open world action-adventure RPG. Part of the series’ evolution has seen the release of AC titles with overwhelmingly, unnecessarily large maps. Fortunately, Ubisoft seems to …
Read More »Ubisoft leaks Assassin’s Creed Syndicate 60fps patch
Since the release of the PS5 and Xbox Series X|S back in late 2020, we have seen Ubisoft update many of its Assassin’s Creed titles to support 60fps of the now-current-gen consoles. Oddly, one of the primary titles to not get updated was Assassin’s Creed Syndicate – though this appears to be changing soon.
Read More »Ubisoft shifts to four-year development timeline for mainline Assassin’s Creed games
Much like major sports games, or the annual Call of Duty cycle, Assassin's Creed also used to be a yearly franchise. That changed with Assassin's Creed Origins, with Ubisoft taking more time to create even bigger open worlds with more RPG mechanics. Now, ahead of the launch of Assassin's Creed …
Read More »Ubisoft responds to the Assassin’s Creed: Shadows petition
While it is true that Yasuke is a Japanese legend, there is debate over whether or not he was actually a samurai. As a result, there has been a petition doing the rounds, calling out Assassin's Creed: Shadows for basing the new game on the character. Now, Ubisoft has officially …
Read More »Ubisoft confirms plans for Assassin’s Creed remakes
Over the past year, there have been rumours that Ubisoft is working on an Assassin's Creed IV remake. This entry in the series is unique thanks to its pirate-centric story and it was also the birthplace for Ubisoft's modern ship sailing and battle mechanics. Now, Ubisoft has confirmed that it …
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