16th-century Japan is ripe with fascinating historical context for an Assassin’s Creed game to thrive, which is one aspect that makes the upcoming Assassin’s Creed Shadows so enticing. The way the series bends history for its fiction has me hyped to see its version of feudal Japan, but it’s …

The Ubisoft Forward 2024 is a wrap, and it brought a ton of new gameplay for the pair of open world games coming later this year: Star Wars Outlaws and Assassin's Creed Shadows. Plus, Ubisoft revealed Anno 117: Pax Romana and told us the Prince of Persia: The Sands of …

Ubisoft has finally announced its long-awaited Assassin’s Creed game set in feudal Japan. Subtitled Shadows, it follows dual protagonists – a ninja named Naoe and a samurai based on the historical Black samurai Yasuke.

While it’s a known issue that Asian representation in Western games is severely lacking, I …

Assassin's Creed Shadows players won't have access to all of the game's day-one missions due to Ubisoft locking one behind the Season Pass and another behind a preorder bonus.

As is standard for the publisher, Shadows will launch in a handful of different versions — the Standard Edition at $69.99, …

The Japan-set Assassin's Creed Shadows requires an internet connection to install but not to play after, Ubisoft has confirmed.

In a post on X/Twitter, the publisher confirmed Shadows will follow a recent trend for bigger games where even the disc version requires an internet connection before play …