Tag: Assassins Creed
News Assassin's Creed Shadows Microtransactions Will Fund 'Chunkier' Updates Going Forward
No more expansions are planned
Ever since Assassin's Creed Origins, Ubisoft has pushed the series towards a live service model, opting to support each game over a long period of time with free updates and DLC. And to be fair, it's a model that's proven to be successful; Assassin's Creed Valhalla ended up being the franchise's most profitable...
Of course
Well, we're not sure anyone saw this crossover coming. Just confirmed by Ubisoft, Assassin's Creed Shadows' next collaboration will be with... Attack on Titan. The super popular manga and anime property will be featured in a new quest, which seems to task Naoe and Yasuke with stopping a titan transformation. No, we're not making this up...
News Assassin's Creed Mirage Update 1.1.0 Adds Major Free DLC, Patch Notes Revealed
Includes the Saudi Arabia-funded expansion
Ubisoft has today revealed exactly what to expect from its Saudi Arabia-funded DLC for Assassin's Creed Mirage, which releases for free on PS5, PS4 tomorrow. After a 22.6GB patch on PS5 and a 16.6GB one on PS4, all players will gain access to a new expansion named Valley of Memory, promising six hours of...
News Assassin's Creed Shadows Update 1.1.4 Brings Major Additions, Out Now on PS5
Full patch notes revealed
The next big update for Assassin's Creed Shadows will be deployed on the 28th October, and Ubisoft has just shared the full patch notes ahead of launch. Title Update 1.1.4 has some major additions, such as the introduction of Corrupted Castles and an option to remove many of the game's parkour-related limitations. The...
News Assassin's Creed Boss Leaves Ubisoft Just Weeks After Tencent's Development Reshuffle
Everything is permitted
The franchise lead for Assassin's Creed has reportedly stepped away from Ubisoft, just two weeks after the company's new Tencent-led reshuffle came into effect. In case you haven't heard, Assassin's Creed as a whole — along with Far Cry and Rainbow Six — is now being spearheaded by the newly formed Vantage Studios, which...
Rumour American Civil War Assassin's Creed Game Cancelled Due to Fear of Controversy
War never changes
An Assassin's Creed game set during and after the American Civil War? It apparently existed, according to a fresh report from Game File. We write 'existed' because the project was apparently cancelled last year, and the details are only just starting to drip out of Ubisoft. More specifically, this would have been the most modern...
News Assassin's Creed Mirage's Free, Saudi-Funded Expansion Launches in November
Hidden blade
As promised, Ubisoft has lifted the lid on Assassin's Creed Mirage: Valley of Memory — a free expansion that's arriving more than two years after the main game's release. It's been known for a while, but this is a joint project between Ubisoft and the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund. The latter has essentially funded the whole...
Rumour Assassin's Creed 4 Remake Makes Big Changes, Drops Modern Day Story and Adds RPG Elements
Plays more like newer Assassin's Creed entries
The worst-kept secret in the games industry right now, the remake of Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag, is reportedly going to make major changes to the overall experience. According to French outlet Jeux Vidéo Magazine, Ubisoft is going so far as to completely remove the modern-day story sections and...
News Assassin's Creed Shadows' Claws of Awaji Expansion Has Arrived on PS5
Island life
Claws of Awaji, the first expansion for Assassin's Creed Shadows, is out now on PS5. The DLC promises to wrap up a few storylines that were left dangling by the end of the base game, while also whisking Naoe and Yasuke off to the titular island — a brand new location that's yours to explore. Ubisoft says that the expansion is roughly...
Get your claws out
Assassin's Creed Shadows is getting another meaty update that prepares the game for its Claws of Awaji expansion. Patch 1.1.1 launches tomorrow — that's the 11th September, at the time of writing — while the aforementioned expansion drops next week, on the 16th September. The update comes packed with a bunch of welcome...
News The New Assassin's Creed Mirage DLC Isn't Suspicious at All
Saudi Arabian setting thanks to Saudi Arabian funding
Ubisoft has announced 2023 game Assassin's Creed Mirage will, all of a sudden, be receiving a new DLC for free, set in AlUla, Saudi Arabia. The news was shared at the Esports World Cup in Saudi Arabia, following reports the Saudi-backed Savvy Games firm would be providing the funding for such an...
News Assassin's Creed Shadows Is Europe's Best-Selling New Game of 2025
Until FC 26, at least
Much has been made of Assassin's Creed Shadows' commercial performance — mainly because Ubisoft has been reluctant to share actual sales numbers — but we know one thing for sure: the title's been a major hit in Europe. Often overlooked in a media industry that's very US-centric, Europe remains a colossal video game market...
News Assassin's Creed Shadows Patch 1.0.7 Out Now on PS5, Adds New Game+, Increases Level Cap, More
Full patch notes revealed
Patch 1.0.7 for Assassin's Creed Shadows is available to download now on PS5, weighing in at just under 9GB. As detailed by the development team last week, this update adds a pretty extensive New Game+ mode, letting you replay the entire game with all of your levels, upgrades, equipment, and hideout unlocks intact. It...
News Assassin's Creed Shadows' Big New Game+, Level Cap Update Arrives Next Week on PS5
Back into the Shadows
Ubisoft has confirmed that the next big update for Assassin's Creed Shadows will drop next week, on the 29th July. The introduction of an extensive-sounding New Game+ mode is the headline act here, allowing players to restart the game (having already finished it at least once) with all of their character progression and...
News Assassin's Creed Shadows Tops 5 Million Players, Performs 'In Line with Expectations'
Shadows broker
Assassin's Creed Shadows has now topped an impressive-sounding 5 million players, according to Ubisoft, having launched back in March. But of course, player count does not necessarily equal total sales, and so there'll always be arguments over how many copies Shadows has actually shifted. Unfortunately, Ubisoft simply doesn't seem to...
News Live-Action Assassin's Creed TV Show Still Happening, Netflix Green-Lights
Patino, Wiener to create and produce
A live-action TV series based on Assassin's Creed has received the green light from Netflix, and the streaming company will begin to set its plans for the show in motion. More than five years since it was reported Netflix had plans to adapt the Ubisoft open world franchise, multiple creative teams have...
News Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag Remake Rumours Return as Actor Drops Big Hint
"You might have to beat it again"
The long-rumoured remake of Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag is one of the worst-kept secrets in gaming at the moment, and its lead actor may have just dropped the biggest hint yet that it's on the way. Matt Ryan, who voices player character Edward Kenway in the open world pirate action title, was captured during a...
News Assassin's Creed Shadows Update 1.0.6 Out Tomorrow on PS5, Full Patch Notes Revealed
New quests, ally, difficulty mode, and more
Originally teased late last week, Ubisoft has now fully unveiled the next big update it has for Assassin's Creed Shadows. It releases tomorrow (25th June) on PS5, and adds a new questline, ally to call upon, a nightmare difficulty mode, and a headgear toggle for free. On PS5, the patch is expected to be...
News Assassin's Creed Shadows' Next Huge Update Teased for 25th June
Free patch adds quests, characters, and more
Ubisoft has revealed its next big content update for Assassin's Creed Shadows will go live next week on 25th June 2025 for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. This will be title update 1.0.6, and the French publisher teases it'll contain a new questline, fresh characters, and a batch of quality of life...
News Assassin's Creed Shadows Update 1.0.5 Out Now on PS5, Full Patch Notes Revealed
Dead by Daylight quest and more
Ubisoft promised an Assassin's Creed Shadows update around the end of May, and now it's been fully detailed ahead of its launch on the 27th. Expected to weigh in at around 3.3GB on PS5, patch 1.0.5 includes the previously teased Dead by Daylight crossover quest, alongside parkour improvements, photo mode additions,...
Rumour Assassin's Creed Shadows Co-Op Mode Still In Development, First Expansion Targets September
Shadowy business
Assassin's Creed Shadows' long rumoured co-op mode is apparently still in the works, with the intention being to release it as part of the game's ongoing post-launch support. This is based on a fresh report from the ever-reliable Insider Gaming. Sources close to the open world title's development say that Shadows' team has been...
News Assassin's Creed Shadows Was Such a Hit, Ubisoft's Delaying Unannounced Games
Light from Shadows
Assassin's Creed Shadows has been a much needed hit for Ubisoft amongst its business-side woes, and its success has actually prompted the publisher to push back other projects. You may recall that Shadows itself was delayed well beyond its original November 2024 release date. It was first moved to February 2025, before being...
News Major Assassin's Creed Shadows Patch Dated, Teases Dead by Daylight Crossover Quest
Run and hide
Assassin's Creed Shadows' first crossover has been revealed — and it's with evergreen multiplayer title Dead by Daylight. All we have to go on at the time of writing is a social media teaser. "Step into The Fog. A new Dead by Daylight quest begins. Slip through the shadows. Survive the ordeal," it reads. The text is accompanied by a...
News Assassin's Creed Shadows Patch 1.006 Out Now on PS5, Adds New Quest, Character Codex, More
Get the patch notes here
Last week, Ubisoft announced its plans for a major Assassin's Creed Shadows update in early May — and now we've got the details. Patch 1.006 is set to release tomorrow (that's the 6th May), weighing in at around 5GB on PS5. There are two big additions here. The first is the introduction of a new story quest featuring...
Rumour Six Years of Assassin's Creed RPGs, Remakes, Multiplayer Games Planned at Ubisoft
Not-so-hidden blades
We hope you like Assassin's Creed, because it sounds like you'll be seeing a lot more of it over the next few years. Ubisoft has apparently mapped out the next six years of the franchise, breaking it up between tentpole 'RPG' games, remakes of older titles, and multiplayer-focused projects. This is according to the...
First patch drops in May
Ubisoft has spilled the beans on Assassin's Creed Shadows' post-launch support, providing a roadmap for upcoming content. There's actually quite a lot to get through. First off, there are some pretty big updates in the works, which aim to bring more story-related stuff and fan-requested features to the release. In early...
News Assassin's Creed Shadows Update and DLC Roadmap Will Be Revealed Next Week
Shadowed
Ubisoft will lift the curtain on post-launch support for Assassin's Creed Shadows next week, the developer has confirmed. The open world adventure released just over a month ago at the time of writing, and outside of one large title update that dropped a couple of weeks back, the team's been biding its time. It's fair to assume, then,...
Also addresses PS5 crashes
A small update for Assassin's Creed Shadows will be deployed later today (the 16th April), Ubisoft has confirmed. Patch 1.0.3 is basically a hotfix for issues introduced via the title's previous update. In particular, the ability to sell multiple items at once is actually being removed, as it was discovered that selling...
News PS5 Pro Version of Assassin's Creed Shadows Rivals Ultra High-End PCs, Says Ubisoft
"The ultimate console experience"
A new version of Assassin’s Creed Shadows is available to download now, which makes huge improvements to the excellent open worlder when played on a PS5 Pro. As part of an enormous and thoroughly informative
Guide Best Assassin's Creed Games of All Time
All Assassin's Creed games ranked
What are the best Assassin's Creed games? It's a question that we simply can't answer alone, given the impressive reach of Ubisoft's open world series — and so that's why we asked you to rate every mainline game on PlayStation consoles. This article is the result of your ratings, with 16 different titles vying to...
News Assassin's Creed Shadows Patch 1.0.2 Out Now, Improves Horses, Item Selling, PS5 Pro's Graphics
And much more
Ubisoft has announced Assassin's Creed Shadows Update 1.0.2, which features a suite of improvements that players have been asking after since the game's launch last month. To be clear, this isn't Shadows' first major Title Update — it's just a 'smaller' (if you can really call it that) quality of life patch that's being released...
News Assassin's Creed Shadows a Big Sales Hit in US, Beaten Only By Monster Hunter Wilds
One of 2025's best-sellers
Ahead of the latest US sales charts, Circana (formerly NPD) analyst Mat Piscatella has given us some insight into how well Assassin's Creed Shadows performed, following its launch on the 20th March. According to Circana's data, Ubisoft's open world RPG immediately cemented itself amongst the best-selling games of 2025 so...
News Assassin's Creed Shadows Dev 'Actively Looking' at Adding Harder Difficulty Mode
We hope it's lethal
Assassin's Creed Shadows provides multiple difficulty options for players, allowing them to cater the stealth action series to their liking. Expert Mode is the toughest, and under this designation, stealth is the series at its very best; still, sickos will always crave more challenge from their games, and we're glad to know...
Poll What Review Score Would You Give Assassin's Creed Shadows?
Work in the dark to serve the light
It's been just over a week since the release of Assassin's Creed Shadows, and as always, we want to know your thoughts on the latest PS5 blockbuster. Granted, many of you may not have actually finished the open world adventure just yet. Ubisoft had said that Shadows was going to be a smaller instalment compared...
News Animus Hub to Bridge Assassin's Creed Shadows to Modern Day Story
Desmond if you do, Desmond if you don't
We were initially bewildered by the Animus Hub when first booting up Assassin's Creed Shadows. The Hub chronologically links a bunch of the more recent games in the series, and if you have the associated games installed, it allows you to launch them. It seemed like standard Ubisoft launcher chicanery, but it...
News Assassin's Creed Shadows Gets Positive Reviews In Japan as Bayonetta Director Speaks Out
Open world, characters, writing all praised
There's been much debate over how well Assassin's Creed Shadows would be received in Japan. After all, the game's set in the country's feudal 16th century, and its open world map attempts to recreate a vast swath of the island nation. In the months prior to release, there were reports that various...
News Assassin's Creed Shadows' Hideout Frame Rate Is a Bug, Set to Be Fixed in Major Update
Hiding in plain sight
Have you noticed that the frame rate takes a nosedive when you're visiting the hideout in Assassin's Creed Shadows? Well don't worry, because Ubisoft's apparently on the case. Even if you're playing on the game's dedicated performance mode, which grants a largely smooth 60 frames-per-second, the frame rate appears to get cut...
News Assassin's Creed Shadows PS5 Patch 1.0.1 Available to Download Now
A small 1.41GB update on PS5
Ubisoft has released the first Assassin's Creed Shadows post-launch update today, 25th March 2025, and it is available to download now on PS5. You're looking at a 1.41GB download on PS5, which is considerably smaller than the patch for other consoles and PC. The patch works to improve stabilization across the board on...
News Assassin's Creed Shadows Broke PS Store Sales Records for Ubisoft
Doubt the success crept up on company
With digital becoming an increasingly popular method for people to purchase games, PS Store sales records really matter. Ubisoft will be elated to learn that Assassin’s Creed Shadows set a new launch day record for the publisher on Sony’s storefront, then – according to data seen by VGC. We already...
News Assassin's Creed Shadows Devs Thank Fans for Its 'Incredibly Heartwarming' Reception
You love to see it
Assassin's Creed Shadows is out in the wild, and by all indications, it appears to be the win Ubisoft so desperately needs right now. Whether it can firm up the larger company remains to be seen, but the developers themselves have thanked fans for the "sheer amount of love and positivity we've received". In a thank you post from...
News Assassin's Creed Shadows Seemingly Claims Second Biggest Launch in Series History
PS5 apparently a huge factor
Assassin's Creed Shadows seems to have done rather well for itself, according to a new report from the reliable Andy Robinson of VGC. It's claimed that, according to sales data that's yet to be made public, Shadows has managed the second biggest launch in Assassin's Creed history, trailing only 2020's Assassin's Creed...
News At a Tumultuous Time, Assassin's Creed Shadows Is Doing the Business for Ubisoft
Stomps three months of Star Wars Outlaws in one week
We already know Assassin’s Creed Shadows has been played by two million people across all platforms and has set a new series concurrents record on Steam, but now we have a little more insight into the initial sales of Ubisoft’s feudal foray. Journalist Chris Dring, who has access to UK...
News PS5 Pro System Seller Assassin's Creed Shadows Will Get a Big Upgrade
Ubisoft will add PSSR support
We’re slowly beginning to see PS5 Pro show its true colours. While the launch slate was strong, some sceptics complained that the $700 system wasn’t offering an obvious upgrade. But with Assassin’s Creed Shadows, Ubisoft has tapped into the hardware’s horsepower, and offered a “generational upgrade”. But...
News Assassin's Creed Shadows Now Surpasses 2 Million Players in Two Days
Trending ahead of Origins, Odyssey
Assassin's Creed Shadows has, at long last, arrived, and players have come swarming out of the woodwork on launch day to support it. Not even 24 hours after going live and Ubisoft has already reported that more than a million players had begun Naoe and Yasuke's adventure through feudal Japan. It's an impressive...
Poll Are You Playing Assassin's Creed Shadows?
Hidden in plain sight
Originally meant to release in November of last year, Assassin's Creed Shadows has finally arrived, two launch date delays later. It's no secret that a lot is riding on this game for Ubisoft. The embattled publisher is desperate for a win, and it'll be hoping that its best-selling franchise can turn the tide. The open world...
Video PS5 Pro vs PS5 - Assassin's Creed Shadows Offers 'Generational Upgrade' on Sony's New System
This is next-gen
Ubisoft’s latest and greatest is peak Assassin’s Creed, as we pointed out in our Assassin’s Creed Shadows PS5 review. But depending which version of Sony’s system you own, you’re probably wondering how the title stacks up. Well, we’ll freely admit we’re no Digital Foundry when it comes to the tech facts, but we’ve...
News Assassin's Creed Shadows Romance Misinformation Hits New Low on Social Media
Sweet little lies
Assassin's Creed Shadows has only just released, but social media websites like X (formerly Twitter) are already flooded with misinformation about the game — most of which is being perpetuated by accounts looking to stir the ever-profitable 'controversy' pot. In particular, it's Shadows' romance system that's caught the eye of...
News Ubisoft Will Reportedly Fight for Assassin's Creed Shadows, Anti-Harassment Plan in Place
Legal ninjas poised to strike
As we are just several days out from the release of Assassin's Creed Shadows, a truly critical game for Ubisoft, it should come as no surprise to learn that the French firm is willing to fight to ensure the game gets a fair shake. It reportedly has a robust anti-harassment plan in place to protect developers from toxic...
News Assassin's Creed Shadows Cinematic Trailer Sets Scene for Sengoku Action
Hope grows in shadows
Assassin's Creed Shadows is finally, at long last, almost within striking distance. After repeated delays and turmoil both inside and outside developer Ubisoft's c
News 20 Whole Minutes of Assassin's Creed Shadows PS5 Gameplay Looks Supremely Polished
Delays do pay
With its 20th March release date fast approaching, Ubisoft's marketing machine for Assassin's Creed Shadows is now in full flow — as evidenced by this lengthy 20-minute gameplay walkthrough. The footage manages to cover just about everything. Both protagonists — Naoe and Yasuke — get plenty of screentime, as they engage in...
