Things aren’t exactly going swimmingly at Ubisoft right now. The publisher had a rough 2024, with Star Wars Outlaws failing to meet sales expectations and word of XDefiant’s demise coming around six months after the tactical shooter debuted.

Ubisoft is at a crossroads with Assassin's Creed. While the franchise's recent RPG era has been financially successful, it has left a sour taste in the mouths of veteran fans. Assassin's Creed: Shadows aims to fix that by combining the best of both worlds to keep both new and old fans happy,

I previewed what could very well be one of Ubisoft‘s most important games of all time: Assassin’s Creed: Shadows. Set in the ideal assassin’s world of feudal Japan, this game has been delayed a couple of times so that Ubisoft’s developers can whip it into shape.

Ubisoft is making a huge jump through Shadows. Hopefully it doesn't fall on its face.

From our time sneaking through Assassin's Creed Shadows' fortresses, taking in the sweeping vistas of the open world of feudal era Japan, and pulling off slick combat finishers, we got to see just how Assassin's Creed has improved its balancing act of satisfying action,

I got to go hands-on with Assassin’s Creed Shadows for nearly four hours. While the game has been delayed several times, there’s no reason to be worried. The build I played felt very polished, and it’s shaping up to be the best Assassin’s Creed game since Black Flag when it releases on May