Ubisoft and Assassin's Creed Shadows are both back in the middle of controversy following the new release date for the game.

Shadows was originally planned to release on February 14th, just over a month from now - but it looks like that's not happening. Ubisoft has made a post on X to announce a delay. "Each week has brought valuable feedback from our community.

This week, we took the opportunity to look ahead to what 2025 has in store, and reminded ourselves (and you!) of the many, many exciting games coming our way in the next 12 months. Also, the steady drumbeat of Switch 2 leaks seems to be speeding up,

Ubisoft’s upcoming title, Assassins Creed Shadows, that was set to release in February 2025, has been delayed again and now scheduled for a late first-quarter release in March. This Assassins Creed Shadows delay isn’t the first.

Taking place in feudal Japan, Assassin's Creed Shadows follows the perspectives of two protagonists. While Naoe is a nimble shinobi who uses her speed and small stature for sly maneuvers, hiding in the shadows with ease, Yasuke is a powerful samurai whose strength promises to cause major impacts in direct battles.

Assassin's Creed Shadows sees a delay for a second time, with Ubisoft announcing it's moving away from the planned February 14 launch date.

Ubisoft Entertainment SA fell the most since September after the French video-game company announced another delay in its popular Assassin’s Creed franchise and analysts expressed doubts about its takeover prospects.

Ubisoft announced that Assassin's Creed Shadows was being delayed again, this time until March. Alongside that announcement, an update was posted to Steam that revealed details about the first expansion.

Rock Paper Shotgun report that Ubisoft has announced another delay for the game pushing the release date from February 14 to March 20, 2025.