Assassin's Creed Shadows
Medieval open-world stealth action in the Assassin's Creed series. The game takes place in 1579 in feudal Japan, where the stories of Naoe, a skilled shinobi... Read more
Assassin's Creed Shadows News
The latest news and rumors about Assassin's Creed Shadows for today and 2025. Here you will find all the news about Assassin's Creed Shadows updates, learn the release date for PC, when the game will be available on other platforms, and other announcements. We will also write about the system requirements of Assassin's Creed Shadows for PC, about pirate cracks, and the appearance of the game on torrents, where it can be downloaded for free.

Players Criticize Ubisoft's Storytelling Approach in Assassin's Creed Shadows
Ubisoft developers decided not to reinvent the wheel and used the same story formula in Assassin's Creed: Shadows that they had used in all the latest AC games. However, players were tired of this approach, which they honestly admitted.
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April 21, 2025

Looks Like Assassin's Creed Shadows Is Coming To Another Platform
Ubisoft decided to cover as many available platforms as possible with the recent Assassin's Creed Shadows. Users noticed that the action game received a rating for Nintendo Switch 2.
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April 19, 2025

Patch 1.0.3 Released for Assassin's Creed Shadows: PC Freezes and PS5 Crashes Fixed
Ubisoft has released patch 1.0.3 for the action-adventure game Assassin's Creed Shadows, which weighs in at around 9GB on PC. The update improves game stability and performance.
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April 17, 2025

Rumor: Ubisoft Cut Some Assassin's Creed Shadows Content for Claws of Awaji DLC
While this is a common practice among some studios, Ubisoft has been suspected of trying to cut content from Assassin's Creed Shadows and sell it as DLC. This was reported by one of the dataminers, who studied the game's files.
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April 6, 2025

Famitsu Gives High Marks to Assassin's Creed Shadows — But Raises Some Concerns
Japanese gaming magazine Famitsu has published its review of Assassin’s Creed Shadows, featured in issue #1893. A summary of the review was shared by user Ryokutya2089.
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April 3, 2025

Assassin's Creed Shadows Already a Top Seller in 2025, But Ubisoft Shares Decline
Assassin's Creed Shadows has climbed into the list of the best-selling games of 2025 as of March 22, according to Mat Piscatella from the analytics firm Circana.
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April 1, 2025

Ubisoft Plans to Make Assassin's Creed Shadows Gameplay More Difficult
If someone thought Assassin's Creed Shadows gameplay was too easy, then the developers are already planning to make it more difficult. However, Ubisoft has not yet revealed when it will appear.
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March 31, 2025

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in Assassin's Creed Shadows — Gamers Discover a Fun Easter Egg
A fun Easter egg related to the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and the ronin rabbit Miyamoto Usagi has been discovered in Assassin's Creed Shadows. These characters often crossed paths in cartoons, so their joint appearance in Ubisoft's game is fitting.
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March 31, 2025

Ubisoft Creates $4.3 Billion Subsidiary, Tencent Takes Stake
Ubisoft has announced the creation of a new subsidiary valued at $4.3 billion, which will house all of the French publisher's key brands, including Assassin's Creed, Far Cry, and Rainbow Six.
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March 27, 2025

Assassin's Creed Shadows Compared Online to Its $3.4 Budget Parody with 97% Positive Reviews
The author of the YouTube channel The Gameverse decided to compare two games that appear similar at first glance but have different budgets. For this purpose, he chose Assassin's Creed Shadows and its humorous parody Yasuke Simulator, which, by the way, has extremely positive reviews on Steam.
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March 27, 2025

Assassin's Creed Unity Remains the Parkour King — YouTuber Compares It to Assassin's Creed Shadows
Assassin’s Creed Shadows has received yet another comparison video—this time against Assassin’s Creed Unity. YouTuber ElAnalistaDeBits closely examined both Ubisoft titles to determine which one offers the best parkour mechanics.
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March 26, 2025

Elon Musk Criticizes Assassin's Creed Shadows, Ubisoft Responds
Recently, Elon Musk shared his opinion on Assassin's Creed Shadows, calling it a "terrible game." Ubisoft promptly responded to his comment.
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March 26, 2025

Valve Reveals Steam's Best-Selling Games of the Week — Assassin's Creed Shadows Leads the Pack
Valve has released its latest weekly sales chart for Steam, covering the period from March 18 to March 25. Excluding free-to-play titles and Steam Deck sales, the top game of the week is the newly released Assassin’s Creed Shadows.
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March 25, 2025

Resident Evil 2 Designer Slams Assassin's Creed Shadows Haters, Calls Them “Insects”
Devil May Cry, Resident Evil 2, and Bayonetta designer Hideki Kamiya has joined the heated debate surrounding Assassin’s Creed Shadows. The Japanese developer congratulated Ubisoft on reaching two million players before addressing the vocal critics of the game’s latest entry.
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March 25, 2025

“This Is Just the Beginning” — Assassin's Creed Shadows Devs Thank Fans for Their Support
Assassin’s Creed Shadows has officially surpassed two million players, and Ubisoft took to Reddit to personally thank the community for their support.
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March 24, 2025

Assassin's Creed Shadows Off to a Strong Start, Surpasses Origins and Odyssey in Steam Peak Concurrent Players
Assassin's Creed Shadows launched just a few days ago, and already over two million gamers have played the game. Additionally, it has set a new record in the series for the number of concurrent players on Steam.
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March 24, 2025

Assassin's Creed Shadows Compared to Origins and Red Dead Redemption 2 in Detail and Physics
New videos have appeared online comparing Assassin's Creed Shadows to other games. The author of the YouTube channel Gameinvader found out whether there are any improvements since Assassin's Creed Origins, and tested the approach to details and physics using Red Dead Redemption 2 as an example.
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March 21, 2025

Ubisoft Reveals First-Day Player Count for Assassin's Creed Shadows
Assassin's Creed Shadows launched on March 20, and Ubisoft recently shared first-day statistics, revealing how many people have already played the game, which currently boasts very positive reviews on Steam.
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March 21, 2025

Assassin's Creed Shadows Has An Impressive Detail That Has Players Comparing It To Red Dead Redemption 2
Assassin's Creed Shadows players are sharing not only their impressions but also some interesting findings online. At the very least, Ubisoft has realistically worked out the weather system, reminding gamers of the approach to detail in Red Dead Redemption 2.
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March 20, 2025

Assassin's Creed Shadows Launches on PC and Consoles — First Player Reviews on Steam Available
Assassin's Creed Shadows has launched on PC, Mac, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S, and it has already garnered its first player reviews on Steam. At the time of writing, the game holds a 77% rating, though this could change significantly in the coming days.
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March 20, 2025

Assassin's Creed Shadows Compared to Ghost of Tsushima in Gameplay, Physics, Combat, and More
The YouTube channel The Gameverse has released a new video comparing Assassin's Creed Shadows to another open-world project set in Japan — Ghost of Tsushima. In the video, the creator highlights differences in physics, horseback riding, swimming, stealth, and katana duels between the games.
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March 20, 2025

Artist Creates «Endless» Art Featuring All Main Parts of Assassin's Creed, Presented by Ubisoft
A talented artist known as OGARNO has crafted what he calls "endless " art featuring all the main games in the Assassin's Creed series. Ubisoft has already shared a video of this work on the franchise's official page on the social network X.
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March 20, 2025

Assassin's Creed Shadows Allegedly Tested on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090
YouTube channel RajmanGaming HD has purportedly tested Assassin's Creed Shadows using an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 graphics card. The testing was conducted using the game's built-in benchmark.
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March 19, 2025

Report: Assassin's Creed: Shadows to Receive Censorship Patch After Debate in Japanese Parliament
It seems Ubisoft has responded to the controversy surrounding a shrine in Assassin’s Creed: Shadows. Back in February, a gameplay video went viral, showing a player testing the game’s destructibility system on a temple. The clip sparked outrage from some players, leading to a discussion in Japan’s parliament.
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March 19, 2025

Assassin's Creed: Shadows Launched on PC Without a Graphics Card and Shows FPS Performance
Tests of Assassin's Creed: Shadows on various hardware have surfaced online. Notably, in one of the videos, the game was launched on a PC without a discrete graphics card, using only integrated Vega 7 graphics (Ryzen 5 5600G).
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March 19, 2025

Assassin's Creed: Shadows Review Scores Have Arrived
The review embargo for Assassin's Creed: Shadows lifted on March 18th. Critics are largely positive about the new installment, with an average score of 82/100 on OpenCritic.
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March 18, 2025

Assassin's Creed: Shadows Reviews Drop Early — Critics Give It High Scores
The first reviews for Assassin's Creed: Shadows are set to go live this evening, but some outlets jumped the gun. Briefly, OpenCritic displayed early reviews from Console Creatures and IGN Brazil before they were taken down.
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March 18, 2025

Ubisoft to Protect Assassin's Creed: Shadows Developers from Harassment, Advises Staff to Conceal Workplace
Reports indicate that Ubisoft has implemented a plan to combat harassment targeted at the developers of Assassin's Creed: Shadows, which is set to release this week on March 20 for PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S, macOS, and iPadOS.
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March 18, 2025

Assassin's Creed: Shadows Pre-Loading Has Started on PC
PC owners can already pre-load Assassin's Creed: Shadows via Steam, Ubisoft Connect, and Epic Games Store. The game will require just over 109 GB of free disk space to install.
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March 17, 2025

Japan Seems Fine with Assassin's Creed: Shadows — PS5 Version Ranks #2 on Amazon Japan
Despite accusations of disrespecting Japanese culture, Assassin’s Creed: Shadows appears to be a hit in Japan. As spotted by Tech4Gamers, the game is performing exceptionally well on Amazon Japan.
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March 17, 2025

«A Crime Against Parkour»: Pro Athletes Evaluate the Realism of Assassin's Creed Stunts
PC Gamer has released an intriguing video in which professional parkour athletes analyze the realism of movement in the Assassin's Creed series. The outlet invited Toby Segar and Benj Cave from the British team Storror to break down the protagonists' acrobatics from a real-life sports perspective.
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March 17, 2025

«Justice Is Forged in the Shadows» — New Assassin's Creed: Shadows Trailer and Gameplay Footage
With just a week to go until launch, Ubisoft has released a cinematic TV spot for Assassin’s Creed: Shadows, highlighting the unique skills of its two protagonists.
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March 13, 2025

Parkour Experts Recreate Assassin's Creed: Shadows Stunts
The Assassin’s Creed: Shadows promo campaign just got a lot more exciting. A new video on Red Bull Gaming’s YouTube channel shows parkour experts attempting to recreate stunts from the game.
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March 12, 2025

Assassin's Creed: Shadows Devs Reveal Graphics Modes for PlayStation and Xbox
Following the release of Assassin’s Creed: Shadows’ system requirements, details on its console performance have surfaced. The standard PS5 version will offer three graphical modes, while PS5 Pro users will benefit from enhanced ray tracing.
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March 7, 2025

Ubisoft Unveils Stealth and Combat in New Assassin's Creed: Shadows Gameplay Video
Ubisoft has released a new gameplay video for Assassin's Creed: Shadows, which runs for approximately 20 minutes. In the video, the developers showcase the stealth mechanics and combat abilities of the two main protagonists, Naoe and Yasuke.
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March 7, 2025