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All the latest Assassin's Creed Shadows news for 2026: updates, patches, DLC, discounts and events. Fresh game news every day on VGTimes.
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July 9, 2026

Rumors have spread online that voices38, a well-known hacker, has paused work on cracking the Denuvo protection in Assassin's Creed Shadows. Some claim this is due to the challenging combination of the latest Denuvo version and Ubisoft's additional security measures.
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June 22, 2026

A curious detail has been discovered in Animus Hub that may point to an imminent reveal of the remake of Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag. A new entry has appeared in the interface — an “unknown character” with no name or model, and its data marked as “not decrypted.”
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April 19, 2026

Patch 1.1.10 for Assassin's Creed Shadows was released on April 7 — and fans immediately began digging through it. In the Yamato region, players discovered floating structures with an unusual location name.
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April 8, 2026

Ubisoft has rolled out update 1.1.10 for Assassin's Creed Shadows, bringing expanded customization options along with a range of important fixes affecting gameplay, the user interface, and overall progression.
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April 7, 2026

Assassin’s Creed Shadows is about to join the growing list of titles taking full advantage of the PS5 Pro's enhanced PSSR (PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution) technology. The update is scheduled to drop next week, delivering superior image quality across the game’s Performance, Balanced, and Quality modes for PS5 Pro owners.
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April 1, 2026

To celebrate the first anniversary of Assassin's Creed Shadows, Ubisoft shared some interesting stats. Players have spent more than 300 million hours in the game and performed over 58 million Leap of Faith jumps.
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March 24, 2026

Ubisoft showcased at GDC 2026 how its new Micropolygon technology is changing the way detailed open worlds are built in the Anvil engine.
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March 22, 2026

Art director of Assassin’s Creed Shadows Thierry Dansereau spoke about the game’s legacy and achievements. According to him, the main source of pride is the fact that the project was successfully brought to release.
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March 20, 2026

Ubisoft has released hotfix 1.1.9 for Assassin's Creed Shadows, targeting two technical issues reported by players. The main fix concerns Naoe: for players who own the Claws of Awaji DLC, her kunai was dealing only minimal damage even after upgrading the Kunai Assassination Damage III ability.
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February 27, 2026

A hacker known as Andreh has cracked Denuvo protection in two games at once — Assassin's Creed Shadows and Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties.
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February 23, 2026

It looks like the second year of support for Assassin's Creed Shadows is gearing up for plenty of changes. The info surfaced after an interview that blogger JorRaptor conducted with the project's post-launch support lead. All features are still in testing, so some might get canceled or delayed.
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February 19, 2026

Ubisoft has officially announced the release of update 1.1.8 for Assassin's Creed Shadows, set to go live tomorrow, February 17, at 9:00 AM EST. The update brings several long-awaited improvements, bug fixes, and new features for players across all platforms, including Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch 2, PC, and Mac. Patch sizes range from 1.73 GB on PS5 to 15.77 GB on Xbox Series X/S.
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February 17, 2026

The Assassin's Creed series remains a pillar of stability for Ubisoft studios, which is going through difficult times. In a recent report, the company's representatives reported that the time spent by gamers in assassin games increased by 28%.
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February 13, 2026

Ubisoft has canceled development of Assassin’s Creed League, a cooperative project set in the Assassin’s Creed universe that was being developed by Ubisoft Annecy. The game would have allowed four Assassins to tackle story missions together and was originally conceived as a major expansion for Assassin's Creed Shadows.
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February 6, 2026

Warhorse Studios understood early on that Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 could not compete head-to-head with blockbuster RPGs like Assassin’s Creed Shadows or Dragon Age: The Veilguard—primarily because of the massive gap in budgets. Instead, the team chose a different route and deliberately “changed the rules of the game.”
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January 23, 2026

The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS) has unveiled the nominees for the 29th Annual DICE Awards. Leading the charge this year are Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 and Ghost of Yotei, both of which secured an impressive eight nominations each.
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January 9, 2026

In Assassin’s Creed Shadows, Ubisoft is experimenting not only with setting, but also with how characters physically feel in motion. And judging by developer comments, this approach is set to become a cornerstone for the future of the series.
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December 30, 2025

Valve has decided to unveil the most profitable games released in 2025 on Steam. The complete list, featuring 100 titles, can be found here.
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December 30, 2025

The Metacritic portal has published its list of the best Xbox games of 2025, featuring the 20 highest-rated titles. The cooperative action game Split Fiction claimed the top spot.
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December 29, 2025

At the end of the year, Digital Foundry traditionally summed up the state of AAA gaming on PC. Alex Battaglia and John Linneman discussed the strongest and most problematic PC ports of 2025 — without assigning rankings, but with detailed technical analysis. The result is a stark contrast: from exemplary optimization to releases that struggle even on high-end hardware.
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December 28, 2025

The PlayStation Store has launched its highly anticipated Holiday Sale, bringing discounts of up to 75% on thousands of games and add-ons for both PS4 and PS5. Gamers have until January 22nd to grab these festive deals.
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December 22, 2025

Revenue from the sale of video games worldwide in 2025 will amount to $197 billion. This is 7.5% more than a year earlier, according to Video Games Chronicle, citing analysts from Newzoo.
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December 18, 2025

Valve has dropped the official trailer for the upcoming Steam Winter Sale. The massive seasonal event is set to kick off on December 18th and will run all the way through January 5th, featuring thousands of discounted games and expansions.
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December 16, 2025

The Digital Foundry team has summed up 2025 and published its traditional breakdown of the most impressive visual and technological achievements in games. The experts immediately stress that this is not about “the best visuals overall,” but about specific technical solutions and graphical breakthroughs that defined the industry over the past 12 months.
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December 14, 2025

It has been nine months since the release of Assassin’s Creed Shadows, and Ubisoft Quebec is already drawing both creative and technical conclusions. Associate Game Director Simon Lemay-Comtois says the team is surprised by how long the game has remained a visual benchmark for the franchise. But more importantly, Shadows has become a learning experience that will shape future Assassin’s Creed titles — from parkour to dual protagonists.
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December 8, 2025

On December 2, the open-world action game Assassin's Creed Shadows, developed by Canadian studio Ubisoft Quebec, launched on the Nintendo Switch 2 console. The game is priced at $60.
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December 2, 2025

Sony has launched the annual PlayStation Blog Game of the Year Awards 2025, inviting players to vote for the standout games of the year. Fans will decide winners across 19 categories, covering everything from Best Character and Soundtrack to Graphics, Art Direction, and Studio of the Year. Voting is open until December 8.
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December 1, 2025

Assassin's Creed Shadows is set to launch on the hybrid Nintendo Switch 2 console on December 2. To mark the occasion, YouTuber Cycu1 released a video showcasing the graphical differences between the PS5 Pro and Switch 2 versions.
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December 1, 2025

Ubisoft has confirmed that there are no plans to release a second major expansion for Assassin’s Creed Shadows. The first and only large DLC, Claws of Awaji, launched in September 2025, offering around 10 hours of story content. Originally, it was part of a season pass, but the pass was scrapped after the game’s release was delayed from November 2024 to February 2025. As compensation, Ubisoft gave the DLC for free to everyone who pre-ordered the game.
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November 27, 2025

As reported by Deadline, actor Toby Wallace, known for the series Euphoria and The Bikeriders, will play one of the main roles in the upcoming live-action Assassin's Creed series from Netflix. This is the first confirmed member of the project's cast.
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November 26, 2025

Ubisoft has released a teaser for the upcoming crossover between Assassin's Creed Shadows and the anime Attack on Titan, set to launch on November 25 and run for four weeks.
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November 25, 2025

The third-person action-adventure Assassin's Creed Shadows is coming soon to Nintendo Switch 2, and now we know how much storage space you’ll need for the game on this platform.
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November 24, 2025

Apple has announced the finalists of the App Store Awards. Among the best were a capybara game, a fishing simulator and a food selection assistant.
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November 22, 2025

The Golden Joystick Awards 2025 ceremony has wrapped, with players—not a jury—selecting the best games of the year across multiple categories. This year’s show was hosted by Maggie Robertson, best known for voicing Lady Dimitrescu in Resident Evil Village.
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November 21, 2025
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