Assassin's Creed Shadows: Last News

Assassin’s Creed Shadows has been given a lo-fi reimagining by Lofi Girl – check it out below.Created by composer duo The Flight, the mammoth soundtrack for Assassin’s Creed Shadows brings together traditional Japanese instruments, Avant Garde pop, techno and rock. The 59 tracks from the ‘Original Soundtrack’ have been available to stream since the game launched last week.Now developers Ubisoft have announced a collaboration with Lofi Girl, with a new album “offering lo-fi re-imaginings of tracks” from the Assassin’s Creed Shadows soundtrack.“This collection blends the stealthy allure of Assassin’s Creed Shadows with soothing lo-fi beats,” Lofi Girl wrote on social media.

Assassin’s Creed Shadows will still be censored for its Japanese launch later this year.Assassin’s Creed Shadows is due for release March 20, 2025 and based on early previews, fans can expect a bloody, brutal samurai adventure.The game has already received a CERO Z rating in Japan, meaning gamers must be 18 years or older to purchase it, but now developers Ubisoft have announced they’ve also been forced to make changes to the gore in the game before it can be released. “Regarding Assassin’s Creed: Shadows (CERO: Z), there are some differences in the in-game content of the version sold in Japan in order to comply with the regulations of the reviewing organization,” Ubisoft said in a statement (via Video Game Chronicle).“The option to switch dismemberment on and off has been removed from the game settings, and now dismembering the heads and limbs of enemies while playing is permanently disabled.

Assassin’s Creed Shadows has been delayed again to allow Ubisoft time to “further polish” the action-stealth game.Assassin’s Creed Shadows was announced in May 2024 with a November release date. However, after the “softer than expected” sales of Star Wars Outlaws caused by the game’s messy launch, developers confirmed that Assassin’s Creed Shadows would be delayed until February 2025.In a note to investors, the studio explained that “learnings from the Star Wars Outlaws release led us to provide additional time to further polish the title.”Yesterday (January 9) Ubisoft revealed that Assassin’s Creed Shadows would be delayed again.

Assassin’s Creed games in the next five years.Gaming journalist Tom Henderson appeared on the XB2 Podcast recently and spoke about the future of Ubisoft. The studio recently announced a number of job cuts after a tough financial quarter due to the delay of Assassin’s Creed Shadows and the poor sales of Star Wars: Outlaws.According to Henderson, Ubisoft is “in a tricky spot at the moment” and is hoping to “capitalise on the franchise as much as possible.

Star Wars Outlaws has reportedly only sold one million copies since its release in August.According to Insider Gaming, “sources close to the game” have confirmed that it has only sold one million copies since it launched over a month ago. It did have several issues at launch, and even required fans who had pre-ordered and gotten early access to restart their save files, so some gamers may be waiting until the issues are ironed out to purchase it.Assassin’s Creed Mirage has sold five million units three months after it launched, Insider Gaming claims, so this result from Star Wars Outlaws is much lower.

Assassin’s Creed Shadows would be delayed until next year, February 14.In a statement delivered to X/Twitter, the official Assassin’s Creed Shadows account wrote “we realize we need more time to polish and refine the experience, pushing further some of our key features.” The game was initially due to release November 15, 2024.In a note to investors, Ubisoft wrote the game was “feature complete,” but the “learnings from the Star Wars Outlaws release led us to provide additional time to further polish the title.” Outlaws was criticised by many players and reviewers for its numerous bugs at launch.“Just cancel it at this point lmao Ubisoft is cooked,” wrote dmvshaban. “Lol your trying to wait until the heat dies down,” claimed MeleeGames. Assassin’s Creed Shadows has been embroiled in the recent series of culture wars surrounding games that some deem “woke” for including diverse characters or themes.