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Next Assassin’s Creed Shadows Update Announced, Adds New Story Mission And Fixes A Deer Problem
Ubisoft has announced the next major update for Assassin’s Creed Shadows, and it’s coming soon. Title update 1.0.4 arrives on Tuesday, May 6, and it adds a new free quest and numerous bug fixes. The update adds a story pack called “The Works of Luis Frois.” Players can visit Azuchi to find Luis, a Jesuit…
How To Defeat The Naginata In Assassin’s Creed Shadows
Naoe and Yasuke’s ongoing journey through the Wide Wide World of Bastards continues with The Naginata, a panicky, flopsweaty stooge who doesn’t even have the honor of fighting an old drunk one-on-one given the opportunity. Rise Of The Ronin Hides A Cool Nioh Easter Egg He’s gonna have to see Naoe and Yasuke, though, whether…
Assassin’s Creed Shadows On Steam Deck Surprised Me More Than Getting Stabbed In The Neck
When I heard Ubisoft claim that Assassin’s Creed Shadows would be Steam Deck verified at launch, I responded by saying “yeah right” with all the sass I could muster. I’ve tested a lot of games on Steam Deck here at Kotaku. I’ve seen games that should be slam dunks on the device fall short, and…
25 Assassin’s Creed Shadows Tips To Check Out Before Playing
Assassin’s Creed Shadows, out now, is a very good entry in Ubisoft’s long-running franchise. But it’s also a big, complicated game with a lot of different mechanics, systems, features, and options. And Shadows doesn’t always do a great job of explaining how all of this stuff works. The Week In Games: What’s Coming Out Beyond…
Assassin's Creed Shadows review: An ambitious and captivating world that's stuck in the past
It's unlikely that the fate of a company as large as Ubisoft will hinge on the success of one tentpole single-player game. But the company cannot afford another major error anytime soon after the likes of Star Wars: Outlaws and XDefiant failed to set the world alight. Ubisoft desperately needs a big hit (and for the…
‘Assassin’s Creed Shadows’ is the best one in years, sometimes in spite of itself
It feels like there’s about a 100:1 ratio of negative-to-positive news headlines around Assassin’s Creed Shadows. Just this week, developers have been told internally to not talk about working on the game, lest they face harassment. At the same time, publisher Ubisoft is desperately fighting off talks of a corporate merger amidst investor troubles. I’d…
Assassin’s Creed Shadows Might Be Able To Do The Impossible And Satisfy All Fans
Earlier this month, I got to try out Assassin’s Creed Shadows via a livestreamed four-hour preview. Just a week before that preview, Ubisoft had announced that the next main entry in the open-world franchise about sneaky assassins and evil Templars had been delayed. Again. It’s clear that Ubisoft really needs a big win here and…
Assassin’s Creed Shadows preview: a few steps in the right direction
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. Skull and Bones finally arrived too, but it was a bit of a damp squib. Amid rumors…