{"id":20741,"date":"2025-01-09T21:28:12","date_gmt":"2025-01-09T21:28:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/news\/assassins-creed-shadows-delayed-again-by-ubisoft\/"},"modified":"2025-01-09T21:28:12","modified_gmt":"2025-01-09T21:28:12","slug":"assassins-creed-shadows-delayed-again-by-ubisoft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/news\/assassins-creed-shadows-delayed-again-by-ubisoft\/","title":{"rendered":"Assassin’s Creed Shadows delayed again by Ubisoft"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Video game giant Ubisoft has announced a further delay to its upcoming Assassin’s Creed Shadows.<\/p>\n

The long-running series is one of the French publisher’s flagship franchises, with recent instalment, Valhalla, reportedly making more than $1bn.<\/p>\n

Assassin’s Creed Shadows, set in 16th Century Japan, was due to be released on PC, PlayStation and Xbox last November before an initial delay to February 2025.<\/p>\n

Announcing the new release date of 20 March, executive producer Marc-Alexis Cot\u00e9 said a “few additional weeks are needed” to ensure the game’s launch goes smoothly.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Players complained that Ubisoft’s major 2024 release, Star Wars Outlaws, was launched with bugs and glitches.<\/p>\n

The company’s bosses told investors the sci-fi tie-in’s sales were “softer than expected” and said “learnings” from Outlaws’ launch had prompted the original delay to Assassin’s Creed Shadows.<\/p>\n

In his update, Mr Cot\u00e9 thanked fans for their support and said the extra time would allow the development team to implement “valuable feedback” from gamers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Assassin’s Creed Shadows is seen as an important title for Ubisoft – one of the biggest gaming companies in the world with an estimated 13,000 employees worldwide.<\/p>\n

Its other 2024 titles, Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown and pirate-themed online game Skull & Bones, were also reported to have fallen below the company’s expectations.<\/p>\n

The company also discontinued online shooter XDefiant and closed three of its studios. <\/p>\n

In a conference call held around the same time as the Assassin’s Creed delay was made public, CEO Yves Guillemot told investors Ubisoft was “taking decisive steps” to reshape the company.<\/p>\n

It was also looking to “drive significant cost reductions”, the meeting heard.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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BBC Newsbeat previously spoke to James Batchelor, former editor-in-chief of Gamesindustry.biz, who said the Assassin’s Creed series is a “golden goose” for Ubisoft.<\/p>\n

He said moving the game from its original November release date meant Ubisoft had missed out on sales from the busy pre-Christmas sales period. <\/p>\n

But, he also said it would have faced stiff competition in February – a crowded month for high-profile new releases, with Monster Hunter Wilds, Avowed and Civilization VII also due to come out.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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While Ubisoft’s 2024 had been “tough”, James told Newsbeat that colleagues who’d played preview versions of Assassin’s Creed Shadows were impressed with the game.<\/p>\n

He also pointed out that its feudal Japan setting was one series fans had been requesting for a long time, and he expected this to drive sales.<\/p>\n

“Whether or not it sells quite the levels it would have done in November, or whether it sells as well as they hope. I don’t know,” he said.<\/p>\n

“But of all the things they’ve put out in the last year and the varied performance they’ve had, this one has got the strongest chance and the strongest appeal.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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