The AssCreed faithful have waited a thousand years for a sequel set in feudal Japan, birthplace of ninjas and samurai. Woe unto ye dreamers of Ubisoft takes on Tenchu, for you must carry that candle for a little longer.
Assassin's Creed Shadows has been delayed till next year. It was due to launch on 12th November 2024 - now, it will release on 14th February 2025.
The news comes in the shape of an updating of Ubisoft's targets for the financial year 2024-2025, primarily in response to the "softer than expected launch for Star Wars Outlaws".
According to Uncle Ubi, Assassin's Creed Shadows is "feature complete", but needs more time in the oven to accommodate learnings from Outlaws. "While the game is feature complete, the learnings from the Star Wars Outlaws release led us to provide additional time to further polish the title," the statement reads. "This will enable the biggest entry in the franchise to fully deliver on its ambition, notably by fulfilling the promise of our dual protagonist adventure, with Naoe and Yasuke bringing two very different gameplay styles." In news that will delight the ears of people who think live service expansion roadmaps are the Devil's downloadables, Ubisoft are also "departing from the traditional Season Pass model", though players who preorder the game will be granted the first expansion for free.
Shadows will also now "mark the return of our new releases on Steam Day 1" - it'll launch there rather than being exclusive at first on Ubisoft's own storefront.