France's largest video game maker Ubisoft has decided to postpone the release of the newest game in its blockbuster franchise Assassin's Creed again, putting off the launch to March 20 from February 14, the company said on Thursday.
The French company had in September last year postponed the game's release by three months to February 14. Ubisoft said the additional month of development of Assassin's Creed Shadows will allow the team to better incorporate the player feedback gathered over the past three months.
It said this would help to create the best conditions for launch by continuing to engage closely with the "increasingly positive" Assassin's Creed community.
Ubisoft has been plagued by delays and the underperformance of some key titles, including a muted reception to the launch of Star Wars Outlaws in August last year, which did not meet sales expectations.
The company's shares lost half of their value in the year to December. The French group also said that following a strategic and execution review it has appointed advisers to consider and pursue various transformational strategic options to extract the best value for stakeholders.