Ubisoft Quebec’s Assassin’s Creed Shadows release postponed again

Ubisoft Quebec’s Assassin’s Creed Shadows release postponed again
Ubisoft Quebec’s Assassin’s Creed Shadows release postponed again

Fans of the Assassin’s Creed video game series, which was created in Montreal, will once again have to be patient: Ubisoft Quebec has announced that it will postpone the release of the new opus until March 20, Shadowswhose plot takes place in feudal Japan.

Marc-Alexis Côté, vice-president and general producer ofAssassin’s Creedmade the announcement on Ubisoft’s social networks Thursday noon.

While we’ve already made remarkable progress, we believe a few more weeks are needed to implement this feedback and ensure an even more ambitious and engaging experience from day one.

A quote from Marc-Alexis Côté, vice-president and general producer of Assassin’s Creed

The release of the game was initially scheduled for November 15, 2024, but Ubisoft Quebec announced in September 2024 its postponement to February 14, 2025, citing a need more time to refine the title. The press release referred to lessons learned from the game’s release Star Wars Outlaws in August, whose sales were weaker than expected.

Ubisoft then refunded the pre-orders ofAssassin’s Creed Shadows and promised its customers that all pre-orders would benefit from the first free game expansion.

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The samurai Yasuke and the shinobi Naoe are the two protagonists of the game “Assassin’s Creed Shadows”.

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Photo: Ubisoft Quebec

But now the launch of Shadows is postponed again, this time for a few weeks, bringing the new publication date to March 20, 2025.

We remain committed to providing a high-quality, immersive experience, supported by ongoing dialogue between our players and our development teams.assured Marc-Alexis Côté on social networks.

The Capitale-Nationale team has been working for more than four years on this vast production which involves some 1,000 people in 16 different Ubisoft studios around the world.

Ubisoft in turmoil

The video game giant has been going through a difficult time for months, with its stock falling by more than 50% in 2024.

In October, the agency Bloomberg revealed that the Chinese giant Tencent and the Guillemot family, owner of Ubisoft, were exploring several options, including a buyout and an exit of Ubisoft from the stock market.

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