Best armor in Assassin’s Creed Shadows
Digest more
Top News
Overview
Highlights
Polygon |
Critical reception to Assassin’s Creed Shadows in Japan is similar to that of 2020’s Ghost of Tsushima, another historical fiction game set in feudal Japan that received widespread acclaim.
Reuters |
Ubisoft said the new unit would be valued at around 4 billion euros and will bring together its popular "Assassin's Creed", "Far Cry" and "Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six" franchises.
Bloomberg L.P. |
Ubisoft Entertainment SA’s Assassin’s Creed game series got a gold medal of its own during last year’s Paris Olympics, with its iconic rooftop-scaling hooded main character featuring heavily in the o...
Read more on News Digest
IGN has confirmed that Ubisoft has quietly released a day-one patch for Assassin’s Creed Shadows that makes a number of important changes apparently in response to concern about the game in Japan. Check out the patch notes.
You may remember that Ghost of Tsushima ended up being a blockbuster in Japan for Sony and Sucker Punch — but it doesn't look like Shadows is going to enjoy anything close to that level of success. A shame, perhaps, given that Japanese reviews have been positive.
Watazumi Shrine is found on Tsushima Island. Most famous for its half-sunken Torii gate, it's thought to have inspired Ghost of Tsushima's in-game Scarlet Rock shrine, and received $260,000 from the game's community after it was damaged in a 2020 typhoon. Now, however, its caretakers have issued a statement banning all tourists from visiting.