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How a historian turned Assassin's Creed Black samurai outrage into meaningful conversation

After facing online abuse over her work on the latest game in the popular Assassin’s Creed franchise, professor Sachi Schmidt-Hori disarmed hateful critics by creating a space for conversation.

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Harassed by Assassin’s Creed gamers, a professor fought back with kindness

A Dartmouth College professor who worked as a consultant on the latest Assassin's Creed video game ended up getting harassed by gamers

The Independent UK

Assassin’s Creed Is Planning A Whole Lot Of Free DLC

'Assassin's Creed Shadows' isn't just getting a new expansion, but a steady release of content drops through the summer.

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Clearing castles stealthily as Yasuke in Assassin's Creed Shadows is one of the most satisfying challenges in the RPG

Now Playing | Now that I've mastered castles as Yasuke in Assassin's Creed Shadows, I can't stop doing them

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I've spent 60 hours turning Assassin's Creed Shadows into a Pokemon game, and my hideout has never been better

Now Playing | Gotta pet and collect 'em all

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Assassin's Creed Shadows is the closest we've been to Ezio's timeline since Revelations, and that could be huge for Codename Hexe

Opinion | The Templars are back in AC Shadows, bringing the RPG back to its roots

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Move over Yasuke, Naoe's kick can deflect arrows in Assassin's Creed Shadows

She didn't take an arrow to the knee

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Fighting through high-level regions to get Naoe to date night has been my favorite Assassin's Creed Shadows moment yet

Opinion | An open world's best bits are more about the journey than the destination, and Assassin's Creed Shadows is at its best when it remembers that

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The 10 Best Games Of 2025 So Far To Get Around ASAP From Clair Obscur To Mario Kart

From Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 to Mario Kart World — here are our picks for the best games of 2025 so far.

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"I created Naoe how I would create a movie character," says Assassin's Creed Shadows star Masumi: "Just very full and honest and a whole human being as much as I can"

Interview | "I put so much of my soul in her": Assassin's Creed Shadows star Masumi on making Naoe a unique protagonist, the big audition, and future possibilities

GamesRadar

Assassin's Creed Shadows' first major update arrives tomorrow with very good news for your horse

The upcoming patch will also enable players to reset their Mastery Nodes and experiment with different builds for both Naoe and Yasuke.

PC Gamer

After 67 hours, I've realized that Assassin's Creed Shadows' brilliant open world comes at the cost of narrative continuity

Now Playing | The RPG's non-linear framing of linear storylines is a double-edged hidden blade

GamesRadar

Assassin's Creed Shadows fixes Valhalla's biggest mistakes

But it doesn't go far enough.

PC Gamer

Assassin's Creed Shadows lead says dual protagonists are "a cool thing" the new action RPG "does better than what we've done in the past"

Players can choose between Naoe and Yasuke

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Assassin's Creed Shadows' delays were mostly used to polish the RPG, creative director confirms, not for deeper changes brought about by Star Wars Outlaws reaction

Although the team did add "a couple bits of narrative here and there"

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It took me over 20 hours to unlock Yasuke in Assassin's Creed Shadows, and a Kofun turned out to be the perfect training ground

Now Playing | I completed a Kofun puzzle in Assassin's Creed Shadows that proved to be the best introduction to Yasuke

The Independent UK

Assassin’s Creed makers fire back at Elon Musk by mocking his alleged cheating at online video games

After months of culture war outrage over Assassin’s Creed Shadows having a Black protagonist, its creator Ubisoft chose the way of the warrior

GamesRadar

Following Assassin's Creed Shadows controversy, Baldur's Gate 3 publishing director says "every big AAA game could be better," but players shouldn't be mad "just because some dude told you to"

"Be your own dude!"

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Assassin's Creed Shadows "has a little bit of Tarantino flavor", but its real secret ingredient is intrigue: "It's almost like you're watching an episode of Shogun"

Interview | Quentin Tarantino, Ninja Scroll, Shogun and more all contribute towards Assassin's Creed Shadows' unique tone, says realization and cinematic director David Nibbelin

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Ubisoft scores a legendary ratio against Elon Musk on his own platform—which hopefully marks a final end to all the Assassin's Creed Shadows' culture war nonsense

"Is that what the guy playing your Path of Exile 2 account told you?"

GamesRadar

"We really wanted you to live this history": Assassin's Creed Shadows is all about "perspective", says the game's cinematic director

Interview | David Nibbelin, Assassin's Creed Shadows' realization and cinematic director, about "emotional flow", balancing Yasuke and Naoe, and putting the series' unique spin on history

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Assassin’s Creed Shadows Yasuke actor says that Naoe could beat his samurai in a fight: “Especially with that big a** helmet of mine”

Might vs. sleight

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My favorite weapon in Assassin's Creed Shadows is also the most misunderstood

Opinion | Learning how to use the kusarigama is worth the effort – promise

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Ubisoft reminds Assassin's Creed Shadows players that you control the buttons you press, even when it comes to romance: "Flirting in RPG games is always optional"

None of Assassin's Creed Shadows' romances are mandatory

PC Gamer

Assassin's Creed Shadows hits 2 million players, putting it on track to be the series' most successful game yet

Assassin's Creed Shadows just hit another milestone, putting it just a katana slash away from becoming the biggest game in the series.

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