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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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"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

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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.

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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

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Assassin's Creed Shadows fixes Valhalla's biggest mistakes

But it doesn't go far enough.

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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 has an early secret weapon that's easy to miss, but you have to get: "I haven’t even been hit once since I found it"

One of the most OP weapons I've ever seen in the RPG series

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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

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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

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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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An Assassin's Creed Shadows fan is showing off some of the RPG's most impressive little details, and it's done more to get me interested than Ubisoft ever did

The weather tech in the game includes snow melting in real-time and realistic winds

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Ubisoft says don't compare Assassin's Creed Shadows' success to Valhalla: The latter launched in Covid's 'perfect storm' and feedback on platforms 'less affected by review bombing' is stellar

And let's be honest, the second-biggest launch in AC history is still a very big launch.

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"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 Naoe actor was terrified to perform until her first mocap scene earned "a standing ovation" on set: "Maybe I can do this mocap thing"

It all worked out for Masumi in the end

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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”

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It's Time For Assassin's Creed To Finally Ditch Its Boring RPG Mechanics

'Assassin's Creed Shadows' has been an instant success for Ubisoft, but the series' clunky RPG systems feel more out of place than ever thanks to the series' renewed focus on stealth.

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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

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I've spent 20 hours in Assassin's Creed Shadows chasing drip and decor, and it's proving to be my biggest source of motivation in the RPG

Now Playing | Snapping up the best armor, weapons, and ornaments is shaping my open-world approach in Assassin's Creed Shadows

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Assassin's Creed Shadows' generous parrying is a nightmare – and before anyone can say "skill issue," I'm blaming Sekiro and Lies of P

The slower pace of Ubisoft's newest RPG is giving me whiplash

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ICYMI: the week's 7 biggest tech stories from LG's excellent new OLED TV to our Assassin's Creed Shadow review

The week's 7 biggest tech stories from Lego, Ubisoft, Pebble, Google, LG and more for March 22, 2025.

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Assassin's Creed Shadows' prologue is the most gripping in franchise history, but I'm fixated on the tiny details

Now Playing | Auto-follow and pathfinder are simple tools that make a huge difference

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All Assassin's Creed Shadows Tea Ceremony answers

Successfully infiltrate the tea ceremony to find the Golden Teppo.

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