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Historic Fantasy 'Assassin's Creed' Sparks Bitter Battles

The "Assassin's Creed" series of video games is adored for painstaking historic accuracy, but also sparks controversy with heavy use of artistic license -- most recently with a black samurai in the latest instalment, "Shadows".

International Business Times · Mar 18, 2025

Ubisoft reportedly has an anti-harassment plan in place for Assassin's Creed Shadows developers

The leadup to the release of Assassin's Creed Shadows has been very ugly, and Ubisoft is bracing for launch day.

PC Gamer · Mar 17, 2025

Ranking the best Assassin's Creed protagonists of all time

Before you play Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced, here are the best Assassin's Creed protagonists we've met so far

GamesRadar · Mar 17, 2025

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‘It’s been a challenge’: Assassin’s Creed Shadows and the quest to bring feudal Japan to life

From watching classic samurai movies to rendering the unique way light falls on Japan’s mountainsides and modelling individual characters’ socks, Ubisoft has spared no effort recreating a fascinatingly violent period of history

The Guardian - UK · Mar 17, 2025

What to stream: 'Wicked' at home, Selena Gomez in love and Ellen Pompeo out of scrubs

“Wicked” landing on Peacock for home sing-alongs and Ellen Pompeo starring in her first big role since stepping back from ABC’s “Grey’s Anatomy” are some of this week’s new streaming entertainment releases

The Independent UK · Mar 17, 2025

Ubisoft is reportedly talking to Tencent about creating a new business entity to manage Assassin's Creed and other big games

Nothing is finalized yet, but it sounds like Ubisoft is moving toward some kind of new deal that could involve Tencent.

PC Gamer · Mar 14, 2025

Just weeks later, Ubisoft walks back some disappointing Assassin's Creed Shadows news: it will be fully Steam Deck Verified "despite the fact the team thought it would not be the case"

Just six days from launch, Assassin’s Creed Shadows is Steam Deck Verified

GamesRadar · Mar 14, 2025

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Ubisoft is reportedly laying the groundwork for a new company unit focusing on its most valuable series, including Assassin's Creed

This comes on the back of previous reports about potential buyouts

GamesRadar · Mar 14, 2025

One of the biggest games of the year now supports "Stream Your Own Game" through Xbox Cloud Gaming at launch

Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed Shadows will now support "Stream Your Own Game" through Xbox Cloud Gaming at launch.

Windows Central · Mar 14, 2025

'Siege 2 was never on the table': Rainbow Six Siege X director explains why the 10-year-old FPS doesn't need a sequel

"You don't get to 10 years as a live service game without the community that built you up."

PC Gamer · Mar 13, 2025

After holding out for 10 years, Rainbow Six Siege is finally going free-to-play (kind of)

Ubisoft calls it "free access", but its competitive modes will remain behind a paywall.

PC Gamer · Mar 13, 2025

Rainbow Six Siege is getting its first permanent mode in 10 years, and it throws every Siege rule out the window

Respawns, 6v6, attackers and defenders joining forces. Dual Front feels like turbo Siege.

PC Gamer · Mar 13, 2025

Ubisoft shareholder accuses publisher of 'misleading investors', plans protest outside Paris HQ

A Ubisoft shareholder has accused the company of being "horribly mismanaged" and plans to protest outside the company's Paris headquarters.

TechRadar · Mar 13, 2025

How to play the Assassin's Creed games in order: chronological and release date

Here's all the Assassin's Creed games in order of release and chronologically, according to the updated timeline

GamesRadar · Mar 13, 2025

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International Business Times · Mar 13, 2025

Games Industry Still A Hostile Environment For Many Women

Five years on from a first wave of harassment scandals that rocked the world of gaming, multiple women working in the industry tell AFP they have seen or experienced sexism in the workplace, fearing economic hardship in the sector will lead to backsliding.

PC Gamer · Mar 13, 2025

Ubisoft backflips, says Assassin's Creed Shadows will support Steam Deck at launch, but I doubt I'll actually want to play it there

The studio is working with Valve on classification.

GamesRadar · Mar 12, 2025

Atomfall dev doesn’t understand how massive development teams manage to keep organised: "How do you organize a game that has 2,000 people working on it?"

"People who are in charge of the people who are in charge of the people"

GamesRadar · Mar 12, 2025

Ubisoft shareholder plans protest in response to mismanagement, Assassin's Creed Shadows delays, and alleged acquisition talks with Microsoft and EA

AJ Investments calls Ubisoft "horribly mismanaged"

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GamesRadar · Mar 12, 2025

Assassin's Creed Shadows can wait – I spent 40 hours mopping up the map in the one game in the series everyone skipped

Now Playing | Assassin's Creed Rogue was scuppered by bad release timing, but this last hurrah for the series' golden era is a terrific dark eagle, and I can't believe it took me so long to notice

PC Gamer · Mar 11, 2025

Assassin's Creed: Shadows is just around the corner, so come and see the last 17 years of the series' PC graphics at max 4K settings

Bringing history to life and then killing it with a hidden blade. Or bugs.

International Business Times · Mar 10, 2025

Former Ubisoft Bosses On Trial In France Over Alleged Harassment

Three former top executives from French video game giant Ubisoft, the maker of "Assassin's Creed" and "Far Cry", went on trial on Monday accused of psychologically and sexually harassing employees for nearly a decade.

PC Gamer · Mar 9, 2025

One of the best city builders of the last decade is currently 90% off on Steam

Grab Anno 1800 for a fiver.

Inverse · Mar 6, 2025

Assassin's Creed Just Borrowed Animal Crossing's Best Feature And Made It Bloody

Ubisoft shared details about a new feature in 'Assassin's Creed Shadows,' which could provide a surprisingly side to the stealth sim that reminds me of Animal Crossing but bloodier.

Evening Standard · Mar 6, 2025

Assassin's Creed Shadows: release date, gameplay and everything we know so far

The new game sees the long-running stealth action series make its long-awaited trip to Japan

TechRadar · Mar 6, 2025

Prep 107GB of space as Assassin's Creed Shadows preload and expected global release times are shared by Ubisoft

Ubisoft has announced the global release times for Assassin's Creed Shadows, and you can preload it right now.

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