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I figured Assassin's Creed Shadows' Red Bull collab would just be some naff cosmetics, but it's actually a pair of surprisingly useful gameplay boons for Naoe and Yasuke

The two collab items can be claimed for free online

GamesRadar · Mar 4, 2025

March 2025 games: Upcoming releases for PS5, Switch, Xbox and PC

Split Fiction, Assassin’s Creed Shadows, and InZoi are among this month’s highlights

Evening Standard · Mar 3, 2025

I'm finally sold on Assassin's Creed Shadows after seeing Yasuke boot a bad guy through a building in a move that puts Assassin's Creed Odyssey's Spartan Kick to shame

Yasuke > Alexios

GamesRadar · Mar 3, 2025

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In Assassin's Creed Shadows, "Naoe and Yasuke share their progression" and you'll have to complete special quests to get the best abilities

Ubisoft's attempt to make sure "neither character is left behind"

GamesRadar · Mar 1, 2025

Assassin's Creed Shadows has the opportunity to right Valhalla's most offensive RPG wrong: Eivor's inability to serve

Opinion | Historically accurate clothing doesn't have to be hideous

GamesRadar · Feb 20, 2025

Japanese officials "taking appropriate action" after viral Assassin's Creed Shadows video shows destruction of their shrine: "If they had asked us, we would have refused"

It's not the first time the series has taken an aggressive approach to religious sites

GamesRadar · Feb 20, 2025

Assassin's Creed Shadows' new Canon Mode looks like the best way to play because it makes the cutscenes feel a lot more natural

That's the way I'm going to play

GamesRadar · Feb 19, 2025

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Assassin's Creed Shadows parody game satirizes complaints about historical accuracy by giving Yasuke an assault rifle and sports car

And "some Audio and Graphics where created with the help of AI"

GamesRadar · Feb 19, 2025

Assassin's Creed Shadows director on splitting time between the two heroes: "The core of the game can be pick your character and the game adapts"

Whether you play mostly as Yasuke or Naoe, Jonathan Dumont says you won't be "missing out"

GamesRadar · Feb 11, 2025

After 6 hours with Assassin's Creed Shadows, here's the 10 details I love the most so far

Feature | Assassin's Creed Shadows is filled with incredible details, from a stylish take on Japan to some really devious stealth options

GamesRadar · Jan 30, 2025

After replaying the best Assassin's Creed RPG, I hope Shadows uses the series' strengths to separate itself from Ghost of Tsushima

Opinion | Odyssey is not quite perfect, but Assassin's Creed Shadows has a chance to right some wrongs

GamesRadar · Jan 29, 2025

Assassin's Creed Shadows will be censored in Japan to remove dismemberment and decapitations

Some audio bits are also being changed for the Japanese release.

PC Gamer · Jan 27, 2025

Assassin's Creed Shadows channels The Sims with its customizable base: "It's good to have a home and a place where you feel at ease"

Interview | Assassin's Creed Shadows' hideout evolves on AC Valhalla's Ravensthorpe – "It's cool for players to build worlds"

GamesRadar · Jan 27, 2025

Yasuke not being an assassin in Assassin's Creed Shadows is nothing new, it's just the first time Ubisoft isn't in denial

Opinion | Shadows' samurai Yasuke is the natural evolution of Jacob Frye and Eivor

GamesRadar · Jan 27, 2025

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GamesRadar · Jan 26, 2025

Assassin's Creed Shadows devs want you to know that Yasuke isn't an assassin, and that means he's not getting any of those classic assassin abilities

GamesRadar · Jan 25, 2025

Assassin's Creed Shadows had to have 2 different characters because players want both stealth and combat, and you couldn't have both with just one

Yasuke and Naoe are two distinct types of archetype

PC Gamer · Jan 24, 2025

Assassin's Creed Shadows started with a single Ghost of Tsushima-like protagonist, but 'it's not representing what the samurai and shinobi are if it's the same character'

Early prototypes tried to merge Shadows' two playstyles into one, but I'm glad it didn't stick.

GamesRadar · Jan 24, 2025

Assassin's Creed Shadows' Japanese setting has been "very, very tricky" because Ubisoft wants to be "respectful" and "avoid telling a culture about their own culture"

Ubisoft had to "be very careful" to handle the setting "with care"

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GamesRadar · Jan 24, 2025

Assassin's Creed Shadows evolves on Syndicate's twin dynamic: "It would have been better if we pushed the two characters much further apart"

Interview | Simon Lemay-Comtois and Jonathan Dumont on evolving Assassin's Creed Syndicate's dual heroes for Assassin's Creed Shadows, and making them unique

GamesRadar · Jan 24, 2025

Assassin's Creed Shadows director defends Yasuke's inclusion in the game from "noise online": "We know why Yasuke is in the game, we know how he fits"

Players "can make their own minds up about what it is that Ubisoft Quebec set out to do" when they play it, he says

Player One · Jan 24, 2025

'Assassin's Creed Shadows' Opens Pre-Orders Ahead of March 2025 Release

Ubisoft opened pre-orders for Assassin's Creed Shadows ahead of the game's Mar. 20, 2025, release.

GamesRadar · Jan 23, 2025

The ultimate Assassin's Creed Shadows guide hub

Our AC Shadows guides have everything you need to know about being a 16th Century murderer

GamesRadar · Jan 23, 2025

Assassin's Creed Shadows hands-on: Stealthier and bloodier than ever

Big Preview | After almost seven hours with Assassin's Creed Shadows, it's an impressive and bold step forward for the open world series

The Guardian - UK · Jan 23, 2025

Can Assassin’s Creed Shadows save Ubisoft?

The historical action series has taken us to Baghdad, ancient Greece and the pyramids of Egypt. As it moves to feudal Japan, the stakes for its developer have never been higher

Inverse · Jan 23, 2025

Assassin's Creed Could Have Just Given Us 2025's Best Open-World Adventure

'Assassin's Creed Shadows' is shaping up to be one of 2025's best open-world games thanks to an emphasis on exploration, refined stealth mechanics, and player choice.

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