Assassin's Creed Shadows officially confirmed, premiere on Wednesday

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Earlier than expected, Ubisoft Assassin's Creed Shadows confirms what the official name for Assassin's Creed Red It will be. The premiere will take place next Wednesday.

The publisher just announced this. known via X, after which this was not the first Ubisoft Forward Event wait until June, but on May 15th The official Cinematic World Premiere Trailer will be shown at 18 PM CET. Additionally, a countdown will run from today until May 15th on the Assassin's Creed social media channels. Fans can help solve an hourglass puzzle. Those who succeed will receive a reward.

Preparations for the reveal are already underway worldwide, as shown in the following teaser from Japan. Assassin's Creed Shadows shows.

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This is what is "known" about Assassin's Creed Shadows

The name Assassin's Creed Shadows was already previously released through a leak and essentially describes the background and setting of the game. This is based on feudal Japan and the ninja approach to gameplay. Finally, there was also talk of a significantly revamped parkour system and a brutal and bloody approach.

It was further stated that the combat system was the same as that of Assassin's Creed Valhalla It will be similar, but with spectacular decapitations and dismemberments, stealth and camouflage maneuvers, or the use of a grappling hook. Furthermore, at least two major expansions are already said to be in the planning stages.

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Assassin's Creed Shadows will likely be part of Assassin's Creed Infinity It is the central Assassin's Creed hub, from which players can access all possible experiences within the universe. According to recent reports, a subscription service is also integrated here, through which players will presumably and on a rotating basis access various content. Assassin's Creed-experiences can be accessed. At the same time The publisher was warned about this, not to overstretch the monetization within it, so as not to make the project unattractive. Its basic idea is Assassin's Creed Infinity In any case, it's an interesting approach.

Further details are expected on Wednesday or at the Ubisoft Forward event on June 10th.

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