2 h. ago 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

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4 h. ago Back to the feudal: Assassin’s Creed Shadows is the most beautiful game I’ve ever seen

This thrilling trip through Japan is the best the series has given us in yearsI have played many Assassin’s Creed games over the years, but I’ve rarely loved them. Ubisoft’s historical fiction is perennially almost-great. A lot of players would say it reached its peak in the late 2000s, with the trio of renaissance Italy games beginning with Assassin’s Creed 2, and their charismatic hero, Ezio Auditore. Since then, the series has become bloated, offering hundreds of hours of repetitive open-world exploration and assassination in ancient Greece, Egypt and even Viking Britain. Odyssey (the Greek one) was the last I played seriously; I found the setting exquisite, the gameplay somewhat irritating and the scale completely overwhelming.The Assassin’s Creed games are extraordinary works of historical fiction, fastidiously recreating lost periods of history and letting you walk around in them. They’re the closest thing to time travel. I play them for the virtual tourism, and find myself va...

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9 h. ago The best Assassin’s Creed games, ranked: from Black Flag to Shadows

Assassin’s Creed: Shadows is here, but which is the best game of the entire series?

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25 h. ago Assassins Creed: Shadows review: a medieval Japanese romp that fires on all cylinders

Despite its flaws, this franchise has retained its touch for delivering action-adventure catnip

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26 h. ago Assassin’s Creed Shadows review – the wait for Feudal Japan was more than worth it

Ubisoft's long-awaited Japan-set Assassin's Creed game does excellent justice to its setting, offering an immersive way to fight through one of the franchise's most beautifully presented locations.

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26 h. ago Assassin's Creed Shadows review: Bigger is better as series hits a whole new high

Assassin's Creed Shadows is a fantastic game in the series, and a wonderful RPG in its own right that blends excellent stealth and combat with a staggering open world

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5 d. ago Prince William hits out at 'irritating' rule that all football fans can relate to

Prince William has talked in a new interview about his love of football, one of his favourite hobbies - but revealed one part of the beautiful game he finds 'really annoying'

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5 d. ago Beautiful Game of Thrones city brought back from the brink of 'death by tourism'

Dubrovnik was hit by a string of bad headlines back in 2017, when cruise ships dumped thousands of passengers in an Old Town made famous as the location for Kingslanding in Game of Thrones

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6 d. ago One of 2025's biggest games now coming to Steam Deck at launch despite studio's warning

Assassin's Creed Shadows will be Steam Deck verified at launch, despite previously saying it wouldn't be, in a huge boost for Valve's handheld console – here's all we know

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7 d. ago American money and Premier League power: How Covid sparked football’s open conflict

Five years on from the pandemic’s outbreak in the UK, Miguel Delaney speaks to executives inside English football who watched as Covid-19 changed the face of the beautiful game

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7 d. ago Exact launch time for Assassin's Creed Shadows and when you can pre

Those excited for Assassin's Creed Shadows can jump right it at midnight on release day, depending on what they're playing it on

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8 d. ago The best Assassin’s Creed games, ranked: from Black Flag to Odyssey

Assassin’s Creed: Shadows is on our doorstep, but with is the best game of the entire series?

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1 week ago The biggest game releases in 2025: From GTA 6 to Assassin’s Creed: Shadows

While Rockstar’s ‘GTA 6’ is the big release that literally everyone is waiting for in 2025, there is still much more on the calendar

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2 w. ago 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

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2 w. ago Assassin's Creed Shadows Recommended and Minimum PC requirements revealed ahead of launch

Find out if your PC is capable of running Assassin's Creed Shadows.

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2 w. ago March 2025's biggest new game releases coming to PS5, Xbox, Switch and PC this month

March sees the return of Assassin's Creed with new entry Shadows, WWE 2K25, and a huge new co-op release with Split Fiction — here's everything coming for consoles and PC

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3 w. ago Fable reboot delayed to 2026 as Xbox promises the ultimate vision of Albion

The head of Xbox Game Studios says the epic RPG’s in-game world is the most beautiful yet

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3 w. ago Assassin's Creed fans are playing Shadows game three weeks ahead of release in 'unfortunate' leak

Watch out for spoilers - extended footage of Assassin's Creed Shadows has leaked weeks ahead of release

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