A recent article from Bloomberg has revealed that both the Guillemot family and Tencent are considering a Ubisoft buyout. The founding Guillemot family has a 14 percent sake in the company. Tencent, on the other hand, has a 9.99% stake. Both groups are considering the Ubisoft buyout due to the company losing over half of their market value in 2024.
Recently, Ubisoft delayed their next game, Assassin’s Creed Shadows, to February 14, 2025. The reason for the delay is so that the developers can polish the game further before launch. Specifically, according to a press release, “while the game is feature complete, the learnings from the Star Wars Outlaws release led us to provide additional time to further polish the title.
This will enable the biggest entry in the franchise to fully deliver on its ambition, notably by fulfilling the promise of our dual protagonist adventure, with Naoe and Yasuke bringing two very different gameplay styles.”
Ubisoft has also confirmed that Shadows will depart from the traditional season pass model. There will be no early launch for players who purchase a specific edition of the game. Additionally, the first expansion will be available for free to those who pre-order Shadows. It will also be available for Steam alongside its release on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S.
Assassin’s Creed Shadows’ first trailer’s description describes the game as follows:
In Assassin’s Creed Shadows, you will live the intertwined stories of Naoe, an adept shinobi Assassin from Iga Province, and Yasuke, the powerful African samurai of historical legend. Against the backdrop of the turbulent late Sengoku period, this remarkable duo will discover their common destiny as they usher in a new era for Japan. From chaos to purpose, from darkness to light. A new Creed rises over Japan.
