Assassin’s Creed Shadows, the latest installment of Ubisoft’s historical action-adventure game franchise, will allow players to not only explore the beautiful countryside of feudal Japan on horseback, but also make their way through the story as Naoe, one of the game’s protagonists, by leveraging the power of stealth—a gameplay mechanic that some fans say have been sorely missing from the franchise—according to 13 minutes of brand-new gameplay footage that developer Ubisoft Quebec shared during today’s Ubisoft Forward 2024 event. Star Wars Outlaws, the new action-adventure game from Massive Entertainment set between The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi, also aired a new gameplay video during the event, showcasing lore, Easter eggs, and more.
Release dates:
- Assassin’s Creed Shadows: November 15
- Star Wars Outlaws: August 30 (August 27 via Early Access)
Ubisoft on Assassin’s Creed Shadows:
- “…Yasuke arrives in Fukuchiyama to track a corrupt daimyo. His trail leads him to confront a samurai who is abusing his power, and it’s here that Assassin’s Creed Shadows showcases its new combat, featuring destructible armor, devastating but risky posture attacks, and multiweapon combat.”
- “…players will be able to choose between Naoe and Yasuke; in the walkthrough, we see Naoe take the lead on infiltrating the towering complex.”
- “The stealthiest Assassin yet, Naoe has a host of tools at her disposal that allow her to strike silently and move about unseen. She can go prone and crawl through tall grass, peek around corners, or extinguish lights to hide in the shadows. She can swing and climb using her grappling hook, knock out NPCs, assassinate targets from a distance using her kusarigama, and more.”
- “Assassin’s Creed Shadows’ world features dynamic seasons and weather that will affect gameplay. If she infiltrates at night (as she does in the walkthrough), Naoe is harder to detect, doubly so when the rain picks up and muffles her sounds.”
New Assassin’s Creed Shadows videos include:
Ubisoft on Star Wars Outlaws:
- “In a new Star Wars Outlaws gameplay showcase, emerging scoundrel Kay Vess heads to Tatooine to track down an expert gunslinger to upgrade her skills with a blaster.”
- “In order to survive and get around quickly during the golden age of the underworld, Kay will need to pick up new skills from elusive experts scattered across the galaxy.”
- “The gameplay video also provides a closer look at Mos Eisley, the legendary hive of scum and villainy that has been faithfully recreated and expanded for Star Wars Outlaws, giving fans access to parts of the iconic city never seen before.”
The new gameplay video for Star Wars Outlaws, including additional deep dives:
Ubisoft on availability:
Star Wars Outlaws launches on Xbox Series X|S, PS5, and PC via Ubisoft Connect on August 30, and can be played up to three days early starting August 27 with a Ubisoft+ Premium subscription or by preordering the Gold Edition or Ultimate Edition.
Assassin’s Creed Shadows is available for preorder now and launches on November 15 on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Amazon Luna, Macs with Apple silicon via the Mac App Store, and Windows PC through the Ubisoft Store and the Epic Games Store. The game will also be coming to iPad at a later date.