Ubisoft has insisted that its upcoming open world journey Assassin’s Creed Shadows has a powerful variety of preorders regardless of its troubled improvement and promotional interval.
The struggling writer mentioned in its newest monetary report that “preorders for the sport are monitoring solidly, in keeping with these of Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, the second most profitable entry of the franchise.”
Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot maintained this confidence, saying the corporate is at the moment “totally centered on the upcoming launch of Murderer’s Creed Shadows on March 20.
“Early previews have been constructive, praising its narrative and immersive expertise, with each characters enjoying vital roles within the recreation’s storyline, in addition to the standard and complementarity of the gameplay supplied by the twin protagonist strategy.
“I wish to commend the unbelievable expertise and dedication of your entire Murderer’s Creed’s group, who’s working tirelessly to make sure that Shadows delivers on the promise of what’s the franchise’s most bold entry but.”
Assassin’s Creed Shadows was initially deliberate for November earlier than Ubisoft bumped it again to February 14. However whereas which means followers ought to have been enjoying the sport tomorrow, one other delay noticed it pushed once more to the present launch date of March 20.
Loads rests on the shoulders of Assassin’s Creed Shadows as not solely the long-awaited Japan-set entry and the primary full Assassin’s Creed since 2020, however a struggling Ubisoft wants it to carry out effectively following current flops and investor frustration.
It isn’t loved a very constructive promotional interval to this point, nevertheless, with the event group having to apologize on separate events for inaccuracies in Assassin’s Creed Shadows’ depictions of Japan and utilizing a historic recreation group’s flag with out permission.
One more controversy got here as collectible determine maker PureArts eliminated an Assassin’s Creed Shadows statue from sale over its “insensitive” design, and mixed with the 2 delays, followers are rising more and more impatient consequently.
Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelance reporter. He’ll discuss The Witcher all day.