Assassin’s Creed Shadows acquired its first DLC Expansion, Claws of Awaji, again in September. Nevertheless, plans for the sport’s second DLC growth are now not going ahead in line with Ubisoft.
“As of now, at this second for 12 months Two, there isn’t a growth on the scale of Awaji that’s deliberate,” mentioned Simon Lemay-Comtois–Ubisoft’s affiliate recreation director throughout an interview with JorRaptor (by way of IGN).
Lemay-Comtois went on to elucidate that whereas there’ll nonetheless be post-launch content material for Shadows, “It isn’t a full-on DLC the best way a season go would have had within the earlier years … Any content material we need to do in 12 months Two will most likely be extra sparse, not a drip-feed… however chunkier updates that shake issues up a little bit extra. I am not saying something at this level, however our technique for 12 months One was to be fast and reactive, so it means smaller drops usually, however for 12 months Two we need not put fires out or something, so it is extra what good, chunky little piece of meat… we will drop and have individuals come again and luxuriate in it.”
Ubisoft beforehand supported the latest Assassin’s Creed titles with two-to-three expansions every. Assassin’s Creed Mirage lately acquired a free growth two years after its preliminary launch.
Claws of Awaji was initially meant to be a paid growth, however Ubisoft shifted gears by giving it away without cost to make up for Shadows’ delay. Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot lately revealed that Shadows was pushed again due to the backlash in opposition to the sport. That backlash was largely centered on the sport’s male protagonist, Yasuke, a Black samurai who was impressed by an actual historic determine. A separate report indicated {that a} Civil Warfare-inspired Assassin’s Creed recreation was cancelled as a result of it will have been thought of too controversial in america.
Though there will not be any extra full-length adventures with Shadows’ main characters, Naoe and Yasuke, they’re each featured in a free limited-time mission that;s a part of an Assault on Titan collaboration. Nevertheless, that mission will now not be obtainable after December 22. Within the meantime, Assassin’s Creed Shadows will likely be ported to Nintendo Change 2 on December 2.