Assassin’s Creed Valhalla gamers have reacted with a mixture of shock and delight to an unannounced replace that indicators the arrival of Steam Achievements on Valve’s platform.
After Assassin’s Creed Valhalla launched on Steam in December 2022, some two years after its authentic Epic Video games Retailer PC unique launch, gamers complained a couple of lack of Steam Achievements. On the time (*2*), and left it at that.
Now, two years later, Ubisoft has up to date Murderer’s Creed Valhalla to lastly add Steam Achievements. The replace, seen by way of SteamDB however not but reside in-game, has already sparked a constructive response from gamers. “Is previous Ubisoft coming again?” wondered one player on the Steam forum. “I lastly can play the guidelines simulator with a guidelines,” declared another.
The Valhalla replace comes amid Ubisoft’s high-profile return to Steam following years of Epic Video games Retailer timed exclusivity for the PC variations of its video games. The change in coverage was made following the poor efficiency of Star Wars Outlaws, which additionally skipped Steam at launch. Outlaws itself releases on Steam on November 21, 2024. Murderer’s Creed Mirage, in the meantime, launches on Steam later in October, a yr after it launched solely on the Epic Video games Retailer and Ubisoft Join on PC. Murderer’s Creed Shadows launches day-one on Steam on February 14, 2025.
Ubisoft’s return to Steam comes amid a tumultuous yr for the corporate that’s seen disappointing returns from Name of Obligation competitor XDefiant and the aforementioned Star Wars Outlaws. Ubisoft delayed Murderer’s Creed Shadows into 2025 following decrease than anticipated gross sales of Outlaws, and its employees have organized a strike for later this month.
In its latest word to traders, Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot acknowledged that the corporate’s “second quarter fell wanting expectations” and vowed to launch “a overview geared toward additional enhancing our execution.” He additionally addressed among the cultural conversations taking place round Ubisoft currently, which have intensified round Star Wars Outlaws and the upcoming Assassin’s Creed Shadows.
Final week, Ubisoft’s founding Guillemot household and shareholder Tencent have been stated to be contemplating teaming as much as take the corporate personal following the collapse of its share worth.
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