Assassin's Creed
Video game series
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| May 27 2025 | Game receives additional content through crossovers with Balatro and Dead by Daylight, including cosmetic items and a new quest. |
| 2025 | Surpassed Assassin's Creed Odyssey in consumer spending according to Ubisoft's fiscal report. |
| 2025 | Achieved the second-highest Day 1 sales revenue in franchise history, behind only Assassin's Creed Valhalla. |
| 2025 | The game became the second-best selling game of 2025 after Monster Hunter Wilds. |
| 2025 | Steam recorded a peak concurrent player count of 41,412 on the game's launch day. |
| 2025 |
Concurrent players on Steam grew to 64,825 during the first weekend after launch.
Discussion - Assassins Creed Shadows hits over 2 million players with the vast majority on Consoles based on early Steam estimates | IconEra
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After Ubi came crawlin' back to Steam, Assassin's Creed Shadows blasts past a million players in under 24 hours and has already smashed Valhalla's player record | PC Gamer
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| 2025 | Assassin's Creed Shadows grew to three million players within a week of release. |
| March 26 2025 | Ubisoft partners with Lofi Girl channel for game promotion. |
| March 2025 | Assassin's Creed Shadows became the best-selling game of March 2025 according to market research firm Circana. |
| March 2025 | Assassin's Creed Shadows, the successor to Mirage set in Japan during the Sengoku period, is released. |
| March 2025 | Debuted as the second highest-grossing game across the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, France, Spain, and Italy. |
| 2025 | Ubisoft removed the ability to destroy objects in temples and reduced blood effects following complaints from Japanese politicians. |
| March 20 2025 |
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Assassin's Creed: Shadows – Iga no Monogatari manga begins serialization in Kodansha's Weekly Young Magazine, serving as a prequel to Assassin's Creed Shadows and following a young Japanese Assassin's story in 1560.
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| March 20 2025 | Ubisoft reports that the game reached over one million players on its launch day, indicating a successful initial reception. |
| March 20 2025 | Assassin's Creed Shadows released for PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox Series X/S, and macOS, featuring two protagonists: Fujibayashi Naoe (a kunoichi) and Yasuke (an African samurai). |
| 2025 | Planned release for iPadOS version of the game at an unspecified later date. |
| March 2025 | Debuted as the second highest-grossing game across six major European and North American markets. |
| March 2025 | Became the best-selling game in the United States for March 2025, ranking second in overall game sales for the year. |
| March 2025 | Achieved the largest physical video game launch in the United Kingdom in 2025. |
| March 12 2025 |
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Actual release date for the first issue of Assassin's Creed: Mirage – A Soar of Eagles comic book miniseries, which was delayed from its original July 2024 date
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| March 2025 | Game reached three million players within a week of release. |
| February 2025 | Ubisoft reports pre-order numbers are comparable to Assassin's Creed Odyssey, the series' second best-selling game. |
| February 2025 | Collectible promotional figure removed from sale due to cultural insensitivity related to a Nagasaki shrine design. |
| February 2025 | Physical copies of the PlayStation 5 version of the game are reported to have leaked. |
| February 2025 | Leaked gameplay footage shows controversial shrine interaction, leading to potential legal action from shrine officials. |
| February 2025 | Leaked gameplay footage showed Yasuke entering and destroying the altar at Itatehyōzu Shrine, leading to potential legal action from the shrine's representatives. |
| January 2025 | Ubisoft postpones game release to March 20, 2025, while exploring company sale options and allowing more development time. |
| January 2025 | Game rated 'CERO Z' by Japan's Computer Entertainment Rating Organization, legally limiting sale to adults due to gore content. |
| January 2025 | Ubisoft officially rebranded Infinity to the Animus Hub, announcing it would be a feature in upcoming Assassin's Creed games rather than a standalone title. |
| January 2025 | Ubisoft announced a second delay of Assassin's Creed Shadows, moving the release date from February 14, 2025 to March 20, 2025. |
| January 2025 | Ubisoft postpones the game's release again to March 20, 2025, coinciding with the 30-year anniversary of the Tokyo subway sarin attack. |
| January 2025 | Game was delayed again, this time to March 20, 2025. |
| 2024 | According to Ubisoft's fiscal report, Assassin's Creed Valhalla recorded the highest Day 1 sales revenue in franchise history. |
| 2024 |
Arno Dorian
Makes a cameo appearance in the Summer Olympics opening ceremony.
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| 2024 | Assassin's Creed Shadows was nominated for the Most Wanted Game at the Golden Joystick Awards, highlighting anticipation for the upcoming video game. |
| 2024 | Franchise reportedly generates around €4 billion in revenue over the preceding decade, highlighting its substantial commercial success. |
| 2024 | The opening ceremony of the Summer Olympics in Paris features a masked torchbearer performing parkour across rooftops, drawing comparisons to Assassin's Creed characters, particularly Arno Dorian from Assassin's Creed Unity. |
| 2024 | The franchise reportedly generated around €4 billion in the preceding decade, highlighting its substantial economic impact in the video game industry. |
| 2024 | Marc-Alexis Côté, executive producer, explained that the Animus Hub (originally teased as Assassin's Creed Infinity) aims to re-establish the modern-day narrative of the series, which had become fragmented after Desmond Miles' death in Assassin's Creed III. |
| 2024 | Assassin's Creed Shadows will initiate the third development period, incorporating lessons from previous periods and introducing the new Animus Hub system for social content sharing. |
| November 21 2024 | Ubisoft released additional information on new and improved gameplay mechanics for Assassin's Creed Shadows, introducing advanced stealth mechanics, 'Observe' mode, and enhanced shadow-based gameplay features for characters Naoe and Yasuke. |
| November 15 2024 | Originally scheduled initial release date for Assassin's Creed Shadows on PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox Series X/S, macOS, and iPadOS. |
| October 2 2024 |
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Final third issue of Assassin's Creed: Visionaries comic book series published, concluding the anthology earlier than the originally planned four-part series.
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| September 2024 | Ubisoft delays game release to February 14, 2025, cancels season pass, and offers first expansion free with pre-orders. |
| September 2024 | Ubisoft announced the first delay of Assassin's Creed Shadows, pushing the release date from November 15, 2024 to February 14, 2025. |
| August 2024 |
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Kate Heartfield reveals on Twitter that the publisher has no current plans for a third book in the Assassin's Creed: The Engine of History series, despite it originally being announced as a trilogy.
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| July 31 2024 |
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Original planned release date for Assassin's Creed: Mirage – A Soar of Eagles comic book miniseries
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| July 26 2024 |
Arno Dorian
Arno carries the Olympic torch through Paris during the opening ceremony, showcasing his parkour skills across the city's streets and landmarks.
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| June 28 2024 | Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot confirmed plans to develop remakes of older Assassin's Creed titles, aiming to modernize and revisit rich historical game worlds. |
| June 6 2024 | iOS version of the game was released for iPhone 15 Pro and iPad models. |
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