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Assassin’s Creed Shadows Best Selling Game in the US Since Launch: Circana

Assassin’s Creed Shadows Best Selling Game in the US Since Launch: Circana

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Assassin’s Creed Shadows is a bona fide success for Ubisoft. The action-adventure title has been the best-selling game in the US throughout the three weeks since its launch, as per the latest data from market research firm Circana. While Ubisoft has not shared unit sales figure for Assassin’s Creed Shadows, the company has confirmed the game is the series’ second biggest launch. Assassin’s Creed Shadows US Sales According to Circana’s latest sales data through April 5, Assassin’s Creed Shadows has been the top selling game in the US for each of its first 3 weeks in market. Circana’s Mat Piscatella, who shared the update in a post on Bluesky on Monday, also confirmed that Assassin’s Creed Shadows was the second best-selling game of 2025 in the US so far, trailing only Capcom’s Monster Hunter Wilds in the sales chart. Here’s a fun one… Assassin’s Creed: Shadows has been the best-selling video game in the US for each of its first 3 weeks in market, according to Circana’s Retail Tracking Service (dollar sales, latest data through …

Ubisoft Forms New Subsidiary for Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry and Rainbow Six Franchises Backed by Tencent

Ubisoft Forms New Subsidiary for Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry and Rainbow Six Franchises Backed by Tencent

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Ubisoft is forming a new dedicated subsidiary for its core IPs of Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry and Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six in an effort to transform its operations, the company announced Thursday. The new entity will be backed by a €1.16 billion (roughly Rs. 10,694 crore) investment from Chinese conglomerate Tencent, which will hold a minority stake in the subsidiary. The move represents Ubisoft’s efforts to combat falling share prices amid misfiring releases and its intent to focus on its biggest franchises. Ubisoft, Tencent Form New Subsidiary The unit, backed by the new investment, is valued at EUR 4 billion (roughly Rs. 36,878 crore) and headquartered in France. Tencent’s stake in the subsidiary will amount to approximately 25 percent, Ubisoft said. The newly created entity strengthens Ubisoft’s balance sheet by “significantly reducing” its debt, the company added. The subsidiary would remain exclusively controlled and consolidated by Ubisoft. “Backed by greater investment and boosted creative capacities, it will drive further increases in quality of narrative solo experiences, expand multiplayer offerings with increased frequency of content release, introduce …

Assassin’s Creed Shadows Said to Be Series’ Second Biggest Launch Ever

Assassin’s Creed Shadows Said to Be Series’ Second Biggest Launch Ever

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Assassin’s Creed Shadows released last week and had an impressive first weekend as over two million players flocked to the game across PC, PlayStation and Xbox. Ubisoft confirmed Saturday that the action-RPG had surpassed the launches of AC Origins and Odyssey. While the company has not made initial sales figures public yet, two separate reports have claimed that Assassin’s Creed Shadows is the series’ second biggest launch ever, behind only 2020’s Assassin’s Creed Valhalla. Assassin’s Creed Shadows Becomes Series’ Second Biggest Launch The latest Assassin’s Creed game is said to have generated the second-highest day-one sales revenue for the franchise. The information comes from two separate reports from VGC and IGN that cite Ubisoft sources and an internal email discussing the game’s sales performance. Shadows’ launch-day sales performance is second only to Valhalla in the series, which remains the highest-selling Assassin’s Creed game of all time. It’s also worth noting that Assassin’s Creed Valhalla arrived at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic when countries across the world had implemented lockdown rules, resulting in more people …

Assassin’s Creed Shadows Best Selling Game in the US Since Launch: Circana

Assassin’s Creed Shadows Crosses 1 Million Players on Launch Day, Ubisoft Confirms

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Assassin’s Creed Shadows has crossed over one million players across all platforms, Ubisoft confirmed Friday. The company did not disclose initial sales figures for the open-world action-RPG, but said the game had reached the impressive milestone on the day of release. Assassin’s Creed Shadows launched across PC, PS5 and Xbox Series S/X on March 20. Assassin’s Creed Shadows Reaches 1 Million Players Ubisoft thanked players in a post on X (formerly Twitter) and said the game had reached one million players on launch day. “It’s not even 4PM here in Canada and Assassin’s Creed Shadows has already passed 1 million players! Thank YOU from the bottom of our hearts for joining this adventure in Feudal Japan. We are beyond excited to start this journey with you,” the company said in the post. It’s not even 4PM here in Canada and Assassin’s Creed Shadows has already passed 1 million players! Thank YOU from the bottom of our hearts for joining this adventure in Feudal Japan. We are beyond excited to start this journey with you! 💝 …

Assassin’s Creed Shadows Best Selling Game in the US Since Launch: Circana

Assassin’s Creed Shadows Leaks Online as Physical Copies Sell Ahead of Launch

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Assassin’s Creed Shadows, Ubisoft’s upcoming Japan-set action-RPG, seems to have leaked. Some players have reportedly been playing the game early and leaked gameplay footage has surfaced online. Physical copies of the game are claimed to have been sold nearly a month ahead of the game’s scheduled launch. Assassin’s Creed Shadows has had a troubled development period and has been delayed twice to its current launch date of March 20. Assassin’s Creed Shadows Leaks A Reddit post on r/GamingLeaksAndRumours (as spotted by Eurogamer) on Sunday claimed that PS5 physical copies of Assassin’s Creed Shadows were already being sold ahead of launch. The game is reportedly fully playable for users who have managed to procure a disc. According to the post, Animus Anomalies, a mission type from older Assassin’s Creed games, is confirmed to be returning in Shadows. However, the post said the game was an older build, with none of the improvements added to the it from the delays. Separately, an X user also claimed (via TheGamer) they had bought a copy of the game on …

Assassin’s Creed Shadows Pre-Orders in Line With Series’ Second Biggest Launch, Says Ubisoft

Assassin’s Creed Shadows Pre-Orders in Line With Series’ Second Biggest Launch, Says Ubisoft

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Assassin’s Creed Shadows pre-order numbers have been encouraging, Ubisoft said at its third-quarter 2024-25 earnings call on Thursday. The Japan-set action-RPG is set for launch on March 20 and is the first mainline Assassin’s Creed title since 2020’s Assassin’s Creed Valhalla. The publisher did not disclose pre-order numbers for the game, but said they were in line with 2018’s Assassin’s Creed Odyssey. Assassin’s Creed Shadows Pre-Orders ‘Tracking Solidly’ Coming on the back of major releases like Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown and Star Wars Outlaws failing to meet the company’s sales expectations, Ubisoft needs Assassin’s Creed Shadows to be a commercial success. The French developer expects its biggest franchise to perform well after a year that saw its share price fall to a 10-year low following the underwhelming launch of Star Wars Outlaws in August 2024. In its Q3 2025 earnings report, Ubisoft said pre-orders for AC Shadows were “tracking solidly,” and were “in line with those of Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, the second most successful entry of the franchise.” The …

Assassin’s Creed Shadows Trailer Reveals Dual Protagonists, Launch Set for November 15

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Assassin’s Creed Shadows, the next instalment in Ubisoft’s stealth/action-RPG franchise, will be released November 15 across PC, PS5, Xbox Series S/X and Amazon Luna. Previously known as Assassin’s Creed Codename Red, the upcoming title will explore the long-requested setting of Feudal Japan through the eyes of two playable protagonists with distinct playstyles and abilities. Assassin’s Creed Shadows was fully revealed by Ubisoft with a near-four-minute-long cinematic trailer on Wednesday, detailing the game’s dual protagonists and its Japanese setting. Ubisoft promises a vast open world with varied landscapes, dynamic weather and changing seasons for its next Assassin’s Creed title. Set in 16th-century feudal Japan, the game will drop players into the shoes of its two protagonists — Naoe, a lithe and stealthy shinobi assassin from the Iga Province, and Yasuke, an intimidating samurai based on historical legend. The two playable characters will offer distinct playstyles, with Naoe focussed on stealth and assassinations and Yasuke embodying brute combat prowess. Assassin’s Creed Shadows will follow the intertwined stories of its two protagonists, exploring their personal journeys as they …

Assassin’s Creed Codename Red Is Now Assassin’s Creed Shadows, Set for Full Reveal on May 15

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Assassin’s Creed Codename Red finally has an official name. The game, first announced in September 2022, has been revealed as Assassin’s Creed Shadows. Ubisoft announced late Monday that Shadows will be fully revealed on May 15. As previously confirmed, Assassin’s Creed Shadows will be set in feudal Japan and is likely to be an open-world action-RPG along the lines of 2020’s Assassin’s Creed Valhalla. Alongside the game’s title, Ubisoft also revealed the logo for Shadows. In a press release, Ubisoft confirmed that Assassin’s Creed Shadows would be the next instalment in the AC franchise. Previously known as Assassin’s Creed Red, Shadows will be fully revealed on May 15 at 5pm BST / 9am PT (9:30pm IST) on Ubisoft’s YouTube channel. The reveal should likely come with a trailer that confirms more details about the game’s setting, protagonist and possibly a release date or window. Ubisoft has also started countdown on Assassin’s Creed social media channels, inviting players to solve an hourglass puzzle with promised rewards. Assassin’s Creed Shadows can also now be added to wishlist …

Assassin’s Creed Mirage Will Not Get DLC, but Protagonist Basim’s Story Can Be Explored Further, Says Director

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Assassin’s Creed Mirage launched in October last year, offering a pared back, back-to-the basics experience reminiscent of older games in the series. The action-adventure title from Ubisoft took players to 9th-century Baghdad, putting them in the shoes of Basim Ibn Ishaq, a street thief who joins the Hidden Ones and rises through the ranks to become a master assassin. While there’s no word on if the franchise will revisit the character again, Assassin’s Creed Mirage creative director has said that the team has ideas about where Basim’s story could go. In a Reddit AMA Wednesday, the game’s creative director Stéphane Boudon said that Basim’s story could be explored further, but not in the form of an expansion to AC Mirage. “We’re thrill [sic] by the reception of Mirage! Mirage as [sic] been design [sic] as a standalone experience without any DLC plan. However, we have ideas on how we could extend the story of Basim, surely,” Boudon said. He, however, reiterated that that Mirage would not be getting a post-launch story expansion. “But as of …