In addition to new story and quests, the expansion will introduce a new region to the map, a new weapon type, and new skills and gear to earn. The new weapon type is said to be the Bō, which is a traditional Japanese weapon in the shape of a staff.

France's largest video game maker Ubisoft has decided to postpone the release of the newest game in its blockbuster franchise Assassin’s Creed again, putting off the launch to March 20 from Feb. 14, the company said on Thursday.

Ubisoft said the additional month of development of Assassin's Creed Shadows will allow the team to better incorporate the player feedback gathered over the past three months. It said this would help to create the best conditions for launch by continuing to engage closely with the "increasingly positive" Assassin's Creed community.

Ubisoft has announced that the controversial Assassin's Creed Shadows has been delayed again, this time by just over a month.

Most wouldn't describe anything over a month long as "a few weeks", but regardless: Assassin's Creed Shadows' release date is now March 20th, 2025. This official statement appeals to player sentiment, but several people have spotted other reasons behind the delay, including a possible Tencent buyout.

Ubisoft’s upcoming title, Assassins Creed Shadows, that was set to release in February 2025, has been delayed again and now scheduled for a late first-quarter release in March. This Assassins Creed Shadows delay isn’t the first.

Video game giant Ubisoft has announced a further delay to its upcoming Assassin's Creed Shadows. The long-running series is one of the French publisher's flagship franchises, with recent instalment, Valhalla,