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Assassin's Creed Shadows Season Pass and DLC Prices Leaked

A dataminer has revealed several details on the upcoming Assassin's Creed Shadows (formerly Assassin's Creed Red) post-launch content.

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purple10174d ago

dlc and season pass before the games eve launched - yep, that'd be Ubisoft.

Inverno73d ago

It's the whole industry but some devs get a pass. DLC has been cut content for years now. It's why so many games have dlc ready before the end of it's first month out.

--Onilink--73d ago (Edited 73d ago )

Not saying some devs dont cut content, because it definitely happens, but many times its also just some clear lack of understanding of how game development (or most software development for that matter)

People tend to think that every single developer is working on the same thing at the same time without considering that many of them will be over with their initial tasks for the base game long before the rest of the team is finishing up the game and they obviously wont just stand around doing nothing for months.

Skuletor73d ago

Games have cut content day one, like preorder bonuses and deluxe editions with extra in-game content.Not to mention the times when the DLC you have to pay for, is already on the disc.

Eonjay73d ago

I don't think they realize that they are turning people off like myself when they do this.

Goodguy0174d ago (Edited 74d ago )

Oh God lol. Remember to be patient with Ubisoft games folks, they tend to go on sale quickly after release and heavily reduced after a year or so.

Chocoburger73d ago

A better idea is just don't waste your lifespan playing Ubi-junk games at all.

Money is less valuable than lifespan.

LOGICWINS73d ago

AC games are generally fantastic action RPGs (Odyssey in particular), the problem is that they're overpriced at launch.

--Onilink--73d ago

@logic
I wouldnt say they are overpriced, they certainly dont lack content or production values.

My biggest issue is that the “made by committee” feel for Ubi games has become way too apparent recently. They end up feeling bloated and boring because its been years since all Ubi games feel the same

LOGICWINS73d ago

@--Onilink-- You're 1000% correct. There's a persistent Ubisoft formula in these games, but I don't think that necessarily a bad thing if the formula is fun and the characters are interesting.

We could say the same thing about Yakuza, God of War, and COD....but I enjoy all those IPs despite the gameplay being largely unchanged from the previous iteration with small improvements.

It's like having a food recipe that's been perfected across many generations.

Barlos72d ago

Agree. I'm not supporting these practices so as much as I enjoy AC games, I'll be passing on this one.

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Skuletor73d ago

My Ubisoft Connect launcher library on PC has a section I've never seen before called Inactive games now, which only has my copy of The Crew and a tone-deaf banner telling me the game is unplayable and suggesting I go to their store to buy another game. Why? so you can take my access away from that too? Lol

notachance73d ago

as much as I'd like to play an open world ninja game, I'll wait for the eventual complete edition and bug fixes.. it's ubisoft after all

RaidenBlack73d ago

Even though the setting have bee much anticipated one for AC ... the moment I realized that this was helmed by the AC Odyssey dev ... my curiosity greatly plummeted. Odyssey was a good expansive RPG but it didn't feel like an AC game.
So the season pass news doesn't surprise me much. Will still check it out mainly for the graphics.
I am more curious regarding AC Project Hexe. Its less expansive than the recent AC RPGs (more like the earlier OG AC games) & is being directed by Clint Hocking, responsible for technically ambitious Ubi games like SC:Chaos Theory, Far Cry 2 & Watch Dogs Legion.

anast73d ago

That's the cut content that is being sold back to the customer.

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Ubisoft Publishes Letter to Placate Japanese Community Concerned By Assassin’s Creed Shadows

TNS: "Ubisoft issued a statement regarding Yasuke in Assassin's Creed Shadows and apologized to the Japanese community."

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Berenger1d 13h ago

So....."The Tyranny of George Washington" wasn't a problem....but Yasuke is? Gotcha

-Foxtrot1d 13h ago

Wasn’t that a vision made by the Apple of Eden to show a possible future?

Washington rejects it once he’s free of the vision, claiming he never wanted it then tells his men to dump it into the sea.

Profchaos1d 12h ago

I don't think the Japanese population really cares about how Ubisoft decides to represent Washington this is a letter addressed to their Japanese player base directly and government

anast1d 13h ago

They are only apologizing because they don't want to lose money.

Tankbusta401d 11h ago

Sad thing is DEI makes money...Ubisoft knows this a small apology letter means nothing to them.

Gameseeker_Frampt1d 10h ago

Will we also be getting an apology from Japan and Platinum Games for their map of the United States in Bayonetta? The Shaft and Joe Pesci stereotypes were one thing, but they couldn't even get the map correct and had most of New England as part of Canada. It looked like something a kindergartner would draw.

Profchaos1d 2h ago

Nope Japanese culture don't play these pander games that everyone else will. You get what you get and don't get upset there

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Assassin's Creed Shadows Is Shaping Up To Be Another Hard-Hitting Classic - The Koalition

Richard Bailey of The Koalition writes: Assassin’s Creed Shadows was revealed as a cinematic world premiere trailer on May 15th. Set within feudal Japan and fixated on two playable protagonists in Naoe and Yasuke, I fully expected Shadows to be another typical Assassin’s Creed game with only a few key changes to enhance the overall experience.

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rbailey18d ago

This game definitely looks great so far and will satisfy those who have been waiting for an Assassin's Creed game set within Feudal Japan.

meganick18d ago

In case you don’t believe me, check out its comment history. Then it’ll be more obvious.

Dirty_Lemons17d ago

Yeah definitely a bit to be fair.

Ninver17d ago

@meganick

Good spot. It's comments are robotic to no end.

Leeroyw17d ago

There are so many of these accounts:

"can't wait for this title"
"gonna pre order this one".
"day one"

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Obscure_Observer18d ago

Hope so.

Definitely like what I have seen so far.

Sashamaz17d ago

Apparently, it's not acceptable to like assassins creed right now. Fortunately, the loud minority does not represent most buyers.

Shane Kim18d ago

Looks like the best one for a long time.

ravens5217d ago (Edited 17d ago )

So many upset racist dummies. Lol @ y'all 🤡and I hope the game does great 😉.

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EternalTitan17d ago

Oh no! Where is the 'racist'?

Levii_9218d ago

Another? Lol look i have nothing against Shadows unlike lot of other people but when the f was AC a hard hitting classic? 16 years ago? 😂

anast18d ago

I would say 16 is about right.

Vits17d ago

A Ubisoft game being a hard-hitting classic is already pretty much impossible. And an Assassin's Creed game being one? Come on, it's going to be the same wishy-washy open world with a ton of the same old objectives as the last games. The only difference is the coat of paint.

Like, don't get me wrong. Their games aren't necessarily bad, but they are so absurdly formulaic that I wouldn't be surprised if some sports games ended up with more variation between releases than Ubisoft franchises.

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Assassin's Creed Shadows' Spy Network is Just What the Franchise's Stealth Needs

Assassin's Creed Shadows is introducing a new Spy Network feature, and it could offer something the franchise's stealth has been sorely missing.

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