Assassin's Creed Red is now officially Assassin's Creed Shadows, and the open-world game set in Japan will finally be revealed this week
May. 13, 2024The official reveal lands this week
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Assassin’s Creed Redhas ditched its codename in favor of the final title Assassin’s Creed Shadows, and the long-awaited Japan-themed entry in the long-running open-world series is finally getting a proper reveal on May 15.
“Assassin’s Creed Codename Red becomes Assassin’s Creed Shadows,“Ubisoftsays in atweet. “Tune-in for the Official Cinematic World Premiere Trailer on May 15, 9 AM PT.” 9am PT translates to 12pm ET / 4pm GMT / 5pm BST, and you can expect to see the trailer onUbisoft’s YouTube channel.
In a press release, Ubisoft says Assassin’s Creed’s social media channels now feature an “hourglass puzzle” for players to crack, noting that “those who succeed will be rewarded.” Presumably, there’s some hidden secret in the brief video clip embedded above.
Red - or rather, Shadows - was initially announced as part of a massive slate ofupcoming Assassin’s Creed games, and was described as “the future of our open-world RPG games on Assassin’s Creed.” Beyond that, the Japanese setting, and the game’s ties withAssassin’s Creed Infinity, there have been few official details.
In the metadata for the game’sUbisoft Store listing, it’s noted the game is launching for PC, Xbox Series X|S, PS5, and PS4, but curiously despite the last-gen PlayStation release, there’s no mention of an Xbox One version.
Assassin’s Creed has historically produced some of thebest open-world gamesever, so here’s hoping Shadows can match the series' heights.
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