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Earlier this week, we learned that early copies of Assassin's Creed Shadows have been sold online, almost a month ahead of the planned launch date. Now, Ubisoft has responded to the situation, acknowledging the leak publicly for the first time.

We are still a month away from Assassin's Creed Shadows' intended launch date, but it seems that copies are landing in the hands of gamers well ahead of time. A number of physical copies of the game have seemingly been stolen and sold online, leading to a number of leaks. 

Ubisoft is teaming up with gaming peripheral manufacturer Lexip to equip Assassin's Creed Shadows fans with a collection of co-branded gaming accessories. This collaboration features six custom-designed items, each reflecting the game's feudal Japan setting. These peripherals will also be available in unique bundles with the game itself upon its release on March 20th for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, macOS, and PC.

Despite its troubled development, Ubisoft has claimed that pre-order numbers for Assassin’s Creed Shadows are “solid” ahead of its launch on the 20th of March.

Rainbow Six Siege has had a good run over the past decade, but it seems Ubisoft is now keen on a reset. According to a new report, Ubisoft is planning to reveal Rainbow Six Siege 2 later this month. 

Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown saw high praise upon its release one year ago, with the latest figures now putting the game at over 1.3 million copies sold.

Following a several month delay to Assassin's Creed Shadows in 2024, we've now starting off 2025 with news of yet another delay. The game will no longer be coming out in February as planned and will instead drop in March ahead of Ubisoft's end-of-year earnings call.

Ubisoft first began its foray into blockchain and NFT-infused games with Rainbow Six a few years ago. There was swift, loud backlash against this idea and since then, Ubisoft has instead opted to not publicise any of its NFT projects. Recently, the publisher launched another one, based on Captain Laserhawk, …

With Far Cry 7 on the horizon, Ubisoft is looking to finally switch up its open world formula with a number of gameplay improvements.

Ubisoft has announced plans to shut down its free-to-play shooter, XDefiant. The game now joins a growing list of embarrassing Ubisoft failures.

If you've installed Windows 11 24H2 and faced issues with Ubisoft games crashing, then you may want to rollback. Microsoft has blocked the update.

The instant-fail stealth missions in Star Wars Outlaws are being reworked. From now on, players will have the option to shoot their way out of trouble.

Assassin's Creed Shadows overhauls the series' stealth mechanics. The new stealth system is immediately recognisable to anyone that played Splinter Cell.

Years on from updating the likes of Assassin’s Creed Origins and Odyssey, AC: Syndicate has finally gotten a current-gen 60fps patch.

Following rumours, Ubisoft confirmed their upcoming Assassin’s Creed Infinity hub (Animus Hub) will be a completely free service when it launches next year.

Ubisoft has been trying to get a Splinter Cell film made for over a decade. Originally set to star Tom Hardy as Sam Fisher, the film has now been cancelled.

Marking the biggest update since its early access launch, the Rogue Prince of Persia is getting an art style overhaul alongside a ton of new levels.

Earlier this year, Ubisoft shut down all online services for its 2014 racing game, The Crew. As an extra step, Ubisoft also went and removed the game from customers' digital libraries. Now, the company faces a lawsuit for making the game defunct.  Two people who bought the game have filed …

Ubisoft has a new Creative Director at the helm for Star Wars Outlaws and some major updates are already in the works, including stealth and combat overhauls.

Rainbow Six Siege has been a very strong game for Ubisoft over the years, having earned almost as much as every Assassin's Creed game combined.

Following the surprise last-minute delay of Assassin’s Creed Shadows, Ubisoft has now explained their reasons for the game’s push-back.

Ubisoft says Assassin's Creed: Shadows is feature complete and could have released in November, but says February launch gives it more visibility.

Earlier this week, leaks began pointing towards another Ubisoft Remake being in the works. It has been claimed that former developers from The Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown have been tasked a Rayman Remake. Now, Ubisoft has responded to those leaks.  In response to recent leaks, Ubisoft confirmed that …

Beyond Good and Evil 2 is back on track, with Ubisoft appointing a new creative director to lead continued development on the sequel.

We might not be getting a sequel to Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown, but those devs are being put to good use on new Rayman and Ghost Recon projects.

While The Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown did garner high praise, the game did not become a sales hit. Now, the team behind it has split off to new projects.

With Assassin’s Creed Shadows being delayed to 2025 (alongside some other content changes) the game’s Collector’s Edition has now seen a significant price drop.

XDefiant Executive Producer, Mark Rubin, steps in to clear the air after rumours that Ubisoft will shut the game down after its fourth season.

Ubisoft has been quietly cancelling many internal projects as it has looked to reduce operating costs in the wake of dwindling sales for its flagship games. Fortunately for Tom Clancy fans, the Splinter Cell Remake is still alive and well.

A fresh lawsuit alleges that Ubisoft has been illegally sharing personally identifying information with Facebook parent company, Meta.