From Cranium and Bones to Star Wars Outlaws, from Ghost Recon Breakpoint to Rainbow Six Extraction, there’s been no scarcity of outstanding Ubisoft releases lately which have been deemed disappointing by the plenty, although the corporate is hoping for a reversal in fortunes with the upcoming Murderer’s Creed Shadows.
The motion RPG was lately delayed by a handful of months into February subsequent 12 months, and Marc-Alexis Coté – franchise boss for Murderer’s Creed at Ubisoft – has instructed that with stated delay, the corporate is hoping the sport will be capable of “change the narrative” round Ubisoft’s inconsistent output.
“Gamers can afford to be selective, selecting solely the perfect, and so they rightfully demand excellence,” Coté stated at a latest BAFTA occasion in London (through Eurogamer). “Ubisoft’s portfolio has confronted criticism lately for a perceived inconsistency in high quality.
“Gamers count on extra polish, extra innovation and deeper engagement from the video games we launch, and so they’re not shy about letting us know after they really feel we’ve fallen quick. This surroundings pushes us to do higher and to be higher.
“Murderer’s Creed Shadows represents our alternative to alter that narrative, not only for Murderer’s Creed, however I believe for Ubisoft as a complete.”
Ubisoft has insisted that Murderer’s Creed Shadows is function full, and that the sport was delayed in order that its improvement workforce may very well be allowed added time to shine up the expertise. When the open world title launches subsequent 12 months, it’ll even be accessible on Steam day 1, whereas Ubisoft has additionally dropped its Season Move plans (which, in flip, has led to a worth discount for the Collector’s Version).
Murderer’s Creed Shadows is due out on February 14, 2025 for PS5, Xbox Sequence X/S, and PC. Ubisoft is assured the sport won’t be delayed once more.