Assassin’s Creed Shadows Launches Strong Amid Ubisoft Restructuring

Assassin's Creed Shadows, the latest installment in Ubisoft's renowned franchise, has made a robust entry into the gaming world, coinciding with significant restructuring efforts at Ubisoft. The game, praised for its stealth and assassination mechanics, has been highlighted as a strong performer in Ubisoft's portfolio, according to a recent Bloomberg newsletter.

Internal communications at Ubisoft, as reported by IGN, suggest that the launch of Assassin's Creed Shadows should not be compared to the exceptional success of Assassin's Creed Valhalla. Instead, Ubisoft encourages comparisons to earlier titles like Origins, Odyssey, and Mirage, indicating a strategic shift in how the company measures success and manages expectations.

The game's launch has been accompanied by a 'Share of the Week' feature on the PlayStation Blog, showcasing fan engagement and the community's excitement around the new title. This move underscores Ubisoft's efforts to maintain a strong connection with its player base during a period of internal change.

As Ubisoft navigates through its restructuring, the strong performance of Assassin's Creed Shadows could be a pivotal factor in shaping the company's future strategy and market position.

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Is Assassin's Creed Shadows a success?

Assassin's Creed: Shadows has had the biggest launch success in the recent years of Ubisoft. The title is breaking records left and right, and it is even predicted that Shadows is probably going to be the most successful title for Ubisoft in the past decade.

How many hours is Assassin's Creed Shadows?

How long is Assassin's Creed Shadows? The game's time to beat and general length will be somewhere between 35 and 50 hours for most, but that's a very elastic number that will heavily depend on the way that you play the game.

Is the new Assassin's Creed Shadows good?

It works extremely well. Despite a size that very much seems like it's going to be on par with Valhalla, I cannot stop playing, and this is a game that so far has done nearly everything right. I think you could make the case it's a top 3 entry in the series, and honestly, it could make it to the peak by the end.

Is AC Shadows open world?

Reid McCarter of PCGamesN said 'While its open world is stunning, its combat is robust, and its dual-protagonist design is somewhat novel, Assassin's Creed Shadows proves too repetitive and dramatically flat to wholeheartedly recommend taking its trip back in time.'

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