Assassin’s Creed Shadows ‘PC and New-Gen Features’ trailer

Publisher Ubisoft and developer Ubisoft Quebec have released a new trailer for Assassin’s Creed Shadows introducing the game’s PC and new-generation features, including uncapped framerates, an in-game benchmark tool, ultra-wide resolution, and more.

Here is an overview of the game, via Ubisoft:

About

Experience an epic action-adventure story set in Feudal Japan!

Become a lethal shinobi Assassin and powerful, legendary samurai as you explore a beautiful open world in a time of chaos. Switch between these two unlikely allies as you discover their common destiny. Master complementary playstyles, create your shinobi league, customize your hideout, and usher in a new era for Japan.

Key Features

• Enter Feudal Japan – Explore the captivating open world of Feudal Japan, from spectacular castle towns and bustling ports to peaceful shrines and war-ravaged landscapes. Adventure through unpredictable weather, changing seasons, and reactive environments.
• Master Complementary Playstyles – Become Naoe, a shinobi Assassin, and Yasuke, a legendary samurai, as you experience their riveting stories and master their complementary playstyles. As Naoe, use stealth to avoid detection and agility to confound your enemies. As Yasuke, strike your foes with lethal precision and power.
• Make Information Your Weapon – Travel the world, and build your own network of spies to be your eyes and ears across locations to hunt down your next target. Along the way, recruit new allies with unique abilities to help accomplish your missions.
• Build a Place to Call Home – Create a fully customizable hideout for your growing shinobi league as you train your crew, craft new gear, interact with key characters, and choose your base’s buildings layout, decorations, and accessories.

Pre-Order Bonus: Expansion “Claws of Awaji”

Discover the upcoming expansion of Assassin’s Creed Shadows. Travel to a new distinctive region—the island of Awaji—a place of mysterious beauty. Reclaim a lost treasure while avoiding the traps and ambushes of deadly new foes. Feel the tension of being hunted by a new faction, threatening the mysterious island of Awaji. Master the Bō, a new weapon type for Naoe, unlock new skills, gear, abilities, and get over 10 hours of additional content. Available later in 2025.

• Explore a Mysterious Island – Embark on a complete new adventure as Naoe and Yasuke and travel to the mysterious Island of Awaji beyond Osaka Bay. As the pair scour this new region seeking to reclaim a lost treasure, they are hunted relentlessly by deadly new foes. Securing the object—and Japan’s future—won’t be easy, with all the traps and ambushes putting our protagonists at risk.
• From Hunter to Hunted – On the island, Naoe and Yasuke will be relentlessly hunted by the Sanzoku Ippa, a new faction. Hide from your trackers and outwit them, avoiding the traps and ambushes set by those deadly new foes, and hunt them down on your terms.

Assassin’s Creed Shadows is due out for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, PC via Steam, Epic Games Store, and Ubisoft Store, Mac via App Store, and Luna on March 20.

Watch the trailer below.

PC and New-Gen Features Trailer

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