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Oscar Taylor-Kent

Big Preview: Assassin's Creed Shadows – Exclusive access and hands-on impressions with the huge open world Japan's impressive stealth and combat

The Big Preview: Yasuke and Naoe stand in front of text introducing the GamesRadar big preview.

Assassin's Creed Shadows dominated our wishlists last year, so it's no surprise that the slight delay into early 2025 hasn't changed that a bit. Ever since the reveal, we've been desperate to go hands-on ourselves. After all, the Japanese setting is one all series fans – ourselves included – have been asking for since basically the first game ended. Combining the ninja fantasy with the samurai fantasy, just how will it all come together?

KEY INFO

Developer: Ubisoft Quebec
Publisher: Ubisoft
Platform(s): PC, PS5, Xbox Series X
Release date: March 20, 2025

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