The subsequent entry within the Murderer’s Creed franchise is nearly right here: Ubisoft debuted the primary trailer for Murderer’s Creed Shadows, which launches later this yr.
The trailer is decently meaty for a world premiere, taking its time to introduce the sport’s two protagonists. One is the samurai Yasuke, an African man who turned a retainer in service to Japanese warlord Oda Nobunaga. The second protagonist is Naoe, a shinobi character whose opposition to Nobunaga’s struggle initially pits her in opposition to Yasuke. It was rumored that Shadows would characteristic two major characters, much like Murderer’s Creed Syndicate, and earlier than the official trailer reveal, key artwork from the sport leaked displaying off the samurai / shinobi protagonists.
Since 2022, Murderer’s Creed Shadows was recognized by its codename, Murderer’s Creed Pink. Earlier this week, Ubisoft introduced the formal title change along with the forthcoming trailer. Pink / Shadows was initially revealed as part of Ubisoft’s Murderer’s Creed roadmap, which additionally featured different in-development titles within the franchise, together with Murderer’s Creed Jade and Codename Hexe.
Whereas Codename Hexe stays principally a thriller, Murderer’s Creed Jade was formally introduced at Gamescom final yr. It’s a cellular recreation co-developed by Tencent Video games subsidiary Degree Infinite and accomplished its first closed beta final August. Nevertheless, it could be some time earlier than Jade releases: it’s been reportedly delayed on account of writer Tencent shifting improvement focus from licensed Western IPs to its personal video games.
Ubisoft didn’t showcase any of Yasuke’s or Naoe’s gameplay, however we’ll be capable to see for ourselves quickly when Murderer’s Creed Shadows launches on Xbox, PlayStation, PC, and Mac on November fifteenth.