Assassin's Creed Shadows release date and DLC leaks ahead of reveal

Assassin's Creed Shadows will launch on November 15th, according to a recently leaked product blurb coming directly from Ubisoft. Some additional pricing and DLC information on the next one Assassin's Creed The game was also datamined before its world premiere was announced.

Ubisoft has released the official title of the next entry in the Assassin's Creed Franchise on May 13th. As part of the move, the company also announced the premiere of its first theatrical trailer, scheduled for May 15 at 12:00 pm ET. Ubisoft immediately set up several YouTube premiere pages for the upcoming trailer.

Ubisoft accidentally announces the release date of another game

Some fans immediately recognized that the description of Ubisoft Italy's video mentioned the game's expected release date of November 15th. The company removed this prematurely shared tidbit within minutes of posting it, but not before screenshots of the mishap began making the rounds on social media. That's exactly how it is Star Wars Outlaws The release date was also leaked online in early April. Assuming the edited blurb was accurate, Assassin's Creed Shadows will be the first new mainline entry in the franchise since then, releasing on November 15th Assassin's Creed Revelations I did the same thing back in 2011.

The season pass for Assassin's Creed Shadows will reportedly cost $40

The game's official title was also leaked today, having been revealed by dataminer Frax (aka fraxR6) around two hours before Ubisoft's announcement on May 13th. The same person also shared some details about it Assassin's Creed Shadows” alleged DLC plans, starting with the claim that the open-world RPG will release alongside a season pass for $40/€40/£40. The add-on is said to include a quest called Origami Killer, which Frax says will be available from day one. Ubisoft has a long history of incorporating launch day bonus missions into new games Alternating current Entries, most recently with the quest “The Forty Thieves” in Assassin's Creed Mirage.

The Season Pass is also set to include two expansions, both of which are expected to arrive post-launch. Alternatively, according to the same source, these larger content additions can also be purchased individually for $25 each. Frax has also claimed that the upcoming game will feature a pre-order bonus called “Thrown to the Dogs,” but said they are unsure if this will be another exclusive mission or perhaps something along the lines of an item pack should.

Rounding out the data miner's info dump was an alleged list of in-game currency purchases for Assassin's Creed Shadows, which range from 500 to 6600 helix packs. Microtransactions have long been a controversial topic Assassin's Creed fandom, but Ubisoft has never indicated that it intends to stop offering them.

Assassin's Creed

Assassin's Creed is an action-adventure stealth series published and developed by Ubisoft and its various first-party studios. Originally released in 2007, the series has seen twelve major releases, with recent games transitioning to a more open-world RPG style. Each game typically depicts major historical moments such as the Italian Renaissance, the Crusades, or the French Revolution, and focuses primarily on a long-running conflict between the free-spirited Assassins and the order-loving Knights Templar.