We got to play the next Assassin's Creed game set in Japan with Ubisoft's new take on exploration -- as well as teases of the Animus system.

Ubisoft Quebec seems poised to be the first to pull together Assassin's Creed's disparate eras, but we've been here before ...

Shadows combines the openness of Odyssey and Valhalla with the urban density and verticality of classic Assassin's Creed. Here's a look at the game ahead of its March 20 release.

OK Ubisoft, I'm excited for Assassin's Creed Shadows. I honestly did not see that coming ... which included a bow-focused armor set that was basically just robes. It was clumsy, but looked really fun.

Gamers have wanted to play Assassin's Creed in Japan for over a decade. Shadows finally delivers that experience, but is it worth the wait? After playing six hours of the game, our answer is YES.

For combat, there's a heightened need for dodging and parrying strikes, crucial to piercing through armor ... Assassin's Creed Shadows so far does well to justify its take on an open-world RPG set ...

For combat, there's a heightened need for dodging and parrying strikes, crucial to piercing through armor to deliver ...

We’ve been asking for it ever since the series debut, and now we’re finally getting an Assassin’s Creed game set in feudal Japan ... to go with his heavier armor. In combat, we see him ...