Ubisoft Entertainment SA fell the most since September after the French video-game company announced another delay in its popular Assassin’s Creed franchise and analysts expressed doubts about its takeover prospects.

This marks the second release date change for the video game, which was originally moved from its planned Nov. 15, 2024 launch to Feb. 14, 2025 at Ubisoft last September. The shift was attributed to quality concerns related to poor performance for “Star Wars Outlaws” at the time.

Video game giant Ubisoft has announced a further delay to its upcoming Assassin's Creed Shadows. The long-running series is one of the French publisher's flagship franchises, with recent instalment, Valhalla,

Most wouldn't describe anything over a month long as "a few weeks", but regardless: Assassin's Creed Shadows' release date is now March 20th, 2025. This official statement appeals to player sentiment, but several people have spotted other reasons behind the delay, including a possible Tencent buyout.

Ubisoft has announced that Assassin’s Creed Shadows is once again delayed , this time until March 20, 2025, to further “refine and polish” the upcoming game. The French publisher also suggested it is considering options to sell the company.

Ubisoft announced a “strategic update” today, and the changes include a delay for Assassin’s Creed Shadows, the upcoming entry in the franchise that takes place in feudal Japan, from February 14th to March 20th.

France's largest video game maker Ubisoft has decided to postpone the release of the newest game in its blockbuster franchise Assassin’s Creed to March 20 from Feb. 14, the company said on Thursday.

With the release date for Assassin's Creed Shadows fast approaching, the developers have taken a moment to highlight the parkour system in the next entry of the popular franchise.