Assassin's Creed Shadows Thread: Ninja Gaiden Black (delayed to March 20, 2025)
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You would think this video is about Shadows, but there is more:
DonDonDonPata
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I didn't realize they were issuing refunds to preorders. That's pretty serious. Makes me wonder if the speculation/rumors about them dumping the game entirely has some truth to it. No one wants their game to be the next Concord…
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Hinedorf
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I just don't think UBI recognizes how long they've been going to the AC well without giving us the ninja game we always wanted.
They've burnt all good will with even their most loyal of customers as evidenced by the DEI backlash with Outlaws.
As somebody who still plays the AC games and dumped 70+ hours in to Valhalla.....there's literally nothing exciting or interesting about an AC game anymore despite the location/era/character.
The real story has gone on FAR TOO LONG without giving us a real endgame scenario. At this point it's a cookie cutter mold of climbing towers, killing cultists, and repeat.
It really does not matter if this next AC game is the best they've ever made. It's still just going to be another fucking AC game.
They've burnt all good will with even their most loyal of customers as evidenced by the DEI backlash with Outlaws.
As somebody who still plays the AC games and dumped 70+ hours in to Valhalla.....there's literally nothing exciting or interesting about an AC game anymore despite the location/era/character.
The real story has gone on FAR TOO LONG without giving us a real endgame scenario. At this point it's a cookie cutter mold of climbing towers, killing cultists, and repeat.
It really does not matter if this next AC game is the best they've ever made. It's still just going to be another fucking AC game.
Saruhashi
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I'm kind of amazed that they didn't look at the recent Hitman games and just start with a concept of "copy Hitman but have the game set in historical locations".
For Hitman loads of content meant tons of weapons and outfits and cool ways to complete missions in small sandbox levels with tons of replayability. For AC loads of content just means a giant map that is mostly desert or fields and the same boring missions and enemy bases.
Hitman became the better assassin game and AC feels like it is trying to be a bit of a "something for everyone" game.
I'd be fine if they just quietly forgot about the meta narrative and continued to use it as a mold for different historical settings. That's always been the main appeal for me and I really enjoyed Origins, Odyssey, and Valhalla. I'm totally fine with more like those, but this attempt is just insulting and clearly lacking the same degree of care.
Seems there is now news of a board investigation. This is movement.
The shift has begun.
Well done gamers. The gate is returning.
insider-gaming.com
The shift has begun.
Well done gamers. The gate is returning.
EXCLUSIVE - Yves Guillemot's Internal Memo to Staff Amid Company Struggles
Insider Gaming has received an internal memo from Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot that was sent to staff before today's earnings call.
insider-gaming.com
Pagusas
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Of all the possibilities in the world, you listed the least possible. Too much money is wrapped up in this.
Possibly but they're giving refunds for the games preorders. I'm not sure why they would do that otherwise? I could just be reading into it too much .
Seems there is now news of a board investigation. This is movement.
The shift has begun.
Well done gamers. The gate is returning.
EXCLUSIVE - Yves Guillemot's Internal Memo to Staff Amid Company Struggles
Insider Gaming has received an internal memo from Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot that was sent to staff before today's earnings call.
Basically saying to stop putting your political bullshit into the games because it's killing our bottom line.
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Seems there is now news of a board investigation. This is movement.
The shift has begun.
Well done gamers. The gate is returning.
EXCLUSIVE - Yves Guillemot's Internal Memo to Staff Amid Company Struggles
Insider Gaming has received an internal memo from Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot that was sent to staff before today's earnings call.
He acts like he had no say in the matter.
Calcium
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They probably had to issue refunds due to some legality issues with moving the game to next year or removing the early access perk.
AC: Shadows will release in February almost exactly like it is now. They are pulling the game in the hopes that gamers forget about all the bad press surrounding it. Unfortunately for them, February of next year is pretty loaded release wise and the Internet never forgets. Shadows won't do well.
GreyHorace
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I bet you Ytubers like Nerdrotic and It'saGundam will come out with videos near the release date to remind people of all the shit Ubiwoke pulled with this game.
Looks like they are cancelling preorders of special editions because they won't be offering few days early access anymore.
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That's better than requiring those who paid Early Access for Star Wars Outlaws to delete their early access saves and restart their game.
Ubisoft is learning. That would be doubleplus good for consumers.
DonDonDonPata
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The_Mike
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Wait, what?
Early access users got punished by playing early and had to restart the game when it launched?
What a shit show.
Pagusas
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yep, wasn't on purpose obviously, but a colossal fuckup to be sure.
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Ghost of Tsushima is discussed on the investors call:
Gays of Yotei releasing next year as well, maybe even close to AC Shadows, will put additional pressure in Ubi. Imagine GoY releasing a month after AC lol. Death sentence for Ubi, PS5 sales (largest chunk of sales) will suffer.
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Not sure I would want to experience here "outer rim"...
Love the complete Ubisoft meltdown currently taking place...
That's what you get completely ignoring your fans...
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New Cope dropped by Yves guillemot and Ubisoft:
www.pcgamer.com
Also Ubisoft:
news.ubisoft.com
bluebyte.ubisoft.com
montreal.ubisoft.com
'Our goal is not to push any specific agenda': Ubisoft CEO tries to mollify gamers who won't stop being mad about a Black samurai in Assassin's Creed Shadows
Yves Guillemot hopes everyone can just have a good time.
Also Ubisoft:
Diversity, Inclusion and Accessibility | Ubisoft
Learn more about how we are putting D&I at the heart of everything we do with a focus on colleagues, content, culture and community.
www.ubisoft.com
Diversidad e inclusión en Ubisoft: Plantando semillas para el futuro
La Vicepresidenta de Diversidad e Inclusión Global, Raashi Sikka, reflexiona sobre un año de aprendizaje, crecimiento y trabajo en Ubisoft.
news.ubisoft.com
Diversity & Inclusion
We celebrate diversity and inclusion as pillars of our studio culture.
bluebyte.ubisoft.com
Diversity, Inclusion & Accessibility - Ubisoft Montréal
montreal.ubisoft.com
cryptoadam
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New Cope dropped by Yves guillemot and Ubisoft:
'Our goal is not to push any specific agenda': Ubisoft CEO tries to mollify gamers who won't stop being mad about a Black samurai in Assassin's Creed Shadows
Yves Guillemot hopes everyone can just have a good time.
Also Ubisoft:
Diversity, Inclusion and Accessibility | Ubisoft
Learn more about how we are putting D&I at the heart of everything we do with a focus on colleagues, content, culture and community.www.ubisoft.comDiversidad e inclusión en Ubisoft: Plantando semillas para el futuro
La Vicepresidenta de Diversidad e Inclusión Global, Raashi Sikka, reflexiona sobre un año de aprendizaje, crecimiento y trabajo en Ubisoft.Diversity & Inclusion
We celebrate diversity and inclusion as pillars of our studio culture.Diversity, Inclusion & Accessibility - Ubisoft Montréal
We want to make gamed for everyone and by everyone we mean the tiny small subset of activists who don't play games. And everyone who disagrees can go fuck themselves and don't play our games. Until the game bombs then give us money but still fuck you.
Optimus
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New Cope dropped by Yves guillemot and Ubisoft:
'Our goal is not to push any specific agenda': Ubisoft CEO tries to mollify gamers who won't stop being mad about a Black samurai in Assassin's Creed Shadows
Yves Guillemot hopes everyone can just have a good time.
Also Ubisoft:
Diversity, Inclusion and Accessibility | Ubisoft
Learn more about how we are putting D&I at the heart of everything we do with a focus on colleagues, content, culture and community.www.ubisoft.comDiversidad e inclusión en Ubisoft: Plantando semillas para el futuro
La Vicepresidenta de Diversidad e Inclusión Global, Raashi Sikka, reflexiona sobre un año de aprendizaje, crecimiento y trabajo en Ubisoft.Diversity & Inclusion
We celebrate diversity and inclusion as pillars of our studio culture.Diversity, Inclusion & Accessibility - Ubisoft Montréal
I'm ready for Ubisoft to go under or get bought up and disappeared. It's time...
cryptoadam
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And this is why games suck now a days.
Olden day Devs would sleep in their office and work 8 days a week to get a game out.
Pagusas
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While I don't think any of us want to work that way, I think it shows how the industry has moved from one of passion to now one of by the numbers/works by committees and people punching in/out for paychecks, not because they love what they do and the project they are on. I suppose all industries go through it, be it TV, movies, books, music, and games. Lots of souless, passionless trash produced by the bucketful to fill the masses appetite for "stuff".
Hostile_18
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There's actually a stipulation on some store fronts (including the PS store) that if your game falls beyond a certain date from intended release you have to issue refunds. It happened with the second South Park game, Fractured But Whole.
No idea if anything in this is true or not, but it sure does all sound rather plausible and the industry observations certainly match up with what I've seen in my narrow neck of the woods.
When the delay was first announced, I thought it had to be a placeholder and there would be further substantial delays, but I guess we'll find out in January or February!
When the delay was first announced, I thought it had to be a placeholder and there would be further substantial delays, but I guess we'll find out in January or February!
Pagusas
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That makes zero commercial sense given the size of the audience they'd supposedly be targeting. I 1000% believe the company is stupid beyond belief, but I do not believe they are making any commercial choices thinking they'd strike gold with the BLM audience. Their can not be any metric or model out their that would support such a business choice. "Lets put all are chips in on a .5% target market, that'll make money!".
This looks and smells like made up BS.
It seems totally plausible to me. Companies were falling over themselves after George Floyd to express their solidarity and comittments to "accelerate DEI efforts." I think we've already seen plenty of games that were affected by decisions made in that fervor.
I highly suspect Forspoken is another clear example of a race swap for Floyd's sake.
Pagusas
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But where is the business/money sense in that? There is no market there. I can imagine the creatives thinking it a good idea, but why aren't the bean counters stepping in and saying "WTF are you doing?".
I really think you don't understand the atmosphere in a lot of these tech/entertainment companies in the west. The execs are ideologically comitted to this shit (or too afraid to speak up). The consultants and writers that get hired on these projects are fully committed to the cause. Most of the people that have been hired in the last 5+ years are aligned with the agenda.
Bad numbers will lead most of them to just thinking they didn't go far enough and doubling down on their diversity efforts. It will take actual bankruptcies and companies falling apart for anything to actually change. Whether we like it or not, the majority of the people actually working in these industries and making decisions from day to day are radical Leftists for the most part.
They'll say it's the customers fault. Many such cases.
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So, who do you guys think will make the bid to gobble Ubi up? I assume it will be Tencent.