Assassin’s Creed Shadows Story Trailer Released, Pre-Orders Go Live

Earlier today, Ubisoft released the official story trailer for Assassin’s Creed Shadows and announced that pre-orders are live on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Microsoft Windows, Ubisoft+, Amazon Luna, the Ubisoft Store, Steam, Epic Games Store, and Apple Silicon-powered Macs. The video is embedded above while more details on the game and pre-order editions are included below.

Led by Ubisoft Québec, Assassin’s Creed Shadows will immerse players in 16th-century Japan. Players will experience the intertwined stories of Naoe, an adept shinobi Assassin from the Iga Province, and Yasuke, the powerful samurai of historical legend. Players will explore their personal journeys, encounter pivotal historical figures, and shape the duo’s shared destiny as Japan treads a brutal path toward unification.

The newly revealed Story trailer offers a glimpse into this gripping narrative, showcasing a land in turmoil, fractured by war and threatened by foreign influences. Amid this chaos, Daimyo Oda Nobunaga’s relentless ambition will shape the fate of both heroes as they forge a path for a new Creed to emerge in Japan.

Editions

The Standard Edition of Assassin’s Creed Shadows is available for $69.99 on PlayStation®5, Xbox Series X|S, and $69.99 on PC and Macs via the Mac App Store. The Digital Deluxe Edition is available for $89.99 on PlayStation®5, Xbox, Series X|S, and $89.99 on PC and Macs via the Mac App Store. The Collector’s Edition is available for $229.99 on PlayStation®5, Xbox Series X|S, and $229.99 on PC and Macs via the Mac App Store.

The Digital Deluxe and Collector’s Editions of the game, both offering exclusive content, are also available for pre-order:

• The Digital Deluxe Edition will include the base game, the “Sekiryu Dual Pack” which contains gear, and weapons for both Naoe and Yasuke, the “Sekiryu Hideout Pack” containing hideout cosmetics, and “Mastery Points”.
• The Collector’s Edition will include the base game, the “Sekiryu Dual Pack”, the “Sekiryu Hideout Pack”, “Mastery Points”, and physical content. The physical content will be a Steelbook, the World map, Naoe & Yasuke figurine, Naoe’s life-sized Katana Tsuba, a Wall Creed Scroll, a 76-paged collector’s artbook, and 2 sumi-e lithographs.

Players who pre-order any edition of Assassin’s Creed Shadows will gain free access to the ‘Claws of Awaji’ expansion, launching later in 2025. This expansion will introduce a brand-new open-world region with over 10 hours of additional content plus new skills, gear, abilities, and a new weapon for Naoe, the Bō.

In this new adventure, players will journey to the mysterious island of Awaji, where Naoe and Yasuke will be relentlessly chased by the Sanzoku Ippa, a dangerous new faction threatening the region. Avoiding the traps and ambushes set by these deadly new foes, players will feel the tension of being hunted. For more information about Claws of Awaji, please visit https://www.ubisoft.com/en-us/game/assassins-creed/shadows/expansion.

Assassin’s Creed Shadows launches on March 20th. Are any of you planning on picking up the game? Let us know in the comments section below.