The first trailer for Assassin’s Creed Shadows shows off samurai/ninja dual action

Next entry in Doctrine killer The franchise is almost here: Ubisoft has released the first trailer for Shadows of Assassin’s Creedwhich will be launched later this year.

The trailer is fitting for a world premiere, as it takes its time to introduce the game’s two protagonists. The first is samurai Yasuke, an African man who becomes a servant to Japanese warlord Oda Nobunaga. The second protagonist is Naoe, a shinobi whose opposition to Nobunaga’s war initially pits her against Yasuke. This has been rumored Shadows It will contain two main characters, similar to… Assassin’s Creed SyndicateBefore the official trailer was revealed, key art from the game was leaked showing the samurai/shinobi heroes.

Since 2022, Shadows of Assassin’s Creed She was known by her code name, Assassin’s Creed Red. Earlier this week, Ubisoft announced the official name change as well as the upcoming trailer. red / Shadows It was initially revealed as part of Ubisoft Doctrine killer The roadmap, which also included other titles in development in the franchise, including Assassin’s Creed Jade And Codename Hicks.

while Codename Hicks It remains mostly a mystery, Assassin’s Creed Jade It was officially announced at Gamescom last year. It’s a mobile game co-developed with Tencent Games’ Level Infinite that completed its first closed beta last August. However, it may be some time before that Smell release: It is said to have been postponed Due to publisher Tencent shifting development focus from Western licensed IPs to its own games.

Ubisoft hasn’t shown off either Yasuke or Naoe’s gameplay, but we’ll be able to see that for ourselves soon when Shadows of Assassin’s Creed It will be released on Xbox, PlayStation, PC and Mac on November 15.