Assassin's Creed Shadows gets a prequel story lined up more than a month before its release, and it has a mysterious cover star.

To prepare for both the action and stealth aspects of Assassin’s Creed Shadows, we have a variety of similar games for you to check out

Assassin's Creed Shadows debuts in March, but the history behind the title has been controversial to some fans.

Assassin’s Creed” fans have clamored for a chapter set in Japan for years. The concepts mesh well enough. Ubisoft’s assassins lurk in the shadows and try to kill without commotion while ninjas in popular culture have the same MO.

The file size for Assassin's Creed Shadows appears online, and prospective players may want to free up some space ahead of its launch.

Syndicate isn't the only AC game that's tried to broaden our combat horizons. Ubisoft has been seeding the concept of a non-assassin Assassin's Creed hero for years now, permitting greater flexibility and choice with each new game.

Assassin's Creed Shadows is the latest upcoming entry in the series. Ubisoft announced that a prequel manga would be launching in Japan upon release.

Yasuke, one of the dual protagonists in Assassin's Creed Shadows, is bucking an important series tradition - he's not an assassin, Ubisoft doesn't want him to be an assassin, and he doesn't have the abilities that an assassin normally might.