Ubisoft Withdraws from Japanese Game Fair Two Days Before Assassin's Creed: Shadows Presentation
Ubisoft unexpectedly announced that it will not appear at the Tokyo Game Show 2024. This may be linked to the release of Star Wars: Outlaws and Assassin's Creed: Shadows.
UPDATE: Tom Henderson reports that Ubisoft has also canceled the press previews of Assassin’s Creed: Shadows, which are scheduled for next week. If proven true, this information could lead players to believe that the new "Assassin" will be postponed.
The annual Tokyo Game Show is about to start, where several large companies are set to present their titles. Despite their earlier declaration of presence, the French company Ubisoft won't be among the exhibitors. Today, the developers of series such as Assassin's Creed and Far Cry announced that they won't be attending TGS 2024 after all.
The company apologized to fans eagerly awaiting this event, as the decision was made quite late - the show of the Japanese branch of Ubisoft was scheduled for September 26. No specific reason was given for withdrawing from the fair, only that it was due to "certain circumstances," which can be interpreted in many ways.
However, Ubisoft's executives likely didn't want to showcase materials related to the development of their games in two days (presentations including investors themselves, so its launch cannot be considered one of the most successful.
After analyzing its situation and potential negative internal reactions to the material from AC: Shadows (most likely the and cultural accuracy of the title.
