Murderer’s Creed Shadows arrived as an nearly full package deal on Swap 2 on the finish of final 12 months. The one content material lacking from this moveable model was the Claws of Awaji enlargement — which had landed on different programs again in September — for which Ubisoft offered a obscure ‘coming later in 2026’ launch window. Properly, the massive Ubi has at present been a bit extra particular.
As revealed within the new Shadows Winter Roadmap, the enlargement will launch on Swap 2 on tenth March. This paid DLC features a complete new space to discover and storyline to comply with, as Naoe and Yasuke head to the island of Awaji to trace down a misplaced treasure. There are additionally new weapons and skins to unlock within the DLC, all of which will be carried again over to the principle recreation to make use of as you please.
Earlier than this enlargement comes our method, nevertheless, Ubisoft has one other title replace for Shadows, which it’s going to be dropping tomorrow (seventeenth February). The ver. 1.1.8 replace contains new detailed stat pages, a recent visible suggestions for crucial hits, and marks the addition of a guide bounce possibility in parkour.
The one different factor on the roadmap because it stands is the sport’s one-year anniversary celebration, which Ubisoft has mentioned will kick off on twentieth March with livestreams and giveaways.
We had a good time with Shadows when it arrived on Swap 2 final 12 months, calling it “a colossal achievement and one of many best-looking video games on Nintendo’s console” in our 8/10 evaluation. Our pals over at Push Sq. weren’t fairly as scorching on the Claws of Awaji enlargement following its PS5 launch, claiming that “it by no means actually elevates itself past the bottom recreation” in their 6/10 evaluation. We’ll have to attend and see what we make of it on Swap 2 subsequent month!
