Assassin's Creed Shadows will be the first game in the series to introduce the ability to go prone, and one of the new assassinations this enables looks hilarious.

A new look at Assassin's Creed Shadows' overhauled stealth mechanics shows massive improvements in the reworked system.

Assassin's Creed Shadows is set to overhaul stealth mechanics for both its dual protagonists, but will also include an

Associate game director Simon Lemay-Comtois explained the rationale: "When it comes to assassinations, progress and context work in hand. Invest in perks that increase your assassination damage and test things around. A strong enemy may survive a frontal assassination but die from a sneaky air assassination."

Ubisoft has clarified that Assassin's Creed Shadows isn't getting a battle pass amid rumors that the Animus Hub, the rebranded Assassin's Creed Infinity set to house all future games in the franchise,

The game's dual protagonists will offer different stealth approaches, with Naoe and Yasuke each boasting unique abilities. The development team behind Assassin's Creed Shadows has revealed new information about how stealth mechanics will play into the next installment in the historic action RPG series.

Ubisoft has shared a new blog post on Assassin's Creed Shadows, revealing more details about the upcoming title's gameplay. The highlight this time is an overview of the stealth systems, which the company regards as an ambitious revamp in some key areas that will change how players approach furtive action.