Assassin's Creed Shadows is a success, but does it possess the ability to save its embattled publisher, Ubisoft?

Assassin’s Creed Shadows takes place in Japan circa 1579, near the end of what is known as the Sengoku period — 300 years before the advent of the incandescent light bulb. So it stands to reason that once the sun sets, the world that co-protagonists Naoe and Yasuke inhabit is going to get dark.

The numbers keep going up for Assassin's Creed Shadows, which has now surpassed 2 million players across all platforms in two days. This puts it ahead of Assassin's Creed Origins and Assassin's Creed Odyssey in terms of player counts around release.