"The current climate is tough on our creative teams. They face lies, half truths and personal attacks online."

Ubisoft leadership quelled concerns Wednesday that "Assassin's Creed Shadows" might once again be pushed on the release calendar.

A new rumor indicates that Ubisoft plans to get much more aggressive with its Assassin's Creed release plans in the near future.

People have their gripes, but I still quite enjoy a big old Ubisoft open world. There's something about the studio's formula for things like Assassin's Creed and Far Cry that lets me achieve a kind of zen state: Just me,

The Assassin's Creed franchise's boss has admitted that the series' "modern storyline struggled to find its footing" after the third game, but Ubisoft will take a "new direction" with it in Assassin's Creed Shadows - a game which could also let the studio overcome criticisms about the quality of its releases.

Assassin's Creed Shadows' lead Marc-Alexis Cote has explained the game was delayed to ensure the Ubisoft could beat its "perceived inconsistency in quality" after some of the studio's recent releases disappointed.