Ubisoft unveiled the first Assassin's Creed Shadows roadmap last week, confirming that a "special collaboration" is due in late May. We don't know what it is yet, but if leaks are anything to go by, then that crossover might be from a certain galaxy far, far away...
Last month, Access the Animus shared alleged concept art by Tyler Ryan on Bluesky (first uncovered by Discord user Wallourdes), which shows Naoe in Jedi and Sith robes, wielding blue and red lightsabers. Granted, the art is from a "few years back", so whether it's still relevant is unclear, but there's some credence to the idea that Star Wars will be the first crossover.
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Japan just held the Star Wars Celebration at the end of April; it's the 20th anniversary of Revenge of the Sith; and Ubisoft-developed Star Wars Outlaws is getting a new story pack on May 15. If there was ever a time for the two worlds to collide, it would be now. Some even speculate that the collaboration will coincide with the story pack, A Pirate's Fortune.
You might think that a lightsaber sounds far-fetched for an Assassin's Creed game,...