The Assassin’s Creed franchise has felt broken for a long time. What was once a stealth-focused historical fiction series about a battle between good and evil has been splintered into one full of sub-par hand-to-hand combat and massive game worlds jam-packed with tedious and repetitive activities.

Shadows is one of the top five best-selling games in the US this year. However, that's not enough to protect Ubisoft from stock market declines.