Ubisoft has revealed an updated roadmap for Assassin’s Creed Shadows, which includes a September 16 release date for the Claws of Awaji expansion. This new expansion will be free to anyone who preordered the game, and it can also be purchased separately if you missed the preorder window.
Claws of Awaji looks like it’ll add a significant amount of content, as in addition to a new weapon class for Naoe to master, there’ll also be more abilities to learn, gear to acquire, and enemies to encounter. Overall, Ubisoft estimates that the expansion will add another 10 hours of content to Assassin’s Creed Shadows.
Other updates on the way include New Game Plus mode, which will be available starting July 29. Selecting this mode will reset your story and objective board progression, but you’ll get to keep all of the skills, gear, and knowledge ranks you’ve earned, as well as your Hideout progression. You won’t have to sit through tutorials on your playthrough, as you can fast-forward to the end of the prologue chapters.