Marc-Alexis Coté, the boss of the Assassin's Creed franchise, spoke at a BAFTA event attended by Eurogamer and recalled where things started to go awry: "Desmond's journey was at the heart of the modern-day conflict driving the search for powerful Isu artefacts—Pieces of Eden—that could change the course of history.

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.