Gaming firm Ubisoft is facing questions over its future amid a lackluster games pipeline and pressure from an activist investor to sell itself and go private.

Assassin’s Creed Shadows was delayed to February, now we know the reason why – and it’s not the thing some fans keep talking about.

Insider Gaming’s sources seem to confirm this scenario. They claim that Ubisoft cut corners and rushed to get previews and builds out to meet deadlines. They also brought historians and consultants to verify accuracy later in the pipeline, definitely later compared to other Assassin’s Creed games.