Assassin's Creed Shadows: inside the technologically revamped Anvil Engine

Assassin's Creed Shadows marks a significant technological evolution for Ubisoft's flagship series, with a revitalised Anvil Engine that taps into some of the latest rendering technologies, alongside other innovative systems. We've already seen how transformative the new game's real-time ray-traced global illumination (RTGI) system is, replacing an older, pre-computed or 'baked' GI solution that first debuted over ten years ago in DF favourite, Assassin's Creed Unity. However, the new engine goes further - much further. Read more

Mar 22, 2025 - 16:32
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Assassin's Creed Shadows: inside the technologically revamped Anvil Engine

Assassin's Creed Shadows marks a significant technological evolution for Ubisoft's flagship series, with a revitalised Anvil Engine that taps into some of the latest rendering technologies, alongside other innovative systems. We've already seen how transformative the new game's real-time ray-traced global illumination (RTGI) system is, replacing an older, pre-computed or 'baked' GI solution that first debuted over ten years ago in DF favourite, Assassin's Creed Unity. However, the new engine goes further - much further.

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