Tag: Japan
Assassin’s Creed Shadows Features “Non-binary” Character
Now, we know why Assassin’s Creed Shadows was delayed for so long: it was taking storytelling lessons from Dragon Age: The Veilguard. The new game from Ubisoft (one which is causing them much consternation) is the latest entry in the Assassin’s Creed series, and it’s been plagued with controv...
Read MoreSuper Smash Bros. Creator Masahiro Sakurai Says Japanese Games Should Not “Americanize” Games
Every so often, the greats remind us why they’re great. Masahiro Sakurai, the video game director and designer who created the Kirby and Super Smash Bros. series, recently won the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology Award for the Arts, which the Japanese government gi...
Read MoreAssassin’s Creed Shadows Making Yasuke Mostly Optional
Ubisoft is pulling out all the stops to get people to give Assassin’s Creed Shadows a try. The game has come under fire since the first trailer debuted because one of the two playable protagonists is Yasuke, a historical figure incorporated into the game. Yasuke was a black man who acted as a vas...
Read MoreAssassin’s Creed Shadows Downplaying Yaskuke?
Were the Assassin’s Creed Shadows delays about cutting as much of Yasuke out as Ubisoft possibly could? That’s what a source told That Park Place, which says that the release date for the game was pushed back – twice – so that Ubisoft could minimize Yasuke’s importance to the game’s sto...
Read MoreNew Nintendo Direct Shows Off Donkey Kong Country in Japan
Nintendo held another Nintendo Direct today, but this was a short one, and it wasn’t really about video games, much to the chagrin of fans expecting an announcement on the next iteration of the Nintendo Switch. No, this eleven-minute presentation was all about Super Nintendo World, the Nintendo-th...
Read MoreGodzilla Minus One Sequel Rises From the Sea
Sometimes, the obvious thing is still met with resounding applause. One of the biggest surprises of last year was Godzilla Minus One, a ToHo Godzilla film that went back to the basic structure of the original Godzilla: King of the Monsters (or Godzilla, or Gojira, whichever your preference). It wa...
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