Tag: Japan
Ubisoft’s Stock Drops as Games Journalists Defend Assassins Creed Shadows
The video game industry is taking hit after hit lately. On May 15, 2024, Ubisoft released a trailer for Assassins Creed Shadows, the next in the long-running franchise centered on Japanese history and culture that will be released in November. The trailer was met with controversy and frustration ove...
Read MoreNaoe, the Female Lead of Assassins Creed Shadows, is a Stand-In as Well
The forced DEI in Assassins Creed Shadows doesn’t end with Yasuke. (Is “forced DEI” an oxymoron?) Yesterday, the trailer for Assassins Creed Shadows revealed that the two lead characters in the game – which is set in 1500s Japan and is about the samurai and shinobi (ninjas) – were a blac...
Read MoreAssassins Creed Shadows Trailer Brings Controversy Over Black Samurai
Today, Ubisoft released a trailer for Assassins Creed Shadows, the next game in the seventeen-year-old video game franchise. But instead of getting gamers excited, it got them laughing at the latest ridiculous instance of forced diversity, which involves a big historical reach. Then, it stopped bein...
Read MoreEiyuden Chronicles: Hundred Heroes Gets Localized
Do you want to see localization in action? There’s been a lot of talk lately about the practice, which should be simply translating a game from a foreign language into English but actually involves making it more in line with American culture – or what the localizers want American culture to be....
Read MoreThe Pokémon Company Responds to Palworld
Who’d have thought the drama surrounding a pseudo-Pokémon video game would be this pronounced? Over the past few days, Palworld, an indie video game from Japanese studio Pocketpair, has become a phenomenon, selling over eight million copies in under six days and being the most-played game on Ste...
Read MorePETA Wants a Vegan Guide to Palworld
Once something becomes popular, it doesn’t take wrong for the crazies to complain about it. Right now, the Japanese indie video game Palworld is taking the gaming world by storm, selling over seven million copies in five days and being the most-played game on Steam at the moment. Now, PETA – th...
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