Tag: Japanese
Godzilla 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...
Read MoreNew Information Contextualizes Assassin’s Creed Shadows Delay, Including Abysmal Pre-Sales Figures
More information on the Assassin’s Creed Shadows delay is coming in from various sources, and it doesn’t bode well for this game, or for Ubisoft. The first round of info comes from Endymion, who spoke with sources he says he verified and trusts. The most glaring news concerns the pre-sales for ...
Read MoreUbisoft Issues Apology to Japanese Gamers for Assassin’s Creed Shadows
The pressure over Assassin’s Creed Shadows has gotten to Ubisoft. Since the game’s trailer debuted, Ubisoft has been inundated with complaints from gamers, mostly those in Japan, over its disrespect for Japanese history and culture. The highest-profile issue is the use of Yasuke, a historical b...
Read MoreAssassin’s Creed Shadows Steals More Artifacts While Yasuke’s False History is Exposed
It keeps getting worse for Assassin’s Creed Shadows, the next entry in Ubisoft’s video game series, which is set in feudal Japan. After they used Chinese architecture instead of Japanese and used the flag of a reenactment group without permission – not to mention the problems with Yasuke – r...
Read MoreJapanese Politician and New Song Highlight Unease Over Assassin’s Creed Shadows
The people of Japan are really pissed about Assassin’s Creed Shadows, and I don’t just mean the gamers. We’ve seen backlash since the trailer was released, with plenty of Japanese comments online criticizing the game for its portrayal of Yasuke, a historical black man who was a vassal for Nobu...
Read MoreJapanese Gamers Start Petition to Cancel Assassin’s Creed Shadows
It’s been a rocky road for Assassin’s Creed Shadows since the first trailer was released. The reveal that one of the game’s two leads – and the only male lead in a game series that, let’s not kid ourselves, is geared towards guys – was a black man, as opposed to Japanese, rubbed many th...
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