Tag: Japanese
Assassin’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 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...
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...
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