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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 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 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 MoreHollywood is Remaking A Fistful of Dollars Because the Apocalypse is Nigh
I know we’re at the point where remakes are so ubiquitous we should be used to seeing our favorite movies selected to get a modern update, but Hollywood still manages to piss me off with these from time to time. Deadline exclusively reports that a studio called Euro Gang Entertainment – a joint ...
Read MoreUbisoft’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...
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