Tag: ubisoft

Japanese Expert Cited to Defend Assassin’s Creed Shadows is Former Sweet Baby Inc. Employee

This one goes from annoying to funny by the end. Sweet Baby Inc. has mostly been out of the headlines lately, which is a smart move; their best bet is to lie low for a while and hope the storm they helped create blows over soon. But they’ve crept back into the news through the …

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Develop at Ubisoft Program is Only for Women and “Non-Binary” Applicants

As Ubisoft crumbles, it’s keeping its priorities set on DEI. The video game studio behind Star Wars Outlaws, which is currently embarrassing everyone involved with it on multiple fronts, just wrapped this year’s Develop at Ubisoft, a mentorship program in which Ubisoft veterans teach college stu...

Star Wars Outlaws Still Looks Buggy the Week of Its Release

Ubisoft’s big release of Star Wars Outlaws is this Friday, and despite the company initiating the“biggest marketing campaign ever” – which mostly amounted to flying YouTube influencers to California and sending them to Disneyland – there are signs that the game is not ready for prime time....

Desperate Ubisoft Enacts Their “Biggest Marketing Campaign Ever” for Star Wars Outlaws

Ubisoft is bracing itself for a rough ride with Star Wars Outlaws. The game has been criticized since its trailer for having a protagonist that feels like little more than a watered-down female version of Han Solo, a generic look, non-stop ‘member berries, and a pricing system that makes you pay m...

Star Wars Outlaws Preview Gets Roasted Online

Star Wars Outlaws, Ubisoft’s upcoming game that has been criticized since its first trailer (much like their other big 2024 release; those guys are in trouble), will go on sale this month, and clips are popping up on social media, along with playthroughs and, of course, gaming media impressions. I...

Ubisoft 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...