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Ubisoft Forward 2024 Trailers

AlexGherzo | Jun 10, 2024 | 1

The final presentation from this weekend’s video game event, which began with Summer Game Fest and continued through the Xbox Games Showcase, came today with the Ubisoft Forward. This one had less to show off than the other two, but it began with a pre-show that touted older games and a few “ind...

Is the LGBT Representation in Assassin’s Creed Shadows Just a Rumor?

AlexGherzo | May 28, 2024 | 2

Is that LGBTETC rumor about Assassin’s Creed Shadows solid? I’m not sure, which is why I haven’t written about it yet, but since it appeared, the circumstances around it suggest it very well could be. This rumor started with a blog post about Assassin’s Creed Shadows on the Ubisoft website...

Is Sweet Baby Inc. Connected to Assassin’s Creed Shadows?

AlexGherzo | May 20, 2024 | 3

You’ve probably heard the suggestion that Sweet Baby Inc. was involved in developing Assassin’s Creed Shadows, the new Ubisoft game that takes place in feudal Japan and has a black man and a woman as the lead characters. I mostly wrote this off because the evidence amounted to little more than t...

Ubisoft’s Stock Drops as Games Journalists Defend Assassins Creed Shadows

AlexGherzo | May 17, 2024 | 3

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...

Naoe, the Female Lead of Assassins Creed Shadows, is a Stand-In as Well

AlexGherzo | May 16, 2024 | 7

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...

Assassins Creed Shadows Trailer Brings Controversy Over Black Samurai

AlexGherzo | May 15, 2024 | 2

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...