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Assassin’s Creed Shadows Features “Non-binary” Character
Now, we know why Assassin’s Creed Shadows was delayed for so long: it was taking storytelling lessons from Dragon Age: The Veilguard. The new game from Ubisoft (one which is causing them much consternation) is the latest entry in the Assassin’s Creed series, and it’s been plagued with controv...
Read MoreSuper Smash Bros. Creator Masahiro Sakurai Says Japanese Games Should Not “Americanize” Games
Every so often, the greats remind us why they’re great. Masahiro Sakurai, the video game director and designer who created the Kirby and Super Smash Bros. series, recently won the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology Award for the Arts, which the Japanese government gi...
Read MoreUbisoft Threatens Legal Action Against “Harassment,” Creates New “Entity”
Ubisoft is preparing for the worst on multiple fronts. The video game developer has had a rough few years, with its stock value dropping 85% since 2021 and the recent disaster of Star Wars Outlaws – a bug-riddled joke of a game that tried to give gamers a female Han Solo – defining its 2024. Th...
Read MoreIndie Game Terminator 2D: No Fate Announced in an Epic Trailer
One of the greatest action movies of all time is making its way back to the video game scene, and it looks better than ever. In a surprise announcement earlier today, UK indie game developers Bitmap Bureau and publisher Reef Entertainment released a trailer for Terminator 2D: No Fate, a brand new 16...
Read MoreWarner Bros. Cancels Wonder Woman Game
The Lasso of Truth will have to stay furled. Just over three years after it was announced, Warner Bros. Games has canceled the Wonder Woman game it’s been developing through studio Monolith Productions. Monolith, who created the Middle-earth: Shadows of Mordor games, was also closed, as was Playe...
Read MoreAssassin’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...
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