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Japanese YouTuber Explains Why The Japanese Are Calling Ubisoft To “Immediately Discontinue” The Creation Of ‘Assassin’s Creed Shadows’
Japanese YouTuber Shohei Kondo explained why the Japanese are calling on Ubisoft to "immediately discontinue" their upcoming Assassin's Creed Shadows game. Thousands of Japanese players have signed a petition calling on Ubisoft to shut the game down and...
Report: ‘Assassin’s Creed Shadows’ Booth Receives Sparse Traffic At Japan Expo
A report claims that Ubisoft's booth at Japan Expo for Assassin's Creed Shadows received sparse traffic throughout the weekend. X user rc_166 shared photos from the convention on July 12th and commented, "The other booths were crowded, but the Assassin's Creed Shadow...
‘Assassin’s Creed Shadows’ Accused Of Using Zoro’s Sword From ‘One Piece’ And Props From Amazon As Official Artwork
Ubisoft and Assassin's Creed Shadows are being accused of using One Piece's Roronoa Zoro's katana as well as props purchased from Amazon as official artwork for the game. In a post to the game's official French account on X, a translation from DeepL reads, "Katana and...
Japanese Pop Song “Why Yasuke” Mocks Ubisoft And ‘Assassin’s Creed Shadows’ For Featuring Yasuke, Taking Liberties With Japanese History, And More
A Japanese pop song titled "Why Yasuke" mocks Ubisoft and Assassin's Creed Shadows for feature Yasuke as one of the game's main protagonists as well as taking liberties with Japanese history. The song, which was released on July 6th has already obtained over 912,000...
Japanese Politician Satoshi Hamada Signals Assassin’s Creed Shadows’ Alteration Of Japanese History And Promotion Of Yasuke Could Be Brought Before The Diet
Japanese politician Satoshi Hamada recently signaled he might bring up Ubisoft and their upcoming game Assassin's Creed Shadows before the Japanese Diet, the country's legislative body, for altering the country's history, architecture, and more as well as potentially...
Ubisoft Japan Apologizes For Using Japanese Reenactment Group’s Banner Without Permission In ‘Assassin’s Creed Shadows’
Ubisoft Japan issued a formal apology for using a Japanese reenactment group's banner in their Assassin's Creed Shadows game. In the middle of June, Ubisoft was accused of stealing the banner of the Sekigahara Teppo Corps. As noted by former World of Warcraft Team...
‘Monster Strike’ And ‘Street Fighter II’ Developer Yoshiki Okamoto Addresses ‘Assassin’s Creed Shadows’ Backlash: “It’s A Game, It’s Fantasy, Not Reality”
Street Fighter II and Monster Strike developer Yoshiki Okamoto addressed the backlash against Ubisoft and Assassin's Creed Shadows. The game has received significant backlash both in the West and Japan. Recently, a petition from Japanese gamers accuses the game of...
Japanese Gamers Launch Petition To Cancel Ubisoft’s Upcoming ‘Assassin’s Creed Shadows’ Game: “This Is A Serious Insult To Japanese Culture And History”
Japanese gamers have launched a petition to have Ubisoft cancel their upcoming Assassin's Creed Shadows game. As translated via Google's machine translation, the petition created by Shimizu Toru states, "Recently, lack of historical accuracy and cultural respect has...
Ubisoft CEO Announces ‘Assassin’s Creed’ Remakes, Says Company Will “Modernize Them”
Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot announced that the company will be remaking a number of its older Assassin's Creed titles. Not only will they be remaking them, but they will be modernizing them too. In an interview posted to Ubisoft's website, Guillemot was asked, "On the...
Ubisoft Accused Of Stealing Banner From Japanese Reenactment Group For ‘Assassin’s Creed Shadows’
Video game developer Ubisoft has been accused of stealing the banner for a Japanese reenactment group for their upcoming Assassin's Creed Shadows game. In footage of the game, the reenactment group, the Sekigahara Teppo Corps' back flag is seen being carried by a...
Report: ‘Assassin’s Creed’ Subreddit Bans Individual For Disliking Game’s Combat And Pointing Out Ubisoft’s DEI Agenda
A new report details that the Assassin's Creed subreddit banned an individual for disliking the game's combat and pointing out Ubisoft's DEI agenda. X account Reddit Lies reports that a person posted to the Assassin's Creed subreddit, "People are either going to play...
Japanese Players Torch Ubisoft’s ‘Assassin’s Creed Shadows’ After Associate Narrative Director Confirms Game Is “Fiction”
Japanese players torched Ubisoft after the game's Associate Narrative Director Brooke Davies confirmed the game is a "fiction." In a video uploaded to IGN Japan earlier this week, Davies confirmed the game was "a fiction." She said, "The story that we're telling is...