In a move that could offer a fleeting lifeline to a struggling publisher, Netflix has officially greenlit a live-action series based on Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed franchise.
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Ubisoft Refuses To Remove Stolen Banner From Upcoming ‘Assassin’s Creed Shadows’ Art Book, Reenactment Group Is Now Contacting Square Enix
Assassin's Creed Shadows developer Ubisoft is refusing to remove a banner it stole from a reenactment group for its upcoming artbook for the game, and a representative of the group has revealed he's contacted Square Enix to get the image removed from the book. In the...
After Ubisoft Refused To Fix Massive AI And Graphics Issues For ‘Star Wars Outlaws,’ A New Clip Shows Just How Terrible The Game Is
In the wake of Ubisoft refusing to delay Star Wars Outlaws after massive complaints about graphics and AI detection, a new clip of the game has surfaced showing just how buggy and broken the game's AI detection and combat is. As shared to social media by X user...
‘Star Wars Outlaws’ Creative Director Name Drops ‘Ghost Of Tsushima’ As His Biggest Reference
Star Wars Outlaws Creative Director Julian Gerighty name-dropped Ghost of Tsushima as his biggest reference for the upcoming Star Wars game. Speaking with GamesRadar, Gerighty reacted to reporter Dustin Bailey's comments that he thought the game reminded him of Red...
‘African Samurai’ Author Thomas Lockley Contradicts Himself About Collaborating With Ubisoft On ‘Assassin’s Creed Shadows’ Amid Yasuke Controversy
Thomas Lockley, the author of African Samurai: The True Story of Yasuke, a Legendary Black Warrior in Feudal Japan, contradicted past statements about collaborating with Ubisoft on Assassin's Creed Shadows' amid the ongoing controversy surrounding the character...
‘Assassin’s Creed’ Subreddit Threatens To Ban Players For Disputing Ubisoft’s Original Claim That Yasuke Is a “Powerful African Samurai Of Historical Legend”
Moderators for the Assassin's Creed subreddit threatened to ban any players who post in the forum disputing developer Ubisoft's original claim that Yasuke is a "powerful African samurai of historical legend." Ubisoft originally claimed and still does claim that Yasuke...
Japanese Players Excoriate Ubisoft After They Apologize For Creating “Concern Within The Japanese Community” With ‘Assassin’s Creed Shadows’
Japanese gamers are not happy with Ubisoft and its recent statement apologizing for "creating concern with the Japanese community" with Assassin's Creed Shadows. Ubisoft through the official Assassin's Creed account on X stated, "To our esteemed Japanese community — a...
Ubisoft Executives Get Evasive After Investors Question Potential Low Sales For ‘Star Wars Outlaws’ And ‘Assassin’s Creed Shadows’
Ubisoft executives CEO Yves Guillemot and CFO Frédérick Duguet did their best to avoid questions from institutional investors regarding the company's potential sales for its upcoming games Star Wars Outlaws and Assassin's Creed Shadows. During the company's Q1 FY 2024...
Ubisoft Releases Statement To Japanese Players Amidst Massive Backlash To ‘Assassin’s Creed Shadows’
Video game publisher and developer Ubisoft released a statement to Japanese players amidst massive backlash to the company's upcoming Assassin's Creed Shadows game. Japanese players launched a petition at the end of June claiming the game "is a serious insult to...
Ubisoft’s Stock Plummets 12% Despite Exceeding Sales Targets
Ubisoft's stock plummeted 12% in the past five days following the company's most recent earnings reports that revealed it had exceeded sales targets for its first financial quarter of the year. Yahoo! Finance reports that the Ubisoft stock fell 12.42% in the last five...
Japanese Historian Claiming Yasuke Was A Samurai Revealed to Be Former Member of the Japanese Communist Party
Japanese historian Yu Hirayama who claims that Yasuke was a Samurai has been revealed to be a former member of the Japanese Communist Party. Hirayama made his claim on X where he wrote, "It seems like there's a lot of talk about Yasuke, a black man who served Oda...
Japanese Political Aide Indicates ‘Assassin’s Creed Shadows’ Debacle Could Escalate Into “Diplomatic Incident”
A Japanese political aide indicated that the backlash to Ubisoft's upcoming Assassin's Creed Shadows game could escalate into a "diplomatic incident." As first reported by Mark Kern aka Grummz on X, a Japanese political aide detailed the game and its false depiction...
New Report Claims Same Sex Romance Options Confirmed For ‘Assassin’s Creed Shadows’
A new report claims that Ubisoft is indeed including same sex romance options for the upcoming Assassin's Creed Shadows game. YouTuber JorRaptor reported on X that "Both Yasuke & Naoe have unique romances (so different character they can romance instead of the...