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DEI · JapanUbisoft's Assassin's Creed Shadows has caused significant uproar in Japan due to creative licenses and historical inaccuracies.The game focuses on the greatly exaggerated depiction of Yasuke, an alleged black samurai from the mid-1500s. Ubisoft turned the vague story of the "black slave" in Japan into a fierce and heroic samurai. As expected, Japanese gamers did not take kindly to the setting of feudal Japan being used for a game inspired by div…See the Story
DEI-inspired Assassin's Creed game admits to being 'works of fiction' after backlash from Japan over black samurai
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UbisoftOn July 23, in response to the ongoing backlash against a Black lead character in the upcoming Assassin’s Creed Shadows, developer Ubisoft released a lengthy statement. The responses on X (formerly Twitter) were exactly what you’d expect: racist images, slurs, and calls for historical accuracy in a video game series…Read more...See the Story
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Ubisoft · JapanThe makers of "Assassin's Creed" defended their "creative liberties" on Tuesday after nearly 100,000 people signed a petition launched in Japan against the introduction of a new black samurai character.See the Story
'Assassin's Creed' makers defend 'creative liberties' in black samurai row
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Ubisoft · JapanUbisoft has put significant effort into ensuring Assassin's Creed Shadows is an immersive and respectful representation of Feudal Japan, but the game was never meant to be a factual representation of history or historical characters. Earlier today, Ubisoft shared a new message on X/Twitter addressed to the Japanese community, which doesn't seem to be taking some of the developer's decisions too well, going over some of the controversies surround…See the Story