Ubisoft has issued a statement to the Japanese community who are concerned about some cultural aspects of Assassin’s Creed Shadows, namely Yasuke. The promotional materials used for the game included Yasuke, an African man who is one of the game’s protagonists. This caused some arguments online regarding the historical accuracy of the character.

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Ubisoft has issued a statement about its creative decisions with Assassin's Creed Shadow. It apologizes to the Japanese community and promises to fix some culturally insensitive aspects of the game before it drops in November this year. The discourse around Ubisoft's upcoming Assassin's Creed Shadows has been nothing short of...

Ubisoft apologizes to Japanese playerbase for Assassin's Creed Shadows

Since the announcement of Ubisoft’s next Assassin’s Creed game, Shadows, it has been at the center of a culture war. Most of the conversation has been carried out in intensely bad faith, focusing on the usual suspects’ hatred of any game that doesn’t center a straight white male character, but it’s also grown more complicated following a series of issues raised by Japanese audiences regarding promotional materials. Ubisoft has now released a lengthy statement via its social media.

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The official Twitter account for the Assassin’s Creed franchise has posted an apology for the way its portrayal of Japan has been received by Japanese audiences. In their apology, Ubisoft acknowledged that their depiction of Yasuke as a samurai is “a matter of debate”, tempering their initial commitment to affirming Yasuke as a samurai. Yasuke’s inclusion as a samurai in the new Assassin’s Creed game has led to edit wars on Wikipedia and criticism of historian Thomas Lockley.

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Ubisoft Has Shared A Statement About Assassin’s Creed Shadows For Japanese Gamers

If we were honest about it, it’s quite absurd that Ubisoft only gets this reaction now. Ubisoft has made a statement about Assassin’s Creed Shadows, addressed...

Ubisoft Has Shared A Statement About Assassin’s Creed Shadows For Japanese Gamers

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