Game developer Ubisoft has apologised to a Japanese group after using their flag without permission in promotional material for its upcoming game, “Assassin’s Creed Shadows”. The game is set in Japan’s Sengoku era and features two playable protagonists, one of whom is Yasuke, a Black samurai. The other, Naoe, is a Japanese shinobi Assassin.
After being notified that two pieces of concept art for the game used the flag of the Sekigahara Battlefield Hospitality Union ‘Sekigahara Rifle Corps’ without permission, Ubisoft Japan tweeted: “The art in question will not be used or distributed any further beyond this date, except for being included in the artbook in the Collector’s Edition. We deeply apologise for this matter.”
While the inclusion of a Black protagonist in the game has drawn criticism from some gamers who claim it shirks historical accuracy, Yasuke was a real samurai and the “Assassin’s Creed” series has always used real settings and people to create its fictional, dramatised stories.
“Assassin’s Creed Shadows” will be launched on November 15 this year, and fans were given the chance to voice an NPC in the game through a recent competition. The competition involved people reading out iconic lines from the games.
Meanwhile, Xbox Game Pass is set to get more expensive and more confusing for customers as it hikes the price of existing tiers for new customers and introduces a new standard tier that doesn’t come with day-one first-party games or cloud gaming features
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