Ubisoft’s big release of Star Wars Outlaws is this Friday, and despite the company initiating the“biggest marketing campaign ever” – which mostly amounted to flying YouTube influencers to California and sending them to Disneyland – there are signs that the game is not ready for prime time....
Read MoreUbisoft is bracing itself for a rough ride with Star Wars Outlaws. The game has been criticized since its trailer for having a protagonist that feels like little more than a watered-down female version of Han Solo, a generic look, non-stop ‘member berries, and a pricing system that makes you pay m...
Read MoreStar Wars Outlaws, Ubisoft’s upcoming game that has been criticized since its first trailer (much like their other big 2024 release; those guys are in trouble), will go on sale this month, and clips are popping up on social media, along with playthroughs and, of course, gaming media impressions. I...
Read MoreThe pressure over Assassin’s Creed Shadows has gotten to Ubisoft. Since the game’s trailer debuted, Ubisoft has been inundated with complaints from gamers, mostly those in Japan, over its disrespect for Japanese history and culture. The highest-profile issue is the use of Yasuke, a historical b...
Read MoreIt keeps getting worse for Assassin’s Creed Shadows, the next entry in Ubisoft’s video game series, which is set in feudal Japan. After they used Chinese architecture instead of Japanese and used the flag of a reenactment group without permission – not to mention the problems with Yasuke – r...
Read MoreThe people of Japan are really pissed about Assassin’s Creed Shadows, and I don’t just mean the gamers. We’ve seen backlash since the trailer was released, with plenty of Japanese comments online criticizing the game for its portrayal of Yasuke, a historical black man who was a vassal for Nobu...
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