Assassin’s Creed Shadows: Ubisoft condemns the attacks received by the development team
Ubisoft, through its CEO Yves Guillemot, has condemned the attacks received by the Assassin’s Creed Shadows development team.
Yves Guillemot, the CEO of Ubisoft, expressed the company’s position on the attacks received by the developers of Assassin’s Creed Shadows due to the choice of one of the protagonists, the black samurai Yasuke.
Since the very first chapters, many players have been asking for an Assassin’s Creed set in feudal Japan. When Assassin’s Creed Shadows was presented, many did not welcome the presence of a black man in the main character pair, even though he had historically existed.
Guillemot’s position
There has been no shortage of criticism and controversy, and many have gone too far, inventing conspiracies and directly offending the developers, even fueled by people like Elon Musk , who took advantage of the situation to lash out against DEI (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion). The first to respond was Ubisoft’s executive producer, Marc-Alexis Côté, according to whom comments like Musk’s “fuel hatred.” Now even the company’s top brass, the aforementioned Yves Guillemot, have taken a stand.
Assassin’s Creed Shadows: Ubisoft condemns the attacks received by the development team
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“One thing that concerns me right now is the malicious and personal online attacks that have been directed at some of our team members and our partners,” Guillemot said in an interview on the company’s blog. “I want to emphasize that we at Ubisoft condemn these acts of hatred in the strongest possible terms , and I encourage the rest of the industry and gamers to speak out as well. I am proud to support the amazing work of our teams and partners, and I will always trust their creative choices. We should all celebrate the hard work and talent that goes into making video games.”
It should be noted that Guillemot does not directly mention Assassin’s Creed Shadows in the interview, but the reference, given recent events, should be clear enough.
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