The controversy over Assassin’s Creed Shadows continues: the Sekigahara Teppo-tai group is not satisfied with apologies
The Japanese group specializing in historical reenactments is still not satisfied with Ubisoft’s public apology regarding the “stolen” flag in Assassin’s Creed Shadows.
One way or another, it seems that Assassin’s Creed Shadows continues to be at the center of controversy , in this case with an accusation made by the group specialized in historical reenactments, Sekigahara Teppo-tai , for whom Ubisoft’s recent apology for the “theft” of a flag was not enough , and intends to go further.
As we reported a few days ago, the group in question, which specializes in historical reenactments centered on the Japanese feudal period, has accused Ubisoft of having used one of its flags without authorization , which appeared in some artwork relating to the new chapter of the video game series.
After someone noticed the issue and brought it to the public’s attention, Ubisoft promptly apologized for the unauthorized use of the flag, and said that the artwork featuring it will no longer be used officially.
Between stolen flags and petitions
However, this did not seem to be enough for Sekigahara Teppo-tai, who reported that he was still not satisfied.
The controversy over Assassin’s Creed Shadows continues: the Sekigahara Teppo-tai group is not satisfied with apologies
The problem, in fact, is that this illustration was printed on the art book included in the Collector’s Edition of Assassin’s Creed Shadows, and this obviously represents a significant inconvenience.
In its apology message, Ubisoft addressed the issue, saying that it was removing the flag from all digital artwork except for those already printed in the art book, but it appears that the historical reenactment group has every intention of continuing the protest until the printed version is removed as well.
“The members of Sekigahara Teppo-tai have discussed the matter further,” said X user matchlock_kage, who spoke out on the matter, “We have asked Ubisoft to remove the image from the collector’s edition art book as well. I’m not sure if this is possible, but I have contacted the company about the matter anyway.”
We are therefore awaiting any developments on the matter, which also came a few days after the one on the well-known petition that asked for the cancellation of the game due to alleged historical inaccuracies, especially regarding the protagonist of African origins.