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Darc Requiem on 09 October 2025
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JEMC said:

Ubisoft reportedly cancelled an Assassin's Creed game set around the American Civil War because of Yasuke backlash and political turmoil in the US
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/ubisoft-reportedly-cancelled-an-assassins-creed-game-set-around-the-american-civil-war-because-of-yasuke-backlash-and-political-turmoil-in-the-us/
A new Game File report claims that Ubisoft cancelled an Assassin's Creed game that would have been set in the US Civil War and the Reconstruction period that followed. According to Game File's sources, the decision to cancel the game was made in 2024 in part because of the backlash against the reveal of the Black samurai Yasuke in Assassin's Creed Shadows, but more pressingly over concerns about the current political climate in the US.
>> Imho, a wise decision.

Ah well, at least i can go on a Plantation owner killing spree in ACIV's Freedom Cry DLC.

Side Note: Even if, the political climate wasn't what it is now, that game would have stirred up controversy. I still remember when they protested Arthur Ashe's statue being placed on Monument Ave. People got mad when the statues of traitors to the US were taken down. A video game that lets you kill those people would cause bedlam. 

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