How a historian turned Assassin's Creed Black samurai outrage into meaningful conversation After facing online abuse over her work on the latest game in the popular Assassin’s Creed franchise ...

Shadows' has already sparked fierce debate online and beyond for casting a black samurai A Japanese lawmaker on Wednesday slammed the latest video game in the hit "Assassin's Creed" series ...

Ubisoft really thought they could shoehorn a "black samurai" into feudal Japan, and then try and shift the blame to people who object on "American conservatives"? NEWS FLASH: it was largely JAPANESE ...

History of the End of the Samurai: Black Ships - The end of the samurai came as Japan was forced to open its borders to foreign trade and policy, ending a long period of isolation. And that period ...

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It is the game’s other protagonist, a Black samurai named Yasuke. Some gamers erupted over his appearance, convinced that the franchise, known for its immersive recreations of the past ...

Cultural authenticity hasn’t always been crucial to video games. Few Italians complain about Super Mario’s stereotypical accent or Indians about limb-stretching Street Fighter yogi Dhalsim.

“Shadows” allows players to step into the shoes of two heroes: female assassin Naoe, and Yasuke, a Black samurai presented as a 16th-century historical figure who was kidnapped by Portuguese ...

Shadows' allows players to step into the shoes of two heroes: female assassin Naoe and Yasuke, a black samurai presented as a 16th-century historical figure who was kidnapped by Portuguese slave ...

The highly-anticipated Assassin's Creed Shadows has sparked controversy over cultural representation with fans unhappy about the game set in 16th century Japan featuring an African samurai.

a well-documented historical figure with a strong claim to the title of Japan’s first non-Japanese samurai. For a vocal minority, however, a Black protagonist of a game set in feudal Japan was a ...