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Episode 118: Will the Role of Assassin’s Creed Shadows’ Yasuke be Diminished?

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Splash Damage
Episode • Oct 19, 2024
Assassin’s Creed Shadows has been delayed to February, no doubt due to criticism against playable character Yasuke, a black samurai in a feudal Japan setting, and the announcement of Ghost of Yotei, a sequel to a game that actually did a historical Japanese setting justice. We discuss how the final game might look along with Ubisoft’s awful response to criticism along with Kotaku complaining about Dragon Age: The Veilguard’s character creator, Silent Hill 2’s manish-looking women, Moon Studios’ CEO’s based take on DEI, and more.