Assassin’s Creed Shadows makers apologize for use of military flag without permission

Murderer’s Creed Shadows continues to tug criticism and summon apologies from Ubisoft. This time, it includes the usage of a flag that belongs to a bunch of navy re-enactors in Japan.

Ubisoft on July 8 apologized (by way of a publish on X) to the group, Sekigahara Teppo-tai, who commemorate the Battle of Sekigahara on Oct. 21, 1600, a pivotal second in Japan’s feudal historical past. The flag has been seen in idea artwork exhibiting the journey recreation, which was introduced on Might 16.

2019年10月27日に鹿児島県の妙円寺詣りの時に撮った写真から切り抜きですがアップさせて頂きます pic.twitter.com/Ccw0g21nHH

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Army re-enactors are usually a reasonably conservative lot and Ubisoft was already taking stick from Japanese fans for the ethnicity of the principle characters.

Now the French writer has to apologize for one thing it’s been accused of earlier than, which is utilizing artwork that builders discover on the Web and don’t have the rights to.

Sekigahara Teppo-tai confirmed on X that Ubisoft had apologized. Whereas their flag gained’t be used going ahead, Ubisoft mentioned there are situations that aren’t potential to get rid of or substitute, resembling an artwork ebook that might be bought with a premium version of the sport.

Murderer’s Creed Shadows will launch Nov. 15, 2024 for PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox Sequence X.