No, Ubisoft didn't completely lose their mind — though the quality of their games remains questionable to me. I'm not a huge Assassin's Creed fan, but the idea that there was a black samurai... that's ...

PureArts is back as they are firing up the Animus once again with a brand set of collectibles for Assassin's Creed Shadows. Yasuke, the historical African samurai, has been reimagined as a main ...

JoAnn M. Hunter, the choreographer of Broadway’s “School of Rock” and “Bad Cinderella,” has been hired to direct the upcoming musical “Yasuke: The Black Samurai.” This production, which Hunter will ...

But some fans took to the internet after the trailer’s release to criticize Ubisoft for setting the game in Japan and not having its leading character be Japanese. “Assassin’s Creed being based in ...

Yasuke: The Black Samurai, which Hunter will also choreograph is aiming to open on Broadway during the 2026-27 season. Yasuke: The Black Samurai is based on a true story of events that took place in ...

Yasuke Simulator, a parody game of Assassin's Creed Shadows, lets players control the samurai Yasuke with modern weapons and ...

Tristan Jurkovich began his career as a journalist in 2011. His childhood love of video games and writing fuel his passion for archiving this great medium’s history. He dabbles in every genre, but ...

For the first time since Assassin's Creed Syndicate's Frye twins took the stage as the first dual protagonists in the series, Assassin's Creed Shadows introduces two brand-new protagonists to the fray ...

'Assassin's Creed Shadows' is set in feudal Japan - Copyright AFP/File JEFF KOWALSKY 'Assassin's Creed Shadows' is set in feudal Japan - Copyright AFP/File JEFF ...

Chadwick Boseman is set to star in the action drama 'Yasuke' as an African samurai warrior. By Etan Vlessing Canada Bureau Chief Boseman will play the role of Yasuke, the Japanese name of a samurai of ...

Assassin’s Creed Shadows is the first game in a long time to feature two protagonists for you to switch between in Naoe and Yasuke. This huge switch up means you also have effectively double the skill ...