"Ubisoft reportedly canceled an entry in the Assassin's Creed franchise last year after determining that its proposed setting--the American Civil War and the Reconstruction era of the 1860s and 1870s--was too controversial for its audience, according to the newsletter Game File. The game, which was canceled early in development, would have put players in control of a Black protagonist who escaped enslavement and started a new life away from the South."
"Three sources told Game File that the game was cancelled due to online backlash after the reveal of Yasuke, a historically-inspired Black samurai, as a protagonist in Assassin's Creed Shadows and the uneasy political climate in the United States. Developers working on the project were upset, believing that the company was giving in to perceived controversy. Ubisoft has developed and published Assassin's Creed games set in North America before."
Ubisoft canceled a planned Assassin's Creed entry set during the American Civil War and Reconstruction after deeming the setting too controversial. The canceled game would have followed a Black protagonist who escaped enslavement, started a new life away from the South, was recruited by the Assassins, returned to the South, and confronted racist organizations including the Ku Klux Klan. Sources say the cancellation followed online backlash tied to the reveal of Yasuke as a Black protagonist in Assassin's Creed Shadows and concern over the U.S. political climate. Developers reportedly felt the company capitulated to perceived controversy. Ubisoft previously set Assassin's Creed 3 in 18th-century North America.
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