"Ubisoft allegedly cancelled an Assassin's Creed game set in the aftermath of the American Civil War last year over fears of backlash and controversy amidst sensitive political climate in the US. The history-hopping action-adventure series would have reportedly visited the Reconstruction era in US history in 1860s and 1870s, with a former slave as the assassin protagonist, but plans for the game were scrapped in July 2024."
"The game, according to the report (paywalled) published Thursday, would have been set in the relatively modern era following the American Civil War with a Black protagonist who had been formerly enslaved in the American South and later began a new life in the west. According to Ubisoft staff, the protagonist would have joined the Assassin's order and returned to the South to take on the rise of white supremacy and the notorious Ku Klux Klan."
Ubisoft cancelled a planned Assassin's Creed game set in the Reconstruction era of the 1860s and 1870s, with development reportedly halted in July 2024. The title would have featured a Black protagonist who had been formerly enslaved in the American South, later moving west and joining the Assassin order. The protagonist would have returned to the South to confront rising white supremacy and the Ku Klux Klan. Cancellation followed online backlash related to the reveal of Yasuke from Assassin's Creed Shadows and concerns about handling sensitive subject matter amid a tense US political climate. Development was reportedly in early stages and Ubisoft has not confirmed plans.
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