The leadup to the release of Assassin’s Creed Shadows has been very ugly, and Ubisoft is bracing for launch day.
With Assassin’s Creed Shadows just a few days from release, Ubisoft has reportedly implemented an anti-harassment plan for developers to protect them from potential backlash on social media.
Assassin’s Creed Shadows has been the target of persistent outrage from some corners of gaming fandom, primarily due to the presence of Yasuke, a Black samurai, which has amplified unhappiness with pre-release missteps and mixed messaging from the company. The game itself looks promising (our full review will arrive on March 18) and Ubisoft says preorders are “tracking solidly”, but it’s still an ugly environment in which to launch the game.
“We’re advised not to post on social media that we work at Ubisoft to avoid harassment”, one employee told French site BFMTV (Google translated, via ResetEra). Beyond that, the company has apparently also worked with Canada’s Communications Security Establishment, the country’s national cryptologic agency, presumably because Assassin’s Creed Shadows is developed by Ubisoft Quebec.
