Ubisoft has seemingly again commented on the backlash to Assassin’s Creed Shadows’ Black protagonist, this time saying it isn’t pushing any specific agenda.In case you’re among the lucky few to have missed it, Assassin’s Creed Shadows has been through the ringer since it was announced back in May. Certain corners of the internet pounced on it for a perceived lack of historical accuracy and forced diversity. Meanwhile, its reveal sparked a heated debate over whether its Black protagonist, Yasuke, was actually a real-life Samurai (he was), and completely unrelated to all of that, Ubisoft also had to apologize for the unauthorized use of a flag in Shadows’ concept art.Ubisoft has responded strongly to the controversy, with Assassin’s Creed executive producer Marc-Alexis Côté hitting back at Elon Musk for “feeding hatred” in June and CEO Yves Guillemot denouncing “hateful acts” toward its developers a couple of weeks later. In July, it defended itself against the historical accuracy complaints by reminding fans that, “while we strive for authenticity in everything we do, Assassin’s Creed games are works of fiction inspired by real historical events and figures.”In a c…
A God of War Ragnarok PC mod intended to let players bypass the controversial PlayStation Network sign-in requirement has been taken offline by the mod author.First reported by PC Gamer, iArtoriasUA’s NoPSSDK mod was designed to disable the PSN account-linking overlay and mimic a fully offline mode. PC Gamer’s own testing was successful, but others reported still having to deal with the PSN linking prompt. Regardless, it’s now been taken offline and you’ll simply see an error page if you head to the old URL on NexusMods.When the mod first disappeared, there was a lot of suspicion online about the reason for it being pulled and the party responsible. However, NexusMods itself has since shared a screenshot of a conversation it had with Artorias in which the modder admitted to taking the mod offline. It turns out coverage from sites like PC Gamer and IGN made Artorias worry that Sony might take legal action, even though the mod didn’t change any actual content in God of War Ragnarok.”Hello, that was my personal decision because the mod got too much attention … thus I thought that it would be better to remove it from public to remove any potential threats from the Sony side,” said Ar…