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Diamond Lobby Reimagines Video Game Characters With Female Protagonists To “Promote Diversity In Gaming”

June 29, 2021

Diamond Lobby, a video game entertainment website, recently showcased a number of video game characters that they redesigned as female in order to "promote diversity in gaming." The redesigns were imagined b...

Assassin’s Creed Valhalla’s Darby McDevitt Responds To Claims That Eivor Was Originally Intended To Be “Exclusively” Female

John F. Trent

August 8, 2020

Video Games

Assassin's Creed Valhalla Narrative Director Darby McDevitt recently responded to claims that the protagonist in the upcoming game, Eivor, was originally intended to be exclusively female. The claims that Ei...

Report: Assassin’s Creed Odyssey Initially Featured Kassandra as Sole Protagonist, Alexios Included Because Women Don’t Sell

Spencer Baculi

July 22, 2020

Video Games

A report on the recent outpouring of sexual misconduct claims against various Ubisoft employees has revealed that the Assassin’s Creed Odyssey team intended for Kassandra to be the game’s sole, canon protagonis...

Pre-Release Playthrough of Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla Gives Players First Look At Gay Romance Options

Spencer Baculi

July 17, 2020

Video Games

Newly captured footage from a pre-release build of Ubisoft’s upcoming Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla has given players their first glimpse at the way gay romances will unfold between male Eivor and other males. ...

Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla Narrative Director Explains How And Why You Can Change Eivor’s Gender At Will

Spencer Baculi

July 14, 2020

Video Games

Following the presentation of thirty-minutes of game play footage at the recent Ubisoft Forward showcase, Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla’s Narrative Director Darby McDevitt has revealed that players will be able to...

Assassin’s Creed Valhalla’s Game Director Quits After Being Accused Of Cheating On Spouse

Jorge Arenas

June 29, 2020

Video Games

Long-time Assassin's Creed creative Ashraf Ismail has stepped from his position at Ubisoft after being accused of cheating on his wife. Ismail previously was the game director for Assassin's Creed: Black Fla...

Opinion: Ubisoft Will Find Itself Fighting A Losing Battle Against All Sides With Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla

Spencer Baculi

May 20, 2020

Video Games

“They are heartless, godless barbarians. They murder and kill blindly. They scar the lands of England. Lands they will never defend, never love. The time has come to speak to them in a language they will unders...

Former Assassin’s Creed Director Patrice Désilets on Post-Brotherhood Titles: “They’re No Fun”

Spencer Baculi

April 15, 2020

Video Games

Patrice Désilets, the former Assassin’s Creed creative director responsible for Assassin's Creed, Assassin's Creed II, and Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood recently opened up about his feelings towards the games i...

Ubisoft Faces Backlash Over Forced Assassin’s Creed Odyssey DLC Ending

Spencer Baculi

January 18, 2019

Video Games

Last year’s entry into the popular Assassin’s Creed franchise, Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, recently received its first piece of DLC expansion, Legacy of the First Blade. This DLC contains three separate chapters,...

Ubisoft Leaked Documents Reveal Social Justice Based Company Culture

Spencer Baculi

October 3, 2018

Video Games

Recently leaked documents from an internal company presentation delivered to Canadian Developer Ubisoft employees have revealed the company’s social justice focused approach to business, hiring, and development...

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