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In 1579, an African man now known by the name of Yasuke arrived in Japan. Much about him remains a mystery: it’s unconfirmed which country in Africa he hailed from, and there is no verifiable record ...

The new trailer for “Assassin’s Creed Shadows” unveiling the latest installment in the popular video game franchise, arrived on Wednesday. Ubisoft ― a video game publishing company that created the ...

Creative director Thierry Dansereau has spoken about the developer of Assassins Creed Shadows on the game's anniversary.

Yasuke is a historical and important figure in Japan, and Assassin's Creed Shadows is giving the legendary samurai another adaptation in pop culture, this time as a playable character. The new Ubisoft ...

PureArts is back as they are firing up the Animus once again with a brand set of collectibles for Assassin's Creed Shadows. Yasuke, the historical African samurai, has been reimagined as a main ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Yasuke’s disputed ascent to the rank of samurai was a notable outlier because, in addition to not being a member of the class by ...

Karl Anthony Simpson Jr. is a Movie/TV News writer for Game Rant and lifelong cinematic fan. In his spare time, he writes his own original screenplays and write reviews for streaming content. Karl ...

Yasuke’s disputed ascent to the rank of samurai was a notable outlier because, in addition to not being a member of the class by birth, he was also an outsider because of his skin color. The tale of ...

Who is Yasuke the Black Samurai in Assassin’s Creed Shadows? Ubisoft officially announced this week that Assassin’s Creed Shadows will feature dual protagonists, Naoe and Yasuke. However, a lot of ...