Ubisoft Apologizes Murderer’s Creed Shadows’ Stolen Flag Artwork

Ubisoft Japan has issued an apology to a neighborhood historic re-enactment group for the unauthorized use of its flag in Murderer’s Creed Shadows idea artwork. The flag in query, pictured above and beneath, belongs to the Sekigahara Teppo-tai.

Murderer’s Creed Shadows will scrub stolen flag artwork with one exception

As reported by Siliconera, the problem was first delivered to mild by the re-enactment group on X again in June. It alleged that Ubisoft had neither approached the group nor sought permission for utilizing its actual world flag within the recreation.

This week, Ubisoft acknowledged that it has obtained a discover from Sekigahara Teppo-tai concerning the infringement. The developer has since issued an apology, which the group has accepted.

Going ahead, Murderer’s Creed Shadows won’t be utilizing the flag in recreation or wherever else. Nevertheless, Ubisoft has stated that the sport’s artwork guide, which is included within the collector’s version, is already in print and thus the artwork can’t be scrubbed from it.

Sekigahara Teppo-tai appears to have accepted this, however it’s unclear if Ubisoft has supplied any compensation for the usage of the flag within the artwork guide or not.

Murderer’s Creed Shadows will launch on November 15, 2024.