Today Ubisoff announced that it will be removed raised fist An early cinematic image of his new mobile game, Tom Clancy’s Elite SquadFollowing widespread criticism that Black Lives plays the game’s preface to right-wing conspiracies about the Matter movement.
Elite Squad, Which came out earlier this week on iOS and Android, begins with a video based on the beginning of the game, which paints a protest movement as a front for an organization called UMBRA, a global terrorist network that has tried to take over the world. . Opponents claim to be promoting “egalitarian utopia to gain popular support; while behind the scenes, the UMBRA is planning deadly terrorist attacks to create more chaos and weaken governments.”
The fist has a long history, including the anti-racism movement, and has been one of the central symbols of the ongoing Black Lives Matter protest against police violence since the assassination of George Floyd in May. According to one Description Recruits elite soldiers from every corner of the globe, including “Sports Campaign, Players” [the] To end the criminal underworld, UMBRA’s chaotic campaign. “Leaning into the opening Alt-right conspiracies Around Black Live Matter Protests and other justice movements, which cast them as a front for a shadow organization trying to destabilize world governments.
“Imagine appearing in the initial video sequence Tom Clancy’s Elite Squad Showing a ‘vertical fist’ in both its inclusion and how it was portrayed was sensitive and harmful, “said Ubisoft. Wrote on Twitter earlier today. “We’ve listened and appreciated the players and the wider community who pointed it out and we apologize.” The publisher says that the next 1 update of the game will remove the images on Android on September 1 and on iOS “as soon as possible”. Ubisoft did not immediately respond to a request for comment Kotku The rest of the opening will be intact for comment on whether or not it was made for the game in the first place.
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Elite SquadThe systemic racism faced by black people has been introduced less than three months after it was called Ubisoft.DistressedAnd donated 100 100,000 to NAACP and Black Lives Matter. He arrives amid renewed protests against police violence After the shooting of Jacob Black, And as supporters of the president Try to defend 17 years– He is accused of killing two people during a night of protests.
Elite Squad Developed by French studio Oliant, located in Paris and focusing on mobile gaming. Acquired by Ubisoft in 2011, its biggest previous game was a horse breeding simulator Intrusive. The studio is now run by Remy Pelerin and Charlie Gillemott, who later became the son of Ubisoft CEO Yves Gillemot, according to two sources familiar with the matter.
When Elite Squad Was shown off last month At Ubisoft’s big forward press conference, it sounded like a cartoon-free-to-play strategy. A narrative designer who said he was doing contract work on the game Tweeted early today That UMBRA portrayed him as a James Bond-esque villain, not something that sounds straightforward Q.N conspiracy plot.
On youtube, A representative Elite SquadThe development team calls any resemblance to the Black Lives Matter movement at the beginning of the game a “coincidence”. “Tom Clancy’s Elite Squad Is a work of literature and no one depicts real world events, ”the game’s YouTube account Wrote in a comment. “However, we’ve heard of similar players who have shown similarities, and to avoid any confusion, we’ve decided to change the trailer in the next update.”
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