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Anna Koselke

Assassin's Creed fans react to reports of canceled Civil War-era game that would've had players take on the Ku Klux Klan, saying Ubisoft shouldn't be "caving to the 1% of people who got in their fe-fes about Shadows"

Assassin's Creed Shadows Naoe assassinating target with Tanto skill.

Assassin's Creed Shadows apparently isn't the only game Ubisoft had up its sleeve, as reports of a now-canceled Civil War Assassin's Creed surface – a cancellation that fans of the series are largely not happy to hear about, judging by recent reactions online.

The Civil War-era game was reportedly scrapped due to Ubisoft's concerns about the United States' political climate. It was supposedly set to feature a former slave as its assassin – one who would take on the likes of the Ku Klux Klan. As Game File described the cancellation, it came as the unnamed Assassin's Creed entry was "too political in a country too unstable, to make it short." Fans aren't too thrilled, though – and they're sharing why.

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