Last month, Ubisoft gave Assassin's Creed Mirage fans a seemingly pleasant surprise with the shockingly low-key announcement of free DLC for the game. As the weeks have worn on, however, the fact that the DLC is set in Saudi Arabia, was announced in Saudi Arabia, and that even employees fear it might be funded by Saudi Arabia has been raising some red flags.
The DLC was announced at 4am ET on August 23, and as Game File (paid article link) reports, the unusual timing coincided with Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot's appearance at Saudi Arabia capital Riyadh as part of the Global Sport Conference. The DLC is set in AlUla, an ancient site geographically located in modern Saudi Arabia.
.jpg?w=600)
