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Ubisoft developers can't keep their stories straight. Is Assassin's Creed Shadows historically accurate or is it a work of fiction? Either way, they've desecrated Japanese history, with the help of "scholar" Thomas Lockley, lied about who Yasuke really is, have upset an entire country, and they're STILL lying! Sources: https://thatparkplace.com/japanese-government-exposes-another-lie-of-assassins-creed-shadows-collaborater-thomas-lockley https://thatparkplace.com/after-being-trashed-by-gamers-assassins-creed-shadows-lead-producer-karl-onnee-doubles-down-on-games-commitment-to-be-authentic-as-possible

It's time to pop the champagne and celebrate that Disney came to their senses and did the only right and obvious thing they could do by cancelling the abysmally disastrous Disney Plus show, The Acolyte. Bye, bye Leslye Headland and Amandla Stenberg! Sources: https://boundingintocomics.com/2024/08/19/no-season-two-for-the-acolyte-as-disney-reportedly-cancels-failed-star-wars-series https://www.ign.com/articles/star-wars-the-acolyte-fans-react-series-reportedly-scrapped-after-one-season

After literally decades of rumors, it has officially been confirmed that a chunk of the billions of dollars Disney is putting towards parks renovations is going towards adding a villains-themed section to the Magic Kingdom at Disney World. ARTICLE: https://www.ign.com/articles/disney-worlds-magic-kingdom-is-getting-its-very-own-villains-land-d23-2024

Disney has pumped hundreds of millions of dollars into their new live action Snow White movie, made terrible casting choices, have changed everything multiple times to appease various minority groups online, and it's just going to flop. On top of this, their star can't shut her mouth, get along with others, and just be a nice, likable person. #SnowWhite #RachelZegler #Disney ARTICLE: https://www.foxnews.com/media/new-snow-white-rachel-zegler-stirs-controversy-free-palestine-post-great-choice-disney Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkfcocSpAyUqZ0gxu7yf4nQ/join

With Universal Studios Orlando expanding yet again with their Epic Universe, kicking it up a notch, Disney park attendance in California and Florida continuing to tank, and other park issues piling up for Disney, the Mouse might be going down to the Minions. Sources: https://thatparkplace.com/universal-spotted-testing-flying-dragons-for-epic-universe-why-universal-has-disney-parks-on-the-run https://thatparkplace.com/footage-of-filthy-main-street-usa-goes-viral-on-x-with-trash-covering-the-sidewalk

After leaving one of his dream roles in The Witcher and losing his role as Superman, Henry Cavill may have another dream role ripped away from him as Amazon may shelve his Warhammer 40K series. ARTICLE: https://www.cbr.com/henry-cavill-40000-warhammer-danger

Angry gamers are attempting to boycott videogame company MiHoYo and their HoYoVerse over perceived "cultural appropriation," but sales for games Genshin Impact and Honkai Star Rail just keep going up! Now, boycotters are coping. ARTICLE: https://thatparkplace.com/genshin-impact-and-hoyoverse-boycotters-rage-and-promise-to-escalate-efforts-after-companys-revenue-increase-nearly-10-despite-their-boycott

Ubisoft confidently released quite a bit of gameplay footage for Star Wars Outlaws. While the media shills (like those at IGN) are lapping it all up and gaslighting everyone, the average gamer ain't having it with this garbage. ARTICLE: https://thatparkplace.com/more-star-wars-outlaws-clips-mocked-for-terrible-ai-bad-combat-horrible-physics-and-ridiculous-strong-female-protagonist-moments

Larian Studios, who created Baldur's Gate 3, have released quite a few interesting player stats with the 1-year anniversary of the game upon us. The weirdest one is how many people chose to "poke the bear," if ya catch my drift. ARTICLE: https://www.ign.com/articles/larian-reveals-key-baldurs-gate-3-romance-stats-halsin-bear

From the ridiculous pricing to the stupid graphics requirements for PC to the uglification of the main protagonist to the laughable gameplay, Ubisoft is at it again with another trash game for Star Wars Outlaws. Sources: https://boundingintocomics.com/2024/08/01/star-wars-outlaws-creative-director-rejects-criticisms-of-protagonist-kay-vess-appearance-it-makes-no-sense-to-me-and-its-not-worth-engaging-with https://thatparkplace.com/ubisoft-buttered-up-youtubers-and-influencers-with-trips-to-disneyland-and-boat-tours-to-promote-star-wars-outlaws https://thatparkplace.com/pc-gamers-roast-star-wars-outlaws-after-system-requirements-revealed

Combine the factors of terrible jobs being done by English localizers over the past few years, demand for more products at a faster pace, and rapidly-advancing technology, and you've got new anime and manga companies utilizing A.I. to translate and localize their works for worldwide audiences. Needless to say, this issue is quite divisive. Sources: https://boundingintocomics.com/2024/08/03/japanese-conglomerates-promoting-dei-and-esg-initiatives-invest-in-anime-and-manga-industry-freiren-publisher-shogakukan-among-partners https://boundingintocomics.com/2024/08/05/english-localizers-furious-japanese-publisher-shogakukans-use-of-ai-translations-for-light-novels-they-dont-care-about-the-works-theyre-ruining https://boundingintocomics.com/2024/08/03/shimoneta-publisher-shogakukan-to-use-ai-translations-for-new-light-novel-reading-app-novelus

WWE SummerSlam 2024 was such a fun show that was incredibly big for advancing and evolving storylines. Factions ended, returns were made, and titles changed hands. My buddy and I lived it up in Cleveland!

Now that Assassin's Creed Shadows has been getting dogpiled by gamers and even the entire country of Japan wholeheartedly rejecting it and the fake legacy of Yasuke, a cultural consultant that wrote a book on Yasuke is actively distancing himself from the game. Sources: https://boundingintocomics.com/2024/07/30/thomas-lockley-defends-black-samurai-narrative-assassins-creed-shadows-backlash-yasuke-was-a-hero-in-japan https://boundingintocomics.com/2024/07/30/african-samurai-true-story-of-yasuke-author-thomas-lockley-lies-about-relationship-with-ubisoft-falsely-claims-he-had-nothing-to-do-with-assassins-creed-shadows

Mattel and Jazwares showed up in full force at the biggest comic con of the year in San Diego! They represented well for WWE and AEW with their new figures dropping within the next year, and I'm analyzing all of them!

After tanking ratings and not much return on investment for the House of Mouse, Doctor Who's days could be numbered on Disney Plus after just only one single season. ARTICLE: https://www.giantfreakinrobot.com/ent/disney-doctor-who-in-trouble.html

The showrunners and writers at Amazon Prime Video continue to urinate on the grave of Professor J.R.R. Tolkien as they vow to continue shipping Sauron and Galadriel in season 2 and add LGBTQ characters. Their trailers are getting disliked into the ground AGAIN! Sources: https://thatparkplace.com/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-rings-of-power-season-2-will-feature-sauron-and-galadriel-romance-and-also-seemingly-features-an-lgbtq-character https://thatparkplace.com/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-rings-of-power-season-2-trailer-surpasses-139000-dislikes-as-actors-trash-tolkien-fans

Robert Downey Jr. has been cast by Marvel Studios as Dr. Doom...but is there a major twist to the character? The rumor is that a star of the Lord of the Rings trilogy will actually be "Doom Prime"! #DoctorDoom #Marvel #MarvelStudios Sources: https://thatparkplace.com/rumor-robert-downey-jr-s-return-to-the-mcu-as-doctor-doom-is-a-diversion-for-a-big-twist https://thatparkplace.com/rumor-the-lord-of-the-rings-veteran-to-play-doctor-doom-in-the-marvel-cinematic-universe Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkfcocSpAyUqZ0gxu7yf4nQ/join

The Marvel Cinematic Universe has been a giant ball of "meh" since the Infinity Saga wrapped up, but they're finally in "fight" mode! Is some of it desperation? Sure. But what they announced at SDCC looks super fun! Sources: https://comicbook.com/movies/news/sdcc-2024-comic-con-fantastic-four-returning-two-avengers-movies-secret-wars-doomsday https://www.ign.com/articles/mcus-dr-doom-cast-at-last-for-avengers-doomsday-and-its-robert-downey-jr-sdcc-2024 https://www.ign.com/articles/the-russo-brothers-are-officially-returning-to-direct-avengers-doomsday-and-avengers-secret-wars-sdcc-2024 https://www.ign.com/articles/everything-announced-at-the-marvel-studios-san-diego-comic-con-2024-panel

Assassin's Creed Shadows continues to face backlash from Japan for cultural inaccuracies and disrespect. Critics argue the game's portrayal of Japanese history is flawed, sparking a petition with over 95,000 signatures. Ubisoft's nothing of an apology has been criticized for insensitivity. Meanwhile, the simping for this game continues from loser game journalists as they call the entire country of Japan, "racist." Sources: https://thatparkplace.com/ubisoft-releases-statement-to-japanese-players-amidst-massive-backlash-to-assassins-creed-shadows https://thatparkplace.com/kotaku-senior-editor-alyssa-mercante-plays-dumb-and-blames-mark-kern-after-she-described-japanese-people-as-racist-for-calling-out-assassins-creed-shadows https://thatparkplace.com/the-verge-reporter-ash-parrish-accuses-japanese-society-of-being-violently-racist-amid-backlash-against-assassins-creed-shadows

In season two of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, an original female Elven smith named Mirdania, played by Amelia Kenworthy, is introduced as a protégé of Celebrimbor. Her loyalty faces challenges when Sauron, disguised as Annatar, arrives in Eregion, seeking to influence the Elven-smiths, potentially altering their destinies forever. ARTICLE: https://thatparkplace.com/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-rings-of-power-to-introduce-original-female-elven-smith-character-in-season-2

Disney, Lucasfilm, and their media shills are lying to you about any sort of success they claimed The Acolyte had. Ratings fell off HARD by episode 3 to the point of kicking the show completely off the charts. There's no way to claim this show was anything but an unmitigated disaster. ARTICLE: https://boundingintocomics.com/2024/07/23/the-acolyte-confirmed-ratings-disaster-disney-star-wars-series-disappears-from-nielsen-charts-after-three-weeks

We've finally got some REALLY GOOD NEWS for Disney as Inside Out 2 hits an amazing record, becoming the highest-grossing animated movie of all time! Can Pixar and the Mouse House keep it up? ARTICLE: https://www.ign.com/articles/inside-out-2-is-officially-the-highest-grossing-animated-movie-of-all-time-as-pixar-celebrates

A new report claims that Assassin's Creed: Shadows will include same-sex romance options for both playable characters, Yasuke and Naoe, which forces the rainbow mafia agenda into this huge dumpster fire of a game. ARTICLE: https://thatparkplace.com/new-report-claims-same-sex-romance-options-confirmed-for-assassins-creed-shadows

According to a new report, 343 Industries will outsource future Halo game development to external studios, citing a desire for a "clearer separation of responsibilities" and a more reliable pace. The studio is recruiting lead developers to work on concepts and pre-production, then partnering with external studios for production. ARTICLE: https://boundingintocomics.com/2024/07/15/after-previous-denial-343-industries-once-again-alleged-to-be-handing-off-development-of-all-future-halo-entries

Rocksteady has a full-blown disaster on their hands with Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League. No one plays it or has played it in a long time! So, how will they bring players in? Make Mr. Freeze a chick and make her lame and gay! ARTICLE: https://boundingintocomics.com/2024/07/18/rocksteady-confirms-next-suicide-squad-kill-the-justice-league-dlc-character-mrs-freeze-is-a-lesbian