The announcement of Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag drew condemnation from PETA, which said the game “glorified” the killing of whales and that whaling is “disgraceful”. Ubisoft, when contacted, gave a rather cheeky response.
“History is our playground in Assassin’s Creed. Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag is a work of fiction that depicts the real events during the golden era of pirates,” said Ubisoft in a statement. “We do not condone illegal whaling, just as we don’t condone a pirate lifestyle of poor hygiene, plundering, hijacking ships, and over-the legal-limit drunken debauchery.”
