14 DAY TRIAL // Ubisoft has officially denied condoning whaling in its upcoming Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag title, effectively rebutting the accusations of PETA (People for Ethical Treatment of Animals).
Assassin's Creed 4 has been revealed officially at the beginning of the week and, alongside it, Ubisoft has posted a variety of videos and quite a few impressive screenshots, including one that depicted the protagonist, Edward Kenway, on his pirate ship with a whale on the horizon.
This quickly prompted the ire of PETA, which released an angry message condemning Ubisoft for its behavior.
Now, Ubisoft's Senior PR Manager, Stone Chin, has made a special statement, via CVG.
"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. 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."
Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag is out this year for the PC, PS3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Wii U and even possibly for the Xbox 720.