An Assassin's Creed Shadows statue has had to be pulled due to a design that has been heavily criticised and labelled insensitive. Purearts' statue featured Yasuke and Naoe in a chibi style, on a broken Torii gate.

An Assassin's Creed Shadows figure has been scrapped due to the torii it uses resembling the one bombed in Nagasaki during World War 2.

Insider Gaming's Tom Henderson reported that "Assassin's Creed" executive producer Marc-Alexis Côté relayed an internal email to Ubisoft's staff which details the new delay affecting the entire franchise. Henderson is known for being a trusted source behind Ubisoft's development in the past years.

In an occurrence that is growing worryingly common, Assassin's Creed Shadows is at the center of another controversy, this time over a collector's figurine.

A premium Assassin's Creed Shadows collectible gets pulled from sale, with its designer and manufacturer issuing an apology to fans.

A statue made for the release of Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed Shadows won’t see the light of day, after its maker received criticism for its design. Statue maker PureArts apologized on Tuesday for what it called an “insensitive design,” and said it’s reworking the collectible based on the game’s dual protagonists Yasuke and Naoe.

The maker of an Assassin's Creed Shadows statue has said it will now rework the model's design, after describing its appearance as "insensitive". In a statement released via social media yesterday, model company Purearts said it had "immediately returned to the drawing board" to rework its collectible statuette that featured Assassin's Creed

"After reading and processing the feedback, we have immediately returned to the drawing board and are currently reworking the design of the Qlectors Assassin's Creed Shadows Yasuk