Between this and trying to sell that nuked Torii gate merchandise someone over there HAS to be doing this on purpose. There's just NO way these things keep happening by coincidence.... is there?
https://x.com/assassinscreed/status/1877400048314528126
https://xcancel.com/assassinscreed/status/1877400048314528126
https://archive.is/https://x.com/assassinscreed/status/1877400048314528126
I don't know how much you can trust AI in this but apparently the date is still remembered in Japan with speeches etc. If that's true and they supposedly have someone who knows at least a tiny but Japanese then to me it is deliberate. They WANT to say fuck you to their faces, you can not tell me this is a coincidence.
A quick Youtube search for "sarin gas memorial" comes up with 10, 20, and 25 year memorial service news stories, with the 25 year one being from Nippon TV 24 News.
Guess that's proof enough for me. It did impact thousands so no wonder it's still being talked about today. This is an extra kind of shitty by Ubisoft and intentional.
This would be like releasing a game that spits in the face of American history on 9/11.
Off topic, but you're not ready for the conversation about Kermit the Frog's involvement in 9/11.