The Japanese version of Assassin's Creed Shadows will be censored due to its violent content when the game is released on March 20. By submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over.

Ubisoft says it will make changes to the Japanese version of Assassin's Creed Shadows to accommodate requirements of that country's CERO videogame rating agency.

The Japanese player base has been quite frustrated with Assassin's Creed Shadows, and a recent change is only set to sour things further.

The rating board for Japanese games, CERO, has forced Assassin's Creed Shadows to remove its dismemberment setting in the Japanese release.

The Japanese version of Assassin's Creed Shadows has been revised in order to be compliant with the CERO rating board. According to multiple reports, the ability to amputate or dismember enemies has been removed entirely.

Assassin's Creed Shadows is finally bringing the series to Japan, but the Japanese release of the game won't be the same one the rest of us are getting.

Ubisoft reveals that Assassin's Creed Shadows is being censored in Japan after CERO determined certain aspects of the game need to be adjusted.

With Assassin's Creed Shadows, Ubisoft is finally taking the series to a setting that fans have been begging for since the start, but feudal Japan has been "very, very tricky" for the devs, who "want to be respectful" and "avoid telling a culture about their own culture.