Ubisoft Responds to PETA, Says They Don’t Condone “Pirate Lifestyle”

Assassin’s Creed IV was the subject of many, many leaks prior to its official reveal. However, on Monday we finally got a taste of what we can expect from Ubisoft’s next title in their multi-million selling series.

Then PETA threw their two cents in. A couple of days ago, the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals told VentureBeat that they were none too pleased with how Black Flag was looking, specifically the images of Captain Kenway harpooning whales on the high seas;

“Whaling—that is, shooting whales with harpoons and leaving them to struggle for an hour or more before they die or are hacked apart while they are still alive—may seem like something out of the history books, but this bloody industry still goes on today in the face of international condemnation, and it’s disgraceful for any game to glorify it. PETA encourages video game companies to create games that celebrate animals—not games that promote hurting and killing them.”

Via CVG, we’ve learned that an Ubisoft spokesperson has issued a statement regarding PETA’s concerns and any type of introduction couldn’t do this justice because the publisher has handled this in such a glorious way;

“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.”

Bra-flipping-vo, Ubisoft.

Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag will be released on November 1 in Europe and October 29 in North America for Windows PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii U and next generation consoles