1. A former Ubisoft contractor revealed a rejected pitch they had made for a historically accurate entry in the Assassin's Creed franchise. The pitch focused on creating a game that would authentically represent the historical setting and characters, rather than incorporating fantastical or mythological elements.

2. The contractor claimed that Ubisoft ultimately "tossed all that out for Black Samurai," suggesting that the company opted for a more fictionalized and stylized approach to the franchise, rather than the historically grounded vision proposed in the rejected pitch.

3. The article notes that this revelation comes after the recent premiere of the "Assassin's Creed: Shadows" trailer, which appears to continue the franchise's trend of incorporating supernatural and fantastical elements, further distancing it from the historically accurate vision proposed by the former Ubisoft contractor.