The word ‘samurai’ evokes the image of a noble warrior in medieval Japan, armed with two types of sword, and bound to a moral code underpinned by the values of honour, loyalty and sacrifice. The word ...

Fynn Holm receives funding from the German Research Foundation (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft). Fans of the video game franchise Assasin’s Creed have been pining for a game set in feudal Japan ...

After years spent waiting for a true open-world samurai game, we’ve seen a flurry of them arrive on PC in pretty close proximity. First, there was Ghost of Tsushima. Later this month, we’ll ...

Ubisoft has finally announced its long-awaited Assassin’s Creed game set in feudal Japan. Subtitled Shadows, it follows dual protagonists – a ninja named Naoe and a samurai based on the ...