Musk vs. Ubisoft (AFP/Ubisoft)An unexpected spat between Elon Musk and Ubisoft has erupted on social media, as the Assassins Creed X account goes rogue.While the reaction to Assassins Creed Shadows has been mostly positive following its launch last week, it clearly hasnt pleased everyone.The game has been a culture war target over its dual protagonists, black samurai Yasuke and female shinobi Naoe, ever since it was first revealed sparking online petitions and weird apologies from developer Ubisoft.These tensions have led to a bizarre exchange on X, involving none other than Elon Musk and a world class diss from Ubisofts social media team.This exchange was sparked by former Blizzard developer and Gamergate supporter Mark Kern, aka Grummz, who criticised Ubisoft for collaborating with Twitch streamer and left-wing political commentator Hasan Piker, to promote Assassins Creed Shadows.Kerns post on X prompted a response from Musk, who called Piker a fraud and a sell out. Objectively, he is promoting a terrible game just for the money, he added.While Piker didnt respond to the claims, the official X account for Assassins Creed waded in with some unexpected jabs. Musk has angered the assassins (X)Is that what the guy playing your Path Of Exile 2 account told you? the Twitter account said to Musk.This is in reference to the SpaceX CEO and senior adviser to Donald Trump misleading people about his gaming skills in Path Of Exile 2, after he admitted he had someone else level boost his account and that he wasnt, in fact, one of the best players in the world.The jabs didnt stop there. When Kern replied with a screenshot with the headline Assassins Creed Shadows isnt the hit Ubisoft desperately needs, the games official account account replied: Our game is out. The social media manager is relishing it (X)This appears to be a dig at Kerns spiritual successor to online shooter Firefall, called Em-8er, which still hasnt been released nine years after its initial crowdfunding campaign was announced.More TrendingWhile it remains to be seen if Assassins Creed Shadows will help Ubisoft out of its financial rut, the game has seemingly sold very well. According to Ubisoft, the Japanese-themed entry hit two million players after two days, surpassing the launch of Assassins Creed Origins and Odyssey.According to Gfk/Nielsen data (via The Game Business), Assassins Creed Shadows is the biggest physical launch of the year so far, although its physical sales in the UK are 63% of what Assassins Creed Valhalla managed in November 2020.Valhalla, however, was available on more platforms and came out during the pandemic. Assassins Creed Shadows launched last week (Ubisoft)Emailgamecentral@metro.co.uk, leave a comment below,follow us on Twitter, andsign-up to our newsletter.To submit Inbox letters and Readers Features more easily, without the need to send an email, just use ourSubmit Stuff page here.For more stories like this,check our Gaming page.GameCentralSign up for exclusive analysis, latest releases, and bonus community content.This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Your information will be used in line with our Privacy Policy