Assassin’s Creed Shadows voice actor Masumi reflects on her first video game performance

Singer-songwriter, actor, and now video game voice actor Masumi is not new to playing a Japanese assassin grieving the loss of her father. She starred as a yakuza heir in 2021’s Yakuza Princess — her “breakout movie,” as she calls it. Then, she booked a new challenge: Naoe, the shinobi assassin protagonist in Assassin’s Creed Shadows, the newest entry in Ubisoft’s AAA franchise, which was released Thursday.








Singer-songwriter, actor...