9 articles
Matt Ryan allegedly faced legal threats from Ubisoft after accidentally leaking the Black Flag remake. Now the company has recreated the moment as a promotional video.
Ubisoft's latest deep dive into Assassin's Creed: Black Flag Resynced confirms that the remake's tailing missions won't instantly fail you for being spotted, alongside new Blackbeard missions and rebuilt quest design.
Ubisoft's Black Flag remake strips out every modern-day Abstergo sequence from the original, replacing them with new pirate-focused story content. It's a move that will thrill some fans and infuriate others.
Matt Ryan was pitched a pirate TV show by his agent. He ended up becoming one of the most beloved characters in Assassin's Creed history.
The Jackdaw now steers itself. Ubisoft's Black Flag remake also rebuilds every side activity from scratch and packs new islands into the same 16x16 km Caribbean.
When a developer has to publicly promise that blood in a pirate game won't be locked behind a paywall, something has gone deeply wrong with how players perceive your company.
Ubisoft opened its teaser with "gaming's worst kept secret." Two days later, the trailer leaked anyway. At this point, the leaks are the marketing.
Ubisoft's teaser for the Black Flag remake describes it as 'the iconic solo pirate adventure,' all but confirming the original's multiplayer mode won't return. The full reveal airs April 23.
Less than three months away. That's the reported timeline for Assassin's Creed: Black Flag Resynced, with a July 9 launch date surfacing after a private press event.