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Monday22nd Jan 2024
Rumour Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag Remake Is Now In Active Development
Raise the sails
There's now evidence to suggest that the rumoured Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag remake is in active development. Word of the supposed project spread last summer, when the title was said to be in its very early stages at Ubisoft Singapore — the studio behind Skull and Bones. However, relatively fresh updates on a lead artist's...
Friday30th Jun 2023
News Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag Remake Reportedly in Early Development
Catch the wind
Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag is easily one of the most beloved games in Ubisoft's long-running series. The seafaring escapade of Edward Kenway first released on the PS4 and PS3 as a cross-gen title — a launch game for the PS4 — all the way back in 2013. And now, almost a full decade later, two unnamed Kotaku sources are saying...
Tuesday4th Feb 2014
News Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag Harpoons a Gigantic Patch on PS4
It's a big one, captain
That standard 500GB PlayStation 4 hard drive isn't going to last much longer with huge game installs and updates as big as this one. Weighing in at 2.3GB, Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag's latest patch is a beast, but thankfully it isn't a big load of nothing. The download fixes numerous issues - some of which have been...
Friday20th Dec 2013
News You Don't Need to Copy Edward Kenway's Clothing to Enjoy PS4
Hoodwinked
We’ve all been there: you’ve got half an eye on the holidays, but technically you’re still at work. This brand new PlayStation 4 trailer uploaded to SCEE’s official YouTube page earlier today looks like it was hastily constructed prior to an office Christmas party. And now we’re writing a really dull post about it in order to...
Monday16th Dec 2013
News Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag's First Single Player DLC Breaks Free This Week
Adé-way with ya
The Jackdaw's stern first mate Adéwalé will soon be getting his time in the spotlight thanks to Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag's 'Freedom Cry' DLC. You'll play as the machete-wielding warrior as he fights to free slaves from the horrendous treatment that they endured at the time. He certainly cuts a more imposing figure than the...
Thursday5th Dec 2013
News Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag Makes a Bid for Freedom This Month
Kenway have some more?
You’ll be walking the plank as first mate Adewale this holiday, as a Ubisoft advertisement has confirmed that Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag’s post-release expansion ‘Freedom Cry’ will set sail on 17th December. The add-on pack will be available for both the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3 versions of the game, and...
Saturday16th Nov 2013
News Ubisoft Shipping 1080p Patch for Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag on PS4
Polishing up the telescope
The frustratingly dubbed ‘resolution-gate’ is showing no signs of coming to a conclusion. Following reports that revealed that Call of Duty: Ghosts would require a patch to up its resolution to 1080p on the PlayStation 4, Ubisoft has now confirmed that the same applies to Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag. Set sail in...
Monday11th Nov 2013
News Wait, Sony's Released Another Weird PS4 Viral Teaser Trailer?
Dressed by the Creed
We’re no closer to solving the mystery of last week’s bizarre ‘Hadouken Cabs’ teaser trailer, but it seems that Sony’s making a habit out of deploying these vaguely video game related commercials. This latest spot – discovered by IGN – focuses on 'E. Kenway and Sons Bespoke Tailors', and includes imagery from the...
Thursday7th Nov 2013
News Current Sales of Assassin's Creed IV and Battlefield 4 Are Dead in the Water
Next-gen may not be to blame
It should come as no surprise that the current-gen versions of Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag and Battlefield 4 are not selling as well as previous entries. After all, who wants to buy a game on an ageing console when they can wait a few weeks for the superior next-gen version? But a recent report from MCV reveals that...
Tuesday5th Nov 2013
News Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag PS4 Bundle Makes Prize Plunder
Worth a real or two
You may need a treasure map to track down a PlayStation 4 this Christmas, but should you locate an Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag bundle, we reckon that you’ll be sailing home a happy mariner. Sony has confirmed that it’s teamed up with Ubisoft to concoct a brand new hardware package, which includes a 500GB next generation...
Friday1st Nov 2013
News Ubisoft Casts Assassin's Creed IV's Uplay Passport Overboard
Fish food
Online passes have been more or less ditched by all of the industry’s major publishers at this point, but Ubisoft curiously opted to cling onto the outdated practice for Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag. Fortunately, following an inevitable online backlash, the publisher has decided to force the title's controversial unlock key to walk...
Wednesday30th Oct 2013
News Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag's Exclusive DLC Anchoring Down on PlayStation
Staying put
Sony may have inadvertently indicated that Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag’s platform exclusive DLC could sail to other systems after six months, but publisher Ubisoft has clarified that that’s not quite the case. Earlier in the month, a posh PlayStation 4 advertisement suggested that the console’s additional Aveline missions may...
Thursday24th Oct 2013
News Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag's PS4 Exclusive DLC Will Sail to Other Shores
You'll need to wait six months for it to arrive, though
Timed exclusive DLC has always struck us as strange. We understand that it distinguishes a particular version of a multiformat game, but it just seems like such a waste of money on the platform holder’s part. Essentially, cash is being exchanged in order to prevent owners of another system...
Tuesday22nd Oct 2013
News This is the Only Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag Trailer You'll Ever Need
Stealth, swords, swimming, sharks
Just in case you haven't been keeping up with Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag's innumerable previous trailers, Ubisoft has been kind enough to grant you this definitive look at, well, basically everything that the game has to offer. From the main characters of the swashbuckling title to the act of stabbing large...
Tuesday15th Oct 2013
News Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag Trailer Defies the Odds
Horrible histories
Ubisoft has released roughly 10,000 Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag trailers to date, so we suppose that another one won’t hurt. This snippet plots protagonist Edward Kenway’s path from free-loving rogue to seafaring savage. In addition to the video, the publisher’s also brought the date of the game forward in the UK,...
Monday14th Oct 2013
News Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag Director Sphinx Ancient Egypt Would Make a Great Setting
Mummy Mia
Ancient Egypt has long been an unexplored area of video game fiction, but Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag director Ashraf Ismail reckons that it would be a “really cool” setting for a future entry in the pseudo-historical series. Speaking as part of an interview with the Examiner, the Ubisoft man admitted that the Animus would make...
Saturday5th Oct 2013
News Miss the Eurogamer Expo? There's Still a Chance to Play PS4
Well, in the UK anyway
If you missed the Eurogamer Expo, but you’re still eager to get some hands-on time with the PlayStation 4 prior to release, the Play Expo could have you covered. Taking place in Manchester next weekend, organisers have confirmed that attendees will be able to spend some time with the next generation version of Assassin’s...
Thursday19th Sep 2013
News You'll Need Your PS3 Discs to Play Discounted PS4 Upgrades
No way to game the system
Assuming that you have about as much patience as a Venus flytrap, you’ll be able to buy some of this year’s biggest PlayStation 3 games safe in the knowledge that it will only cost you $9.99/£9.99 to upgrade to the PlayStation 4 version. However, as part of a detailed explanation on the PlayStation Blog, Sony clarified...
Thursday12th Sep 2013
News See What Makes Assassin's Creed IV On PS4 Next Gen
Shinier than a chest of gold
Are you ready to point your spyglass at yet another Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag trailer? Of course you are! This time Ubisoft explains exactly what sets the PlayStation 4 version apart from its current generation brethren. The video provides an interesting glimpse into the title's visual design, showing off and...
Friday6th Sep 2013
News Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag Has Enough Content to Sink a Ship
Lots to see and do
Ever since the original Assassin’s Creed got hammered for lacking variety, Ubisoft has been working hard to ensure that the series is packed with plenty of things to do. That appears to be reaching a climax in Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag, as this ten minute video demonstrates just a handful of the activities that you can...
Friday30th Aug 2013
News Glug Some Grog with the Cast of Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag
Drunk on dialects
Our overseas readers will do well to study this brand new Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag video, as it very much provides a crash course on the various British accents. Acting as an introduction to the game’s main cast, the footage features an Englishman, a Scotsman, and a Welshman. All we need now is an Irishman, and we’ve...
Tuesday27th Aug 2013
News Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag Brings War to the Water
Ocean commotion
Forget about all of that free-running nonsense, Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag looks like it’s going to be at its best when you’re engaging in combat on the ocean. This brand new video shows piratical protagonist Edward Kenway enjoying a spot of water-based warfare, as he takes down a couple of enemy boats and a fortress in...
Thursday22nd Aug 2013
GamesCom 2013 Check Out Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag Being Played on Vita
In the Animus
Remote Play is undeniably one of the most exciting features of the PlayStation 4, but we were promised something similar on the PlayStation 3. As such, many have questioned whether the ability to stream next generation games to the PlayStation Vita will actually work. While this Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag demonstration doesn’t...
Sunday11th Aug 2013
News No Assassin's Creed on Vita This Year, But You'll Be Able to Stream from PS4
Sail the seven seas
Against all of the odds, Assassin’s Creed III: Liberation was a solid success. The decent PlayStation Vita exclusive sold very well, but sadly there’s no portable version of Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag in the pipeline. That’s becaus
Saturday3rd Aug 2013
News Aveline Will Be 'Older' in Exclusive Assassin's Creed IV Missions
Growing pains
You know that you’ve got a problem when the protagonist of your spin-off game is more interesting than the hero in your main release. That was certainly the case for Assassin’s Creed III, as PlayStation Vita star Aveline de Grandpré was infinitely more engaging than dreary Connor. Fortunately, publisher Ubisoft’s set to wrap up...
Tuesday23rd Jul 2013
News Explore the Caribbean with 13 Minutes of Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag
Ocean's thirteen
Not content with the numerous Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag trailers that we've already been inundated with thus far, Ubisoft has released thirteen whole minutes of open world gameplay, which details everything from assassinations to whale scouting on the open seas. Surprisingly, it looks like deadly tropical storms will be one...
Wednesday10th Jul 2013
News Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag Plunders a Giant Map in New Trailer
Holiday by the sea
Hot off the heels of yesterday's lengthy Grand Theft Auto V gameplay trailer, Ubisoft have gone one step further, bringing us an even longer video that details the swashbuckling, adventurous life that comes with being a pirate. At over seven minutes long, there's plenty to point your spyglass at over the duration. From treasure...
Friday21st Jun 2013
News Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag Season Pass Plunders New Mate
Walk the plank
Those of you that choose to sail the seven seas in Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag on the PlayStation 4 and the PlayStation 3 will not only be able to step into the baggy trousers and boots of Edward Kenway and Aveline de Grandpré – but also a new shipmate named Adewale. The last character will be available as part of the...
Monday17th Jun 2013
E3 2013 Aveline's Story Will Continue in Assassin's Creed IV
But only on PlayStation
We’ll let you in on a secret: we don’t actually remember what happened at the end of Assassin’s Creed III: Liberation. All that we really recall is that the PlayStation Vita exclusive got so bogged down in its own pseudo-science fiction that it prompted us to describe the storyline as “incomprehensible” in our...
Saturday15th Jun 2013
E3 2013 Plunder This Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag Gameplay Trailer
"Shiver me timbers, it's freezing"
While the live gameplay demo for Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag may have sunk like a great galleon during Sony’s press conference earlier in the week, this pre-recorded offering at least allows you to experience the full sequence without the cut-scenes crashing. We appreciate the requests for the series to...
