Summary
Sightings of an “unannouncedAssassin’s Creedproject” on LinkedIn are adding more fuel to theAssassin’s Creed 4: Black Flagremake rumors. TheAssassin’s Creed 4remake was reported to be in developmentlast year; however, it was claimed that the game was still in the early stages. These reports also asserted that Ubisoft Singapore, the team behind the upcomingSkull and Bones, is taking part in development.
After numerous delays, it finally appearsUbisoft is sticking to its release date forSkull and Bonesof February 16. As bothSkull and BonesandAssassin’s Creed 4involve naval combat, Ubisoft Singapore seems like a good match for aBlack Flagremake. That said, the aforementioned delays and somewhat underwhelming showings ofSkull and Bonesover the years have been a bit worrisome for fans of the fan-favoriteAssassin’s Creedgame. Still, the much-discussed remake has yet to be confirmed by Ubisoft, so it remains a rumor. A recently spotted LinkedIn bio update, however, perhaps gives a bit more credence to the reports.
Isaac Tan, Lead Cinematic Designer for Ubisoft Singapore, now lists an “unannouncedAssassin’s Creedproject” on his profile. The update to Tan’s profile, as first pointed out by Assassin’s Creed News on social media, states that he has been working on the project since 2023, which lines up with reports concerning the rumoredAssassin’s Creed 4:Black Flagremake. Tan has previously acted as Lead Cinematic Designer forSkull and BonesandAssassin’s Creed Mirage.
As roughly translated by Google, the post restates that Tan has been working on the project since 2023 and speculates this could refer to theBlack Flagremake. Again, rumors are still unsubstantiated at the moment, but the pieces are beginning to fit together if the reports are, in fact, true. Ubisoft taking talent fromSkull and BonesandAssassin’s Creed Miragemakes a ton of sense.Skull and Bonesshare some similarities toBlack Flag, andMirageis more or less a return to the stealth combat focus that existed before the action RPG-orientedAssassin’s Creedgames likeOrigins, Odyssey,andValhalla.
Fans of the franchise generally have a soft spot forBlack Flag,as it is widely considered to be one of thebestAssassin’s Creedgames.Black Flagessentially took the genre-defining combat mechanics from previous entries and set it in an open-world pirate game.
AsSkull and Bonesinitially began as aBlack Flagexpansion, some thought the remake could wind up being a way out for a game with such troubled development. That doesn’t appear to be the case, however, as Ubisoft is committed to releasingSkull and Bonesin February.
Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag
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