Sailing around in a little boat and occasionally sinking because you couldn't be bothered to get up and kill the sirens trying to break it apart is a key part of what makes exploration - or just commuting between missions - in The Witcher 3 a blast. Though, if you've ever thought Geralt could do with a vessel that could safely store all the drowner heads he keeps in his saddle bags, a new mod will let you have a go at sailing a full-size ship.
]]>Good news, long-time fans of games about giving up at least one of your fingers so you can run across rooftops and jump on unsuspecting guards, Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot says some Assassin's Creed remakes are coming. Yes, there's a chance one of them might be the game with all the piratey goodness in it.
]]>The Best Games Ever podcast is a game show where three regular panellists have to find the best game in a weirdly specific category such as "Best game with a named horse", or "Best game with a terrible British accent". They have to pitch their pick to our host, Jim, who then decides the winner. But there's a lot of office politics, backstabbing, and meta-gaming going on which makes this mild-mannered panel game fraught with real danger.
]]>Ubisoft has announced a free weekend event with five Assassin’s Creed games on PC, PlayStation 4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
]]>Ubisoft is reportedly working on a remake of its pirate game Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag.
]]>The tide was against Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag from the start. Coming out just one year after the disastrous, nearly franchise-ending reception of Assassin’s Creed 3, Black Flag needed to prove that the parkour-loving, history-altering tastes of the series were still relevant. That players should still care about the tired Assassins versus Templars beef that had, at this point, become the core narrative of five games. That there was still an appetite for the icon vomit open world stylings of a publisher quickly losing favor with swathes of the gaming audience.
]]>This article first appeared on USgamer, a partner publication of VG247. Some content, such as this article, has been migrated to VG247 for posterity after USgamer's closure - but it has not been edited or further vetted by the VG247 team.
]]>Nintendo has confirmed both Assassin's Creed: Black Flag and Assassin's Creed: Rogue are coming to the Nintendo Switch.
]]>Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag and Assassin's Creed: Rogue are coming to Nintendo Switch, according to a listing from online retailer The Console Club.
]]>If you're kicking yourself for missing out on Ubisoft's free games, good news - all three of them are available again.
]]>Ubisoft is celebrating two ten-year anniversaries this month with free giveaways on UPlay.
]]>This article first appeared on USgamer, a partner publication of VG247. Some content, such as this article, has been migrated to VG247 for posterity after USgamer's closure - but it has not been edited or further vetted by the VG247 team.
]]>Skull and Bones showed off its player vs player credentials at E3, but there will be a single-player campaign as well.
]]>Microsoft is celebrating the two year anniversary of its Games with Gold program by offering two free games on Xbox One every month.
]]>Microsoft's April Games with Gold collection is being doubled. For the month Xbox Live Gold members will receive six instead of three games free.
]]>The Golden Joystick Awards took place this evening in the UK and four games walked away with two awards each and the father of Metal Gear Solid took home the Lifetime Achievement Award.
]]>Assassin's Creed Unity will be getting two Xbox One bundles in Europe, according to one retail listing.
]]>Ubisoft has announced Assassin's Creed: Birth of a New World - The American Saga Collection. A collection that contains Assassin's Creed 3, Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag an Assassin's Creed: Liberation HD, coming to old-gen consoles this year.
]]>VG247 staff pick their favourite titles released since the new console generation kicked off last November.
]]>PS4 entered the market in November 2013 and since then Sony and its third-parties have flooded the system with plenty of new games. Which are the best of the bunch? Find out in our ever-evolving list.
]]>Xbox One launched in November 2013 and since then the format has been bolstered with several new releases. Join us as we run down the best games on Microsoft's new-gen format, and add to the list as other notable games release.
]]>Believe it or not, we're not always right about everything. Here are some of Brenna and Pat's most famous errors about games. Who knew Far Cry 3, Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag and Destiny would be any fun? Not us.
]]>Watch Dogs is full of easter eggs pointing to other Ubisoft games, but did you know that one side mission tasks you with taking out Abstergo Entertainment CEO Olivier Garneau?
]]>Sony has posted a big PS4, PS3 and PS Vita sale on its European store ahead of E3 2014 next week. Many big games have been discounted. Mind your wallet.
]]>Ubisoft shared some unit figures today during its financial call to investors, and the firm sounded rather pleased with how well Far Cry 3 and Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag fared at market.
]]>PlayStation would like to remind you that various deals for upgrading PS3 games to PS4 are only available for a few more days.
]]>The Assassin's Creed team makes setting decisions based on interesting time periods and does not "bind" itself to game mechanics, according to Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag director Ashraf Ismail.
]]>Ubisoft has just announced Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag Jackdaw Edition. The Jackdaw Edition contains all of the main game's DLC, including the standalone Freedom Cry.
]]>This article first appeared on USgamer, a partner publication of VG247. Some content, such as this article, has been migrated to VG247 for posterity after USgamer's closure - but it has not been edited or further vetted by the VG247 team.
]]>Assassin's Creed: Freedom Cry is out now on PlayStation formats, continuing the story of Edward Kenway's first mate Adewale.
]]>The second multiplayer DLC for Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag, Guild of Rogues, is now available for PC, Xbox 360 and Xbox One. It will be made available later today through PlayStation 3 and PS4 once PSN updates, and on both systems tomorrow in Europe.
]]>Assassin's Creed 4's story DLC campaign Freedom Cry, about Kenway's pal Adewale inciting a slave revolt in Saint Domingue, will soon be separated from the regular Assassin's Creed IV package and released as a standalone game on PS3, PS4 and PC.
]]>The Elder Scrolls Online orders made through Ubisoft's uPlay service will come bundled with Assassin's Creed 3 or Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag.
]]>Sony has posted another Flash Sale, which allows those in North America a bit of savings from today through Friday. Get the full list below.
]]>Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag marks - for many - a significant leap in quality over its predecessor. Now that it's out, VG247's Dave Cook has managed to dig deep into the game's development, with insight from Ubisoft's creative team.
]]>Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag players can participate in a PlayStation-exclusive, multiplayer double XP weekend starting this afternoon. A new event will also take places called "Uncertain Alliances" which contains individual and team objectives. Individual Goal: Earn a Focus Bonus (15 times) and earn one Patron Picture for each playable character; Participation Goal: Complete a session in the event playlist and achieve the title "The Opportunist"; and finally, the Community Rewards are exclusive Assassin costumes. Community objectives can be viewed by logging in to Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag. The event is live for both PS3 and PS4 players and ends on January 19.
]]>Assassin's Creed publisher Ubisoft has stressed that like its recent Watch Dogs delay and the Rainbow Six: Patriots restart, it would have no trouble postponing the release of an annualised sequel to ensure a high level of quality.
]]>Sony has posed a new 'Deal of Christmas' on the PlayStation Store, this time knocking doubloons off the PS3 edition of Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag, the Vita edition of Pixeljunk Monsters: Ultimate HD and movie rentals.
]]>The two-screen dream is a next-gen reality, but is it an essential addition or an unnecessary luxury? Patrick Garratt tries out Assassin's Creed 4's companion pad app.
]]>Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag's first post-launch multiplayer DLC pack arrives with this week's console update, bringing three new personas.
]]>Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag recaptures the vivacity the franchise displayed with Assassin's Creed 2 and Brotherhood. Brenna picks out two major improvements to a formula that finally feels fresh again.
]]>Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag spin-off Pirates will hit iOS and Android on December 5. Publisher Ubisoft has listed pricing and new app details.
]]>Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag associate producer Sylvain Trottier has said that PC optimization is "a key process for all our games," as the format is "an important platform."
]]>This article first appeared on USgamer, a partner publication of VG247. Some content, such as this article, has been migrated to VG247 for posterity after USgamer's closure - but it has not been edited or further vetted by the VG247 team.
]]>Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag's first DLC set is called Blackbeard's Wrath. The content's PS3 trophy list has emerged online, divulging a few snippets ahead of its reveal. SPOILERS INSIDE.
]]>Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag has been patched on PlayStation 4, unlocking the full power of your HD telly with native support for resolutions up to 1080p. According to the UbiBlog, the PS4 version shipped at 900p with upscaling. The patch also adds in a new kind of anti-aliasing; Ubisoft Montreal developed both these improvements after the game went gold. The PS4 launches in Europe and selected further territories on November 29. Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag is or will be available on PC, PS3, Wii U, Xbox 360 and Xbox One.
]]>Ubisoft feels the future of next-gen gaming offers the ability to share open-world games with other players, and according to Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag's lead game designer Jean-Sebastien Decant, Watch Dogs is "showing the way."
]]>Nintendo has published its weekly eShop update for Wii U and 3DS. This week sees the The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds launch, along with digital editions of LEGO Marvel Super Heroes and NES classic Donkey Kong.
]]>Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag will have an update made available "shortly after" PS4's release in order to bring the game's resolution up from 900p to 1080p, Ubisoft has announced.
]]>PlayStation 4 has received another live-action viral, this time focusing on Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag. Watch it here.
]]>Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag developer Ubisoft Montreal has taken to Reddit to answer a slew of fan questions. The team has poured cold water on hopes that a modern day entry to the series could happen.
]]>Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag is technically superb on current-gen, but achieving that level of sheen was 'nightmarish,' according to game director Ashraf Ismail.
]]>Once you've played a bit of AC4: Black Flag, you may want to delve a little deeper with these advanced tips!
]]>Just picked up AC4? These tips are a great way to kick your looting and pillaging into high gear!
]]>Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag will be released as part of a PlayStation 4 bundle in the UK on November 29, Ubisoft has confirmed. Like the PS3 version before it, PlayStation 4 users can also download 60 minutes of additional gameplay via the PlayStation Network after the game’s launch. A shot of the 500GB bundle is below.
]]>Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag is said to house an easter egg pertaining to Rising Phoenix, an alleged game in development at Ubisoft. It follows rumours and leaked artwork from the mysterious title. SPOILERS INSIDE.
]]>Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag has parkoured its way to top of the UK gaming charts, fending off other new challenger Battlefield 4. It should be noted that Ubisoft's game had a few days head-start. Full chart inside.
]]>Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag remedies almost all of the complaints VG247's Dave Cook had regarding the third game. He reckons it's a fine showcase of what can happen when publishers take criticism on the chin.
]]>This article first appeared on USgamer, a partner publication of VG247. Some content, such as this article, has been migrated to VG247 for posterity after USgamer's closure - but it has not been edited or further vetted by the VG247 team.
]]>Nvidia has released some 4K screenshots of Ubisoft's upcoming pirate-em-up Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag, showing boats, islands and bizarrely in one of them, ten or so floating people. Always surprising when that stuff makes it into a set of only four screenshots. So if you want to feel like your graphics card isn't good enough for a little while, check them out after the break.
]]>Some folks were none too happy about Ubisoft walling off single-player elements behind an online pass, and the company is responding today by granting all players the Uplay Passport for free and canceling the program entirely for all future titles, Ubiblog says.
]]>Though we've been told that Assassin's Creed III was the end of Desmond's story, and indeed ACIV features a new present-day player character, he does make a brief appearance in the new title. Spoilers, obviously.
]]>The PlayStation-exclusive DLC for Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag that stars Liberation heroine Aveline is free for PS+ subscribers for the next two weeks, says the PlayStation Europe Twitter. No word on North America. This DLC will never be available on an Xbox platform.
]]>Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag's PlayStation exclusive DLC won't be coming to any other platforms, Ubisoft has confirmed.
]]>Yes, Ubisoft is still using their version of the online pass, dubbed uPlay Passport, on Assassin's Creed IV despite the immense dislike for the practice -- even EA doesn't do that anymore. But now the Passport isn't merely locking online features only.
]]>Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag is out today, and Dave's been playing it. Watch him land-lubber his way through the first 20 minutes on Xbox 360 here. CAUTION: SPOILERS.
]]>Assassin's Creed is Ubisoft's flagship franchise at this point, and considering Watch Dogs' rather wild performance in presales that might grow into the publisher's next big series should it hold up to scrutiny. That Assassin's Creed 4 teases a connection between the two franchises should be of little surprise, even as the full implications are as yet unknown.
]]>Assassin's Creed 4 ships the Animus onto the Caribbean's high piratical seas. Never be stuck with our complete campaign walkthrough.
]]>Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag reviews have set sail, and as always we're collecting them here in one feed for your reading pleasure. Get all the scores inside.
]]>A complete walkthrough of Assassin's Creed 4 Black Flag's ninth sequence.
]]>A complete walkthrough of Assassin's Creed 4 Black Flag's eighth sequence.
]]>A complete walkthrough of Assassin's Creed 4 Black Flag's seventh sequence.
]]>A complete walkthrough of Assassin's Creed 4 Black Flag's sixth sequence.
]]>A complete walkthrough of Assassin's Creed 4 Black Flag's fifth sequence.
]]>A complete walkthrough of Assassin's Creed 4 Black Flag's fourth sequence.
]]>A complete walkthrough of Assassin's Creed 4 Black Flag's third sequence.
]]>A complete walkthrough of Assassin's Creed 4 Black Flag's second sequence.
]]>Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag has set sail. Begin your new seafaring adventure with our complete single-player walkthrough.
]]>Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag has begun sneaking out of some retailers around the world, and while Ubisoft Montreal won't punish players for picking up an advance copy, it will reset its multiplayer ladders at launch to keep things fair.
]]>Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag drops next week, on PS3 and Xbox 360 at least, but those wanting the PC versions will have to wait until November. To give you an incentive for the wait, Ubisoft Montreal and Nvidia have released a video showing the card maker's-exclusive effects, features and technologies, inherent in the desktop version. Granted you won't have these effects of you own an AMD card, still, it's rather neat. Watch below courtesy of Evil Avatar. Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag is out worldwide on PS3 and Xbox 360 October 29 and will arrive on PC, PS4, Wii U and Xbox One from November 22.
]]>Ubisoft Quebec's director of narrative design, Jill Murray, has said she prefers "juicy and real" when it comes to narrative involving female portrayals in games, and feels when writers are "trying" to portray them in a positive light, it comes across as disingenuous.
]]>Nintendo has updated the eShop in North America with Sonic Lost World landing on October 29 alongside Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag. Since those titles don't drop until Tuesday, have a look at other offerings to tide you over below, such as Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Dual Destinies.
]]>Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag and Watch Dogs will each feature downloadable content that will be exclusive to PlayStation platforms for six months. That's according to small print in the US version of yesterday's PS4 promotional video that focused on the platform's exclusives.
]]>Sony has released a video detailing why it thinks PlayStation 4 is the "Best Place 4 the Players to Play," citing things such as having over 180 games in development, which it says is "more than any other nex-gen console."
]]>This nine minute video aims to give viewers the "Assassin's Creed 4 101", so if you haven't been paying attention to date, now's your chance to see what the fourth entry offers.
]]>Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag's launch trailer has been released by Ubisoft. Come next week, those who purchase the game will be living the pirates life. Yo ho ho and all that. Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag is out worldwide on PS3 and Xbox 360 October 29 and will arrive on PC, PS4, Wii U and Xbox One from November 22.
]]>Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag will contain all manner of ways to be stealthy, according to an update on the Ubisoft Blog.
]]>Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag lead game designer Jean-Sebastien Decant has suggested that while the core game will take around 20 hours to finish, completing the additional content could see you scouring the sandbox for a further 60 hours. That's 80 hours people.
]]>Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag was set to launch in the UK, Europe and other territories on November 1. Now, Ubisoft has announced a global October 29 launch in all territories. They've also sent us a brand-new trailer that looks at Edward Kenway's story. Watch it here.
]]>Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag is now available for pre-order at GameStop, and if you drop cash early, you'll net The Black Island Pack.
]]>Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag's game director Ashraf Ismail has expressed a desire to explore an Egyptian setting in future instalments.
]]>Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag's modern day setting, where the players is under the employ of Abstergo Entertainment, may be "optional," but you will want to play it anyway to see what you discover. Plus, according to game director Ashraf Ismail, it will provide you with three to five hours of entertainment.
]]>Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag's DLC will not be available on Wii U. Ubisoft didn't mention the Nintendo platform in its announcement of post-launch content and the season pass, which we didn't notice, but Polygon did, and got Ubisoft to confirm the omission. No explanation was provided. The DLC for Injustice: Gods Among Us was quite delayed on Wii U, too; interesting, and concerning. Assassin's Creed 4 hits Wii U (and PS4 and Xbox One) on November 22; it's also coming to PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 earlier in the month.
]]>Here's some more Assassins' Creed 4 goodness for you: a video showing off the exclusive Aveline gameplay content coming to PlayStation 3 and PS4. Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag lands on PS3 and Xbox 360 October 29 in North America, and November 1 across Europe. The PC version is due on November 19.
The PS4, Wii U and Xbox One versions will be made available on November 22.
]]>Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag post launch content and a Season Pass have been detailed by Ubisoft, and the latter will be made available for PC as well as current and next-gen systems.
]]>Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag features an open world so that Edward Kenway can plunder plenty of foes on the rough seas. In the video below, the game's lead writer walks VG247 through some all new, naval gameplay footage.
]]>Assassin's Creed 3 sold like hotcakes but left a bad taste in fans' mouths; can the adventures of Edward Kenway restore faith in the series, or has Ubisoft lost control of its premiere franchise?
]]>Ubisoft estimates it may take players up to five hours to full explore Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag's modern day content, almost all of which is optional. Some spoilers within.
]]>Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag has produced a dramatic new TV spot which may make you temporarily forget that your life is actually almost completely hassle-free.
]]>You can now pre-purchase Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag on Steam. If you do, you'll be given a handful of free bonus items, depending on which edition you stump up for.
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