Ubisoft Drops Online Passes and Makes Assassin’s Creed 4 Pass Free

Ubisoft, in a post on the company’s blog written by Communication Managers Gary Steinman, announced that it is putting an end to the practice of including Uplay Passports in games. And since Assassin’s Creed 4:Black Flag is already on store shelves, it is making it free of charge for anyone who bought a used copy … Read more

Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag Video Offers the “101”

Ubisoft released a 9-minute trailer to go over all the aspects of their upcoming game Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag. So, if you haven’t been paying attention, now’s the time to get caught up. The game comes out next week. The video goes over everything from the story to naval mechanics, hunting and underwater excursions. … Read more

AC4: Black Flag Modern Day Setting Will Be Between 3-5 Hours

In Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag we are no longer playing as Desmond in the real world using a magical machine to transport his consciousness back in time. Instead we are an employee of Abstergo Entertainment using a magical machine to transport our consciousness back in time. The difference being all the modern day stuff … Read more

Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag Dev Diary Brings the Pirate Lifestyle

Ubisoft Montreal, developer of Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag, explains how they brought the anarchy of the pirate lifestyle to life in a developer diary video. The golden age of piracy was a vibrant world and not just because it was mostly in the Caribbean. This clip discusses many of the game’s artistic designs in … Read more

Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag Shows Off 10 Minutes of Open World Footage

Ubisoft has released more gameplay footage of their upcoming Assassin’s Creed game. This time it’s focusing on the open world activities that you can partake in between missions. From going to pirate bars and getting in brawls to diving underwater to find sunken treasure. The demo also explains that your actions will have consequences a … Read more

Meet the Actors of Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag

Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag has a new video introducing the actors behind the characters of Ubisoft’s next game. Matt Ryan, Mark Bonnar and Ralph Ineson playing Edward Kenway Blackbeard and Charles Vane respectively talk about their character’s personalities and goals. They also show off the relationships between the characters that will form over the … Read more

Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag Demo with Developer Commentary Released

We’ve seen this demo before. It’s the same one played at the Sony press conference last week. However, now we have a clear view of what is happening without intercuts of the audience on their laptops and with a developer commentary explaining different aspects of the game as they are happening. Game director Ashraf Ismail … Read more