\nThree years after reports of an Assassin’s Creed Black Flag remake first surfaced – and amid a mounting stack of evidence pointing to its imminent arrival – Ubisoft has finally made its worst-kept secret official.
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\nReports of a Black Flag remake first emerged in 2023<\/a>, when it was claimed the celebrated 2013 open-world pirate game was getting the do-over treatment from Skull and Bones<\/a> developer Ubisoft Singapore. At the time, the project was said to still be “at least a few years” away. Things went quiet for a while, but then last year saw actor Matt Ryan – who played Black Flag protagonist Edward Kenway – hint the remake was close to release, only for Ubisoft to threaten him with legal action<\/a>.
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\nAnd with that, the floodgates seemed to open: in December, something called Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced briefly appeared on the PEGI website<\/a>, and January saw the leak of a suspiciously timed Assassin’s Creed Black Flag collectible figurine<\/a> featuring Kenway sat on a treasure chest. We’ve also seen Black Flag sea shanties pop up briefly on Ubisoft’s official YouTube<\/a>, we’ve had a sort of acknowledgment-adjacent meme post from Ubisoft’s social media team<\/a>, and even a Black Flag art book sighting<\/a>.
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\nBut now the Black Flag remake is as official as it’s ever been. In a newly released blog post outlining the future of the series<\/a>, Ubisoft head of franchise Jean Guesdon wrote, “Speculation around Assassin’s Creed is not new, but it’s worth repeating: ‘Nothing is true. Everything is permitted.’ Well, except in this case, some whispers have a little more wind in their sails. Keep your spyglass on the horizon.” And if that wasn’t enough, some artwork of Kenway posing mastward, accompanied by the Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced logo, followed. There’s still no word on when it might finally show up, but hopefully more will be revealed soon.
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\nAs for the remainder of Ubisoft’s update, the company confirmed last year’s Assassin’s Creed Shadows<\/a> is “moving into its final phase of support” and will begin winding down with “smaller, less frequent updates… but still a few surprises.” After that it’s eyes on the future, with talk of Ubisoft Montreal’s Assassin’s Creed Hexe – a “darker, narrative-driven” experience that appeared to be aiming for a 16th century European setting when it was announced back in 2022. It was originally believed to be targeting a 2026 release, but Guesdon says the company is now “taking the time to deliver on its ambitious vision, which means we’ll be quiet for a little longer.”
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\nHe also had a brief word on Codename Invictus, a “PvP multiplayer Assassin’s Creed experience” that’s being led by a team of For Honor<\/a> veterans at Ubisoft Montreal. “We understand there’s a lot of curiosity around this project,” he wrote. “Yes, it’s a new approach to multiplayer in the franchise, but it isn’t quite what the rumours have suggested. With player feedback at the heart of our approach, we’re exploring ways to bring the community in earlier so we can shape the experience together.” And that’s your lot there.
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