Posts tagged assassins-creed-4-black-flag 
Watch Dogs, Assassin's Creed 4 confirmed for Xbox One
No surprises, but Ubisoft announced it's bringing Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag and Watch Dogs to the Xbox One, hot on the heels of the console's reveal. Ubisoft says the duo are two of "at least six next-gen games" it's bringing to the Xbox One in the system's first year. "The next generation ...
Assassin's Creed 4 retailer pre-order bonuses revealed
Though Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag launches later this year, North American retailers are vying for your dollars today by announcing a slew of retailer-specific pre-order bonuses. GameStop has the 'Black Island' pack, which includes the deadly black ship, a Captain Morgan costume and his ...
Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag monologue trailer bends knee to no man
I am a monologue trailer. I'm going to say things in a deeper than natural voice. I'm also going to wait ... (wait, no wait some more) before I finish a full sentence. I'm going to tell you how cool I am between quick flashy edits of me stabbing dudes. Yes, I am a protagonist and I'll finish ...
Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag to tell true pirate stories, says trailer
If the paranoia weren't already palpable of young students raising their hands in history classes to correct their teachers about how Ezio dealt with the Borgia family, or how Connor handled Washington, now Assassin's Creed's marketing is passing itself off as "true stories." This'll end well. ...
Assassin's Creed 4 protagonist aspires to be a 'man of quality'
"Edward Kenway is a raucous and bawdy chap," Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag lead scriptwriter Darby McDevitt told Polygon, "but he's also a married man, and one of his primary motivations in Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag is to get rich and prove himself a 'man of quality' to his family and ...
Pre-order Assassin's Creed 4 in Europe, get access to 'The Watch' community app
Those who pre-order Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag in Europe will get access to ... more marketing! Okay, so technically it's "The Watch" a desktop, tablet and smartphone destination that brings centralizes information about the game. Players can also compete in "quests" that will unlock "specific ...
Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag unveils gameplay trailer, collector's editions
Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag is shaking its booty today with a new gameplay trailer, and the unveiling of five different collector's editions to plunder; one for North America, and four for EMEA territories - that's Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. Ubisoft also revealed a VIP pre-order ...
Report: Assassin's Creed 4 to feature 'connected' single-player systems on next-gen
Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag is a next-gen game (gasp!), and will feature a few new, special systems on console versions, such as a "connected" single-player mode, creative director Jean Guesdon says in an internal Q&A unearthed by All Games Beta. "Next-gen versions will bring to the players ...
AC4 director: Another leading lady 'wouldn't be surprising' in the future
The Assassin's Creed team at Ubisoft never imagined placing a woman in the lead role during the era of the Kenways, which spans Assassin's Creed 3 and Black Flag, director Ashraf Ismail told IGN. "Really early on, we decided to tell the story of the Kenways," Ismail said. "So we already had in ...
Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag 'pushing hard' for more assassinations, less hand-holding
It has become necessary to ask about the prevalence of assassination in a series called Assassin's Creed. Ubisoft's massive franchise has grown to encompass different developers, protagonists, historical contexts, and design ideals. The central thrust of the hidden blade has been obscured by an ...
