It’s the big rumor of the game and it comes to us from the media Kotakuwhich claims that Ubisoft has just started production on a remake ofAssassin’s Creed IV Black Flag, considered by many to be one of the best episodes of the series. It is true that the name of the game often comes up on the table when Skull & Bones is mentioned, one of the biggest Arlesians of the French firm. According to Kotaku, who explains that he had information from two different people who are close to the project, production is only in its infancy and that Ubisoft Singapore is the “lead team” to oversee this remake. Obviously, at this stage, it is not known if the gameplay and the various mechanics of the game will adapt to today’s canons and if the game will retain its old school aspect or take up RPG features that the Odyssey episode had. initiated in 2018. But given the developments that have been made with Skull & Bones, there is little chance that Ubisoft will settle for a stupid and nasty restoration. Speculation is therefore open.
According to Kotaku, one of the great ironies of this new situation is that some Skull & Bones developers had already discussed, at least privately, the possibility of pivoting the game to something more like Black Flag, with features focused on cooperation, exploration, but also hand-to-hand combat rather than a simple collection of resources or naval battles in PvP. It would have taken more development time, but when you see the result, for some it wasn’t a bad idea. Meanwhile, Ubisoft has yet to launch Skull and Bones, its cursed pirate game, first announced in 2017, repeatedly pushed back and also developed within Ubisoft Singapore. Still according to Kotaku, who got hold of an internal email, the management of the Singapore studio is currently forcing all game developers to work face-to-face rather than telecommuting. To encourage staff to invest a little more in production, breakfast and dinner on site is even offered by Ubisoft for the most motivated.