After Assassin’s Creed Shadows, the next episode could be released sooner than expected and would be a remake

Gaming News After Assassin’s Creed Shadows, the next episode could be released sooner than expected and would be a remake

Ubisoft: a particularly turbulent year 2024

Even if it’s not the publisher that has downsized the most during this strange global video game crisis, Ubisoft is still in trouble. In addition to the endless development of Beyond Good & Evil 2, about which we haven’t had any news for a long time, the publisher has to face many challenges. Of course, the cases were discovered in 2020, but recently the problems are mainly related to production. “Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown” was critically well received but wasn’t a hit, and “Star Wars Outlaws” had a disappointing start. Feedback from this title has also led Ubisoft to delay the release of Assassin’s Creed Shadows.

Since the start of 2024, the share price has fallen 39.8%.and reached its lowest level in around ten years. However, the action experienced a rebound of more than 33.5% from October 4th, based on new takeover rumors. Tencent is once again at the center of the matter: the Chinese company owns 9.74% of the publisher. We are talking about meetings between the heads of units and even a possible agreement regarding delisting. All of this should be taken with the utmost caution, but things are hectic at Ubisoft.

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Assassin’s Creed IV Black Flag could actually be entitled to a remake

In order to stabilize the company, Ubisoft did not hesitate to say qu’Assassin’s Creed was THE publisher’s franchiseand we understand through the Infinity Project (which could be called Hub Animus) that these are not empty words. While we wait to discover the numerous ongoing projects, including Assassin’s Creed Codename Witch, it is Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag that is the subject of persistent rumors. Released in 2013, it moved a little away from the direct confrontation between Assassins and Templars that we want to tell a story about Piracy in the 18th Century Caribbean. The opportunity to introduce the naval combat that motivated the (complicated) development of Skull and Bones.

Anyway, The title would be the subject of a remakeand the exit would be less distant than expected. According to Insider Gaming’s Tom Henderson, the release of the Black Flag remake until recently scheduled for November 2025. Due to the postponement of Shadows, the release window may have changed. However, it is appropriate Take a large pair of tweezers, Nothing has been announced or confirmed about the Black Flag remake yet. Insider Gaming also claims to have received a gameplay video of this remake, but no images of it have been released.