Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag
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Digital FoundryAssassin's Creed: The Rebel Collection - a last-gen classic shines on Switch
A portable Black Flag? Yes please.
VideoWatch: Seven minigames that (nearly) eclipsed the main game
Ladies and Gwents.
VideoVideo: Video game horses and times they have been acceptable
Unstable relationship.
VideoVideo: Assassin's Creed, Far Cry references spotted in Watch Dogs
When worlds collide.
Key events
17th December 2019
Assassin's Creed: The Rebel Collection - a last-gen classic shines on Switch
24th February 2016
It looks like Naughty Dog used Assassin's Creed artwork for the new Uncharted 4 trailer
26th March 2015
15th October 2014
10th March 2014
8th January 2014
6th December 2013
25th November 2013
21st November 2013
19th November 2013
19th November 2013
Assassin's Creed 4 PS4 update will upgrade resolution from 900p to 1080p
5th November 2013
30th October 2013
29th October 2013
15th October 2013
Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag release date shuffles forward
10th October 2013
Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag season pass and DLC announced
30th September 2013
10th September 2013
20th August 2013
Submerge yourself in Assassin's Creed 4's underwater gameplay
13th August 2013
Assassin's Creed 4 dev walkthrough shows seven minutes of gameplay
30th July 2013
13th June 2013
PlayStation-exclusive Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag content stars AC3: Liberation heroine
21st May 2013
16th May 2013
Ubisoft forecasts lower Assassin's Creed 4 sales than AC3 managed this past financial year
28th March 2013
Jade Raymond's Ubisoft Toronto collaborating on new, unannounced Assassin's Creed game
25th March 2013
28th February 2013
Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag confirmed by Ubisoft, has 60 minutes exclusive gameplay on PS3
27th February 2013
First details of pirate-themed Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag
Assassin's Creed creative director Ashraf Ismail fired from Ubisoft
After misconduct investigation.
Digital FoundryAssassin's Creed: The Rebel Collection - a last-gen classic shines on Switch
A portable Black Flag? Yes please.
Assassin's Creed live symphonic tour is coming to London next year
Tickets available now.
Assassin's Creed's comics just delivered a moment fans have waited nearly a decade for
Juno what we're talking about.
FeatureThe Assassin's Creed series, ranked
As Ezio one, two, three.
FeatureAssassin's Creed: the story so far
Everything is permitted.
VideoWatch: Seven minigames that (nearly) eclipsed the main game
Ladies and Gwents.
Assassin's Creed movie mostly set in modern times
Only 35 per cent in 15th century Spain.
It looks like Naughty Dog used Assassin's Creed artwork for the new Uncharted 4 trailer
UPDATE: "We made a regrettable mistake." Trailer updated.
Games With Gold now offers two Xbox One games per month
Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag and So Many Me in July.
VideoVideo: Video game horses and times they have been acceptable
Unstable relationship.
Double Xbox Games with Gold titles announced for April
Gears! Terraria! Black Flag! Child of Light! Pool! Army of Two.
Xbox One Assassin's Creed: Unity bundles announced
With/without Kinect for £399/£349.
Assassin's Creed 4 character crosses over to Watch Dogs
Ubisoft's biggest nod yet that the universes are combined.
VideoVideo: Assassin's Creed, Far Cry references spotted in Watch Dogs
When worlds collide.
Assassin's Creed 4 Black Flag - Legendary Ship tactics
Strategies for taking down all five legendary ships in Assassin's Creed 4.
Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag GOTY Edition announced
Contains all Season Pass content.
BioShock Infinite isn't up for a Best Game BAFTA
Tearaway is, so is Assassin's Creed 4.
Watch Dogs delayed again on Wii U
To focus on platforms with the "broadest possible benefit".
Assassin's Creed 4's Freedom Cry DLC is going standalone
On PS3, PS4 and PC. But not on Xbox.
Assassin's Creed series ending existence "not exactly true"
AC4 ship technology may be repurposed for future games.
Ubisoft investigating BT Infinity Uplay problems
UPDATE: Problem solved.
FeatureDevelopers' Games of 2013
CD Projekt! Blow! Bithell! Molyneux! More!
Assassin's Creed 4 DLC: new locations and AC5 hints
And why the kraken was left out.
Ubisoft polls interest in a non-Assassin's Creed pirate game
Abstergo away and don't come back.
Digital FoundryNext-Gen Face-Off: Assassin's Creed 4
Last-gen AC4 meets Wii U, PC, PS4 and Xbox One versions in a mammoth six-format comparison.
Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag Freedom Cry DLC dated
Mast buy. UPDATE: PC date also confirmed.
VideoWatch us play PS4 Assassin's Creed 4 from 5pm GMT
Next-gen Assassin's, plus a little bit of loot for you to pick up.
A new generation: a new price-point for games
"The market will determine what's appropriate over time."
EA PS4 games cost an eye-watering £63 from PlayStation Store
UPDATE: EA cuts PS4 game prices by £3, but they're still £5 more than on Xbox One.
Xbox One outsells Xbox 360 two-to-one in UK launch
UPDATE: Sold around 150,000, report claims.
Digital FoundryPS4 Assassin's Creed 4 1080p patch analysed in-depth
44 per cent more resolution - with no performance penalty.
Assassin's Creed 4 DLC will let you play as Blackbeard
UPDATE: Due this week for all platforms except Wii U.
Next Assassin's Creed will be "much more" next-gen
"There are lots of things we want to refine."
Why launch games underwhelm
"We can't make a version for PS4 or Xbox One so wildly different we can't market them together."
Assassin's Creed 4 PS4 update will upgrade resolution from 900p to 1080p
UPDATE: Patch out now.
FeatureAssassin's Creed 4: Black Flag ending analysis
Juno what it is yet?
Assassin's Creed film dated for August 2015
And on Tom Phillips' birthday no less.
Assassin's Creed 4 PS4 bundle announced
In lieu of Watch Dogs.
Assassin's Creed 4 teases mysterious AC: Rising Phoenix project
That logo pops up again.
UK chart: Assassin's Creed 4 beats Battlefield 4
But neither sell as strongly as their predecessors.
GTA Online car conkers vs. Outside Xbox
Plus AC4 reviewed and Call of Duty: Ghosts.
Ubisoft ditches Uplay Passport after Assassin's Creed 4 furore
"Assassin's Creed fans, we heard you loud and clear."
Digital FoundryFace-Off: Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag
The state of play on current-gen consoles.
Assassin's Creed 4's world map mini-game requires Online Pass
Traditional single-player element locked unless you're connected.
Assassin's Creed 4 secret hints at possible AC5 locations
Black Flag Easter egg mined for clues.
VideoHow similar is Abstergo to Ubisoft? Have a look to find out
Assassin's Creed's fictional developer contrasted and compared in this video.
Nvidia will give you three new games when you buy a GTX 780
Batman: Arkham Origins, Splinter Cell and AC4: Black Flag.
ReviewAssassin's Creed 4: Black Flag review
Shipshape and Bristol fashion.
Injustice joins Sony's PS3 to PS4 digital upgrade programme
And this is how the programme works.
Assassin's Creed 4, Watch Dogs DLC exclusive to PlayStation for six months
UPDATE: AC4 PlayStation content will remain exclusive, Ubisoft confirms.
Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag release date shuffles forward
PS3 and Xbox 360 editions to set sail a little earlier.
Assassin's Creed 4 director wants to take the series to ancient Egypt
Though he's not sure if Ubisoft will go for it.
Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag season pass and DLC announced
UPDATE: Wii U version not getting any DLC.
Assassin's Creed Heritage Collection bundles five Assassin's Creed games
For PC, PS3 and Xbox 360.
Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag "Rate This Mission" system revealed
Ubisoft to analyse player feedback for future games.
VideoSee an ocelot get messed up in Assassin's Creed 4
Nine minutes of new gameplay in this video preview.
Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag PC release date confirmed
22nd November, alongside Wii U and next-gen versions.
Assassin's Creed 4 and Batman: Arkham Origins Achievements have leaked
Batman contains an extra hard "I am the Night" Mode.
See what next-gen advancements add to Assassin's Creed 4
(Individually lit) raindrops keep falling on my head...
Uplay confirmed for PS4 and Xbox One
PC client set for 4.0 update in October.
VideoSubmerge yourself in Assassin's Creed 4's underwater gameplay
New details on hiding from sharks and gameplay footage.
Assassin's Creed 4 dev walkthrough shows seven minutes of gameplay
Shark stealth, tagging foes and blow darts.
VideoCheck out this Assassin's Creed 4 Abstergo easter egg
Ian's spotted a little secret in Black Flag's modern-day setting.
Next-gen shrubs: How Assassin's Creed 4 is being ported to new consoles
And how you'll be able to play a new Assassin's Creed on your Vita this year after all.
Assassin's Creed 4's open world takes half an hour to sail across
Vita team tied up with Black Flag this year.
You can earn both Xbox 360 and Xbox One achievements for the same game
If you have a copy on both formats.
VideoWatch a shark get stabbed in the face in Assassin's Creed 4
And learn how Far Cry 3's hunting has made it across.
Assassin's Creed 4's modern era revealed
You animust see this.
"There is an end" to the Assassin's Creed series, Ubisoft says
"Each iteration has its place."
PlayStation-exclusive Assassin's Creed 4 levels shown off
Vita heroine Aveline back in action.
Assassin's Creed 4 reveals Discovery Mode, debuts co-op footage
Confirms there won't be naval battles in multiplayer.
14 minutes of continuous Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag gameplay
Collect sea shanties for your crew to croon.
New Assassin's Creed comic will hint at series future
Set during the British Raj.
FeatureThe next-generation will be open-world
Ubisoft and more on connected freedom.
Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag DLC will star your piratey first mate
Meet another buccaneer assassin, Adewale.
Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag single-player mode connects with friends
And you'll find out more about what Desmond's been up to.
Watch Dogs and Assassin's Creed 4 confirmed for Xbox One
Big 2013 games among six coming to Microsoft's new console from Ubisoft.
Ubisoft forecasts lower Assassin's Creed 4 sales than AC3 managed this past financial year
Thinks Watch Dogs can match or better AC1's first-year tally of ~6 million.
FeatureAnnualised Assassin's, next-gen and ploughing fields: the boss of Ubisoft Montreal
"On the farming analogy..."
Jade Raymond's Ubisoft Toronto collaborating on new, unannounced Assassin's Creed game
The one after this year's AC4: Black Flag.
Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag in-game footage revealed
Four collector's editions detailed.
Assassin's Creed: Rising Phoenix is a PlayStation Vita game, another leak suggests
Possible screenshot revealed.
Assassin's Creed: Rising Phoenix spotted online
And today's Ubisoft leak is...
FeatureAssassin's Creed 4: Black Flag preview: how Ubisoft plans to hook you back in
Sail to more than 50 locations, cities and islands in a huge open world.
Eight studios working on Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag
Ubisoft talks PS4 version, series' current two game dev cycle.
Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag release date, next-gen launch leaked
UPDATE: And now the trailer appears online, too.
First details of pirate-themed Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag
Stars assassin Edward Kenway in 1715 Caribbean-setting.
This year's Assassin's Creed game will feature a new character, setting
As AC3 sails past 12 million copies.