Assassin's Creed: Black Flag Remastered release date has reportedly been leaked
Blog Andrew Joseph 21 Nov , 2025 0
Ubisoft highly anticipated Assassin's Creed: Black Flag A new report claims that the remake will launch within a few months.
this morning, Ubisoft announces latest financial results And lists a series of games that will be launched before the end of this fiscal year (March 31, 2026).
An upcoming game is still “unannounced” in Ubisoft's official description, but a new one Insider Game Reports now indicate that this not-so-mysterious project is a new version of Black Flag, scheduled to arrive the week of March 23, 2026.
although Years of internal leaksfans speculated and even Tips from the game protagonistUbisoft has still officially confirmed the existence of its Black Flag remake. But players have been tracking its progress for some time and think they have a pretty good idea of how it plays.
In addition to visual and gameplay upgrades to bring the game closer to the fidelity levels of Assassin's Creed: Shadows and a more RPG-style focus, a recent report detailed the game's plans to provide all-new content and missions for its pirate hero Edward Kenway. However, at the same time, the modern gameplay aspect of Black Flag has apparently been removed – Many fans are dissatisfied.
Work on this new Black Flag remaster is believed to be led by Ubisoft Singapore, which previously launched the long-delayed Skull and Bones – a game that was originally an offshoot of the Black Flag offshore game.
Ubisoft is going all-out on its biggest franchise, Assassin's Creed, with the launch of Assassin's Creed Shadows this year and the recent free update of Assassin's Creed: Phantoms in 2023, funded by Saudi Arabia. In addition to the Black Flag remaster, a second major expansion pack for Shadow is expected to be released next year. In addition, Ubisoft also announced that the multiplayer game “Assassin's Creed” and its next masterpiece, the witchcraft-themed “Assassin's Creed Hexe”, are also in development.
This morning, Ubisoft said its latest positive financial results were due in part to the “strong performance” of its Assassin's Creed series. However, although the company noted that sales of “Phantom” have now exceeded 10 million copies, it did not provide new data on the sales of “Dark Shadows” this year.
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