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Ubisoft closing Trials developer RedLynx and downsizing Assassin's Creed: Black Flag Resynced team in Singapore

The video game layoffs continue. Ubisoft has announced it's closing Finnish studio RedLynx, creator of the Trials series of games, and that there's to be significant layoffs at Assassin's Creed: Black Flag Resynced studio, Ubisoft Singapore.

Eurogamer / Robert Purchese
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Cut Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced epilogue scene, that could hint at fresh 18th century stabby hijinks, allegedly taken down by Ubisoft following datamine

Ubisoft appear to have copyright struck a YouTube video showing off an unused epilogue cutscene datamined from Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced. The unfinished scene reportedly features Edward Kenway chatting to a character who kicks the bucket at the start of Assassin's Creed 3, and could be interpreted to hint at the potential for some fresh AC adventures to fill in gaps around the first half of the 18th century.

Rock Paper Shotgun / Mark Warren
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Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced debuts in Top 5 for PC and console revenue in July | Newzoo Charts

Remakes and rereleases drove games revenue in July, with Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced debuting in second on PC and fourth on console in Newzoo's charts.

GamesIndustry.biz / Sophie McEvoy
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Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced is seemingly on its way to Switch 2

Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced could be the next big 2026 release to come to Switch 2. That's according to a retail listing, which suggests the game is set to arrive on Nintendo's console later this month.

Eurogamer / Sherif Saed
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Rumour: Retail Listing Suggests Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced May Be Coming To Switch 2

Can open, worms everywhere. Rumours of an upcoming Nintendo Direct are starting to pick up speed, and a new retail listing suggests that a pretty significant Ubisoft game could be heading to Switch 2 very soon. According to a listing from French retailer E.Leclerc, the Switch 2 will be getting an Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced themed 'Advanced Pro Wireless Controller' on 22nd September 2026. Curious, huh?

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AC Black Flag Resynced Update 1.0.7 Available to Download Now

Get the patch notes here. Ubisoft has detailed what you can expect from the next Assassin's Creed: Black Flag Resynced update on PS5, which is going live tomorrow, 1st September 2026. It's a 1.53GB download on the PS5 and comes with new visual changes like the ability to hide your pistols, the removal of glints from perk effects, and another new pet you can add to the Hideout. I'll let the patch notes speak to all the bug fixes and minor updates, but this seems to be a small patch for fixes unde

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Update

Game of the Month: Assassin's Creed: Black Flag Resynced (July 2026)

As voted by you. After what was a disgustingly dry June for new game releases on PS5, July has thankfully given us a bit more to work it. In particular, it was two high profile remakes that grabbed most of the month's headlines. Read the full article on pushsquare.com

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Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced patch makes the very important change of letting you hide Edward's blowpipe

Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced is getting a new patch with a sizeable list of changes. Update 1.0.6 arrives later today across PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X/S. Download sizes vary widely; as small as 1.8GB on Steam or as large as a chonky 15.2GB on Xbox.

Eurogamer / Sherif Saed
Update

Ubisoft Fixes Black Flag Resynced 30fps Cutscene PC Bug, PSSR Issue on PS5 Pro

Here's what version 1.06 changes. Ubisoft has released patch 1.06 for Assassins Creed Black Flag Resynced, fixing some long-standing technical issues we flagged in our earlier coverage and many other bugs that we did not. The patch is 15GB on Xbox Series consoles, 5GB on PS5 and 4GB on Ubisoft Connect for PC, while Steam requires a download of just 1.8GB. The highlight for me is the fix for the 30fps cutscene bug on PC, where customising your settings previously forced cutscenes to be limited to

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Assassins Creed Black Flag Resynced's Kraken wheel will no longer be "wheely expensive" following the latest update, which will also teach you how to throw cash

Is that a blowpipe on your back or are you just happy to see me. Ah, it isn't a blowpipe, because you've used the latest in an ongoing flow of Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced updates to hide your blowpipe so it doesn't ruin your outfit. No, I don't want you to throw me some money to make up for that joke not working, now that you've actually been through the tutorial for that mechanic and aren't saving up for an overpriced ship wheel.

Rock Paper Shotgun / Mark Warren
Update

AC Black Flag Resynced Improved with 5GB PS5 Patch This Week

Blow off steam without the blowpipe. The acclaimed – and best-selling – Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced will get further PS5 improvements and refinement from tomorrow, 4th August, as part of a new 5GB patch, v1.0.6. Available to download from around 10AM ET / 7AM PT, the main improvement includes the ability to hide the blowpipe from protagonist Edward Kenway’s back – a big community request, apparently. Read the full article on pushsquare.com

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Black Flag Resynced Tops The Xbox Charts As Ubisoft Says It's Massively Exceeded Expectations

3.5 million copies sold to date. It feels like it's been a rough period for Ubisoft over the past few years, but the company will be extremely happy with the results of Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced, which has already exceeded sales expectations for all of 2026! The game has sold 3.5 million copies across all platforms since it launched in early July, which is actually better than what Ubisoft had planned for the entire year. A press release today referred to it as a "strong" launch: Read

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Ubisoft expects "superior financial performance" from Black Flag remake, but won't increase guidance due to "strong competitive lineup"

Ubisoft CFO Frédérick Duguet said it expects Assassin's Creed: Black Flag Resynced to "deliver superior financial performance" due to lower production costs.

GamesIndustry.biz / Sophie McEvoy
Business

AC Black Flag Resynced Already Outsold Ubisoft's Entire Yearly Expectations

Now sold 3.5 million units. Instead of doing a Square Enix, it appears Ubisoft has actually underestimated the demand for Assassin's Creed: Black Flag Resynced. The PS5 pirate remake has now sold more than 3.5 million units, as per the publisher's latest sales results. This is more copies than Ubisoft expected to sell across the entire year, and it's managed it inside two weeks. Read the full article on pushsquare.com

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Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced ‘exceeded annual expectations’ in its first two weeks, Ubisoft says

CFO Frederick Duguet says it's expected to recoup its development costs this quarter

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Business

'Please Play When GTA 6 Comes Out': AC Black Flag Resynced Will Add New Features to Keep You Aboard

New Game Plus and more incoming. Assassin's Creed: Black Flag Resynced launched only recently, but already, its director is promising more to come for the highly acclaimed remake. Speaking in a video interview, Ubisoft Singapore's Richard Knight is asked about post-launch support for the open world pirate adventure, and while he doesn't make any official announcements, he shares one or two tidbits about what the team is planning. Read the full article on pushsquare.com

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'Please Play Us When GTA 6 Comes Out': Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced Developer Teases Post-Game Support

The director of Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced has told fans to keep playing – even when GTA 6 launches.

IGN / Tom Phillips
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Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced sold 3 million in its first week

After its big 2m sales opening, Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced has reached a new sales milestone: Ubisoft announced that the remake has sold over 3m units in a week across all platforms.

Eurogamer / Sherif Saed
Business

Feature: Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced: Our Optimised Settings For A Terrific PC Release

No storms face this port. Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced is a tremendous port on consoles from Series S to PS5 Pro, so how does the PC release of this iconic piratical adventure stack up - in terms of PC-specific features and scaling beyond the console versions? And what are the best settings to use to get the best out of Ubisoft's Anvil Engine? Read the full article on digitalfoundry.net

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Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced New Game Plus Confirmed as Ubisoft Marks 3 Million Copies Sold

Ubisoft has confirmed plans to bring New Game Plus to Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced as its remake crosses 3 million copies sold.

IGN / Michael Cripe
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AC Black Flag: Resynced Keeps on Selling, Now at 3 Million Units

New Game+ mode in the works. Ubisoft has announced that Assassin's Creed: Black Flag Resynced sold more than two million copies during its first 24 hours on the market, handing it a bigger launch than Assassin's Creed Shadows. The latest entirely new entry in the series recorded one million "players" (rather than sales) on its opening day, and Black Flag Resynced has doubled that in sales alone. Read the full article on pushsquare.com

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Assassin’s Creed: Black Flag Resynced will receive a New Game Plus mode

Black Flag Resynced has future content planned, but New Game Plus is the only thing we have confirmed.

VGC / Dave Aubrey
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Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced Director Reveals Why Ubisoft Ditched Edward's Hidden Blade Combat

Richard Knight, director of Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced, explained why Edward Kenway is missing some of his most beloved fighting moves — and why fans shouldn’t lose hope that they’ll never come back.

IGN / Virginia Glaze
Interview

Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced Treasure Hunt Scrapped After Player Randomly Discovers Top Secret Chest by Accident

Ubisoft has scrapped plans to tease a new Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced in-game reward, after one player miraculously discovered it by accident.

IGN / Tom Phillips
Update

Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced gets a sizeable patch – here’s what you need to know about it

The post Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced gets a sizeable patch – here’s what you need to know about it appeared first on GamesHub.

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Update

AC Black Flag Resynced Update 1.04 Available to Download Now

Get the full patch notes list here. Ubisoft has detailed the first major post-launch update for Assassin's Creed: Black Flag Resynced, which'll be available to download on PS5 from tomorrow, 16th July 2026. PS5 players can expect a 2.44GB patch to download, and the initial list of patch notes reads like plenty of fixes, tweaks, and improvements. There's nothing particularly major to pick out besides better "performance and stability". Read the full article on pushsquare.com

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Ubisoft is working on Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced New Game Plus

The massive success of Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced probably has something to do with the studio's decision to work on a New Game Plus mode. Game director Richard Knight confirmed the feature is currently in early stages of development.

Eurogamer / Sherif Saed
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Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced's latest update stops unexpected mutinies triggered by ship shopping trips and forces skies to be sunnier

We've all been there. You're a pirate captain whose pockets are overflowing with freshly nicked doubloons and you fancy blowing it all on some shiny new cannons or a figurehead carved to resemble a bag of money. So, you sail on down to a port with a harbourmaster and start perusing ship upgrades. Then, when you get back to the docks, your ship's disappeared into thin air. Ah. Yarr've got to be kidding me. Completing the rest of Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced might be rather difficult now.

Rock Paper Shotgun / Mark Warren
Update

Black Flag Resynced is missing iconic combat mechanics simply because they were 'lower priority'

"We prioritised core combat because we needed to nail that."

PC Gamer / Rory Norris

Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced studio Ubisoft Barcelona goes on three-day strike in protest of layoffs

Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced is off to a roaring start, with Ubisoft trumpeting 2m copies sold on launch day alone. But despite its success, Ubisoft Barcelona - one of the studios involved in its development - is still facing layoffs, and workers are currently staging a three-day strike in protest.

Eurogamer / Fran Ruiz
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Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced enjoys the best launch of any AC game on Steam, making avast sum of money there

It's clear by now that Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced has been a success for Ubisoft, even though that's inexplicably resulted in the publisher laying off many of the developers that made it possible. A tally of 2m copies sold on launch day is an impressive number, and new data underlines just how big the launch has actually been on Steam.

Eurogamer / Fran Ruiz
Business

47 revelatory hours with Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced

A review in the new Assassin’s Creed's fringes, where some truths about the game can be found.

Game File / Stephen Totilo
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Review: Black Flag Resynced: Accomplished on All Consoles - but a Cut Above on PS5 Pro

Even Series S gets ray tracing, albeit at 30fps. Assassin's Creed: Black Flag Resynced stands as a technical triumph, but how does the game scale across different consoles, from Xbox Series S to PS5 Pro? And which of the game's 10 platform and mode configurations produce results worth sticking with? Read the full article on digitalfoundry.net

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"Ubisoft thinks that's what we deserve": Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced's release followed by union strike over planned Ubisoft Barcelona layoffs

Following the release of Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced, an undertaking by a bunch of Ubisoft studios based all over the world, union protests at one of said studios have kicked off over plans to lay off staff now the remake's out of the door. Ubisoft Barcelona, the studio in question, were reported last month to be set for a restructure that'd see them focus solely on Rainbow Six games going forwards.

Rock Paper Shotgun / Mark Warren
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'The company has turned its back on us': Black Flag Resynced developers at Ubisoft Barcelona are being laid off instead of celebrating the series' latest hit

"We will never see the fruits of our labour, and the reward for our hard work will be the loss of our jobs."

PC Gamer / Rory Norris
Business

Amid Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced furore, Ubisoft's latest financial report removes widely mocked claim microtransactions make games "more fun"

Did you know that microtransactions make games more fun? That might seem like a dubious statement, but it was one Ubisoft was more than happy to put its name to last year. However, it appears the company might have learned a lesson from the pushback it subsequently endured across the internet: as complaints around the newly released Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced's microtransactions make headlines, it's been noticed Ubisoft's widely mocked "more fun" sentiment is conspicuously absent from

Eurogamer / Matt Wales
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Despite having an offline mode, Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced was unplayable when Ubisoft Connect went down

Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced might have delivered one of the biggest launches in series history, but it sadly hasn't fixed age-old issues with Ubisoft's PC ports. Over the weekend, the DRM and social-related layer of the game, Ubisoft Connect, suffered an outage, knocking the game offline on PC.

Eurogamer / Sherif Saed
Hardware

UK Charts: Assassin's Creed Plants Its Black Flag At Number One

A successful quest for booty. It's a new week, so it's time to check out the latest UK boxed charts data. Fresh off its release on 9th July, Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced has stormed to the top to grab the gold. For those interested, PS5 expectedly took the lion's share of sales at 84%, with Xbox trailing at 15% and PC netting only 1%. Keep in mind, however, that the latter two are primarily digital these days with minimal retail presence.

Nintendo Life
BusinessRoundup

You can mod out the yellow filter in Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced

It was all yellow. But it doesn't have to be.

PC Gamer / Jody Macgregor
Culture

Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced opens to 2 million sales on launch day

Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced is off to a "strong start", selling two million copies on launch day.

Eurogamer / Vikki Blake
Business

There’s a hidden Red Bull Trinket in Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced, and here’s how to get it

The post There’s a hidden Red Bull Trinket in Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced, and here’s how to get it appeared first on GamesHub.

GamesHub / Jacob Woodward
Guide

Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced's standard edition is "is the full, complete experience", Ubisoft insist in response to Steam DLC furore

Yarr, ye not be needin' to shell out for the more expensive editions of Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced or its day one DLCs if you want to have "the full, complete experience". So developers Ubisoft have said in response to Steam reviews giving the Black Flag remake a thumbs down because it has a bunch of purchasable extras on sale right out of port.

Rock Paper Shotgun / Mark Warren
Business

Turn your crewmates into skeletons with the Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced Deceased Crew Attire

The post Turn your crewmates into skeletons with the Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced Deceased Crew Attire appeared first on GamesHub.

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Announcement

Assassin's Creed Black Flag Remake Studio Faced with Layoffs Despite Successful Launch

Fool's gold. Publisher Ubisoft is laying off employees at its development studio Ubisoft Barcelona, many of whom worked on the just-launched Assassin's Creed: Black Flag Resynced. These layoffs were planned and announced a while ago, but it's a story that's now resurfacing in the wake of the remake's arrival. Read the full article on pushsquare.com

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Layoffs begin at Ubisoft Barcelona following Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced launch

Following the launch of Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced, layoffs have begun at Ubisoft Barcelona, affecting 51 employees.

GamesIndustry.biz / Sophie McEvoy
Business

Dead by Daylight, Control, and McDonald's Are Helping Advertise Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced

For whatever reason, a bunch of video game companies are helping advertise Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced.

IGN / Cade Onder
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Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced Has Already Earned the Series' Biggest Player Peak on Steam

Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced is off to a strong start on Steam, with around 100,000 concurrent players — more than any other title in the franchise to date.

IGN / Tom Phillips
Business

Where is the lowest point on the map in Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced?

The post Where is the lowest point on the map in Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced? appeared first on GamesHub.

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Guide

Feature: "We Really Squeezed the PS5 as Much as We Could": Ubisoft Talks Tech on Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced

How a 13-year-old game becomes a modern graphical showcase. We recently had the chance to speak to two members of the development team behind the upcoming Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced: technical director Jussi Markkanen and Nicolas Lopez, technical architect. They went some way to justifying the project as a proper ground-up technical reimagining rather than a simple remaster - and one that maxes out the PlayStation 5 console. "We really squeezed the PS5 as much as we could", says Lopez

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Interview

All 16 Mayan stone locations in Black Flag Resynced

Solve these old puzzles to complete the Mayan Mystery quest.

PC Gamer / Rory Norris
Guide

All 22 treasure map locations in Black Flag Resynced

The remake's buried treasure maps aren't identical to the original game.

PC Gamer / Rory Norris
Guide

Review: Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced: One of the Most Effective Remakes We've Ever Seen

A wild evolution of a classic game. Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag, originally released at the dawn of the PS4 and Xbox One era, is one of the most beloved pirate games ever - and now forms the basis of this month's most notable release, Black Flag Resynced. Rather than a traditional remaster, Ubisoft has opted for a comprehensive remake built on the bleeding-edge Anvil engine. The goal? To modernise the classic seafaring experience for current-gen consoles and PC, leveraging powerful new hardw

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Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced Returns Us to the Golden Age of Piracy

The post Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced Returns Us to the Golden Age of Piracy appeared first on XBOX Wire.

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Preview

Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced hasn't set sail yet, but it's already doing better than Shadows on Steam

Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced isn't even out yet - Edward Kenway makes his long-awaited return tomorrow, 9th July - but it's already on track to perform better than last year's Assassin's Creed Shadows.

Eurogamer / Fran Ruiz
Business

Here's the Black Flag Resynced release time for your region

Yo ho, yo ho, a pirate's life for me.

PC Gamer / Sean Martin
Release date

All Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced Twitch Drops and how to claim them

The post All Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced Twitch Drops and how to claim them appeared first on GamesHub.

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Roundup: The First Reviews Have Arrived For Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced

"Yo-ho, yo-ho, great review scores for me". Listen up you scallywags, Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced reviews have dropped and they are glowing! I've personally played several hours of the Black Flag remaster myself and thought it a jolly roger of a time. If you're interested in knowing how the game performs across both Xbox Series X and S consoles, consider spying our comparison. Read the full article on purexbox.com

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Roundup: The First Reviews Have Arrived For AC Black Flag Resynced

"Yo-ho, yo-ho, great review scores for me". Listen up you scallywags, Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced reviews have dropped and they are glowing! I've personally played several hours of the Black Flag remaster myself and thought it a jolly roger of a time. If you're interested in knowing how the game performs across both Xbox Series X and S consoles, consider spying our comparison. Read the full article on purexbox.com

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Ubisoft are making layoffs at Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced studio Ubisoft Singapore while closing Trials creators Redlynx

Update: Following a request for comment, Ubisoft have confirmed that they are proposing to close Redlynx, affecting "up to 52 positions", subject to negotiation under local labour laws. As regards Ubisoft Singapore, "70 positions have been impacted to align the studio with upcoming production needs". Ubisoft's statement stresses that the Singapore team "remains an important part of Ubisoft’s global production organisation." Our original story continues below.

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Players’ Choice: Vote for July 2026’s best new game

Last month was filled with adventures big and small, sports action, and spiritual battles! Some big new releases included Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced, Denshattack, Halo: Campaign Evolved, Avatar Legends: The Fighting Game, and more. Which game was your favorite? How does it work? At the end of every month, PlayStation Blog will open a […]

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UK Charts: Star Fox Barely Holds Onto The Top 10 As Assassin's Creed Maintains Smooth Sailing

Slippy business. It is Monday, my dudes, so it's time to check on the UK physical gaming charts. It has been plain sailing for last week's champ, Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced, which has held its course this week and remains in the top spot. FC 26 and 007 First Light snap up the remaining podium spots once again, while Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream and Pokopia round out the top five.

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Assassin's Creed Black Flag Skin Returns In Rayman Legends Retold

A pirate's life for Rayman. Edward Kenway this week returned in Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced, and alongside this release, Ubisoft has confirmed this character skin will also be revived in the upcoming release Rayman Legends Retold.

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This week in PC games: Stardew Valley plus vampires, a lavish gamebook RPG, and Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced, finally

Happy this week, all! Also: huge apologies to the World Cup organisers and teams for any matchside cosmic sabotage brought on by our struggle to feed the Maw. Truth be told, Mexico should have had last night's game in the bag, if only I'd topped up the Maw's feeding trough on Friday with another handful of Slay the Spire 2 stories. In its hunger, the creature broke containment, and fell upon the sacred realm of association football, kindling all manner of pandemonium. You may have noticed that h

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This Week’s Japanese Game Releases: Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced, Echoes of Aincrad, Granblue Fantasy: Relink – Endless Ragnarok, more

Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced, Echoes of Aincrad: Sword Art Online, and Granblue Fantasy: Relink – Endless … Source

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Feature: These 20+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (July 6-10)

Including at least two more Game Pass additions. Welcome to your Xbox games roundup for July 6-10! We've got some very notable releases over the next few days including Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced, DOOM: The Dark Ages - Revelations and Wuthering Waves, while Xbox Game Pass is treating us to Winds of Arcana: Ruination along with more titles set to be announced. Here's what's coming to Xbox next week: Read the full article on purexbox.com

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NVIDIA reveal games coming to GeForce NOW in July including Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced

NVIDIA GeForce NOW expands with newly supported games every month, and NVIDIA have revealed an initial set that's arriving for July 2026. Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

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BusinessRoundup

Assassin's Creed Shadows' final content update brings new story tying directly into Black Flag Resynced, but it's bigger than that

With Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced right around the corner and Codename Hexe still brewing (mostly) in secret, Ubisoft is finally saying goodbye to last year's Assassin's Creed Shadows. Its very last content update has now been released, and while its focus is on wrapping up Naoe and Yasuke's storyline, it's a big one, leading directly into next month's pirate remake.

Eurogamer / Fran Ruiz
Update

IGN Live 2026: Everything Announced (Updating Live!)

IGN Live 2026 has begun, and we're gathering all the biggest moments from the two-day celebration of all things gaming and entertainment, including our watch party and reaction to the Xbox Games Showcase, Assassin's Creed: Black Flag Resynced, Control Resonant, Adventure Time: Side Quests, and much more.

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AnnouncementRoundup

If Black Flag Resynced isn't enough for you, rumours swirl that we're also getting a full remake of the original Assassin's Creed game

After three long years of rumours, reports, leaks, a couple of official teases, we finally have confirmation that Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed Black Flag remake is real, under the guise of Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced. But it seems Resynced isn't the only Assassin's Creed remake title in development, at least if you believe the chatter from a couple of reliable leakers.

Eurogamer / Dom Peppiatt
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Ubisoft Confirms "Original" Assassin's Creed Black Flag Will Still Be Available

Resynced is a "2026 take on the original legend". Although Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced is skipping the Switch 2 this July, we do have some good news about the original game that fans are sure to appreciate.

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The Ubisoft studio that spent 10 years making Black Flag spinoff Skull and Bones comes full circle by remaking Black Flag

Ubisoft Singapore is leading the development of Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced, and surely by now they're getting tired of the whole "pirates!" thing.

PC Gamer / Andy Chalk

Live: Watch The ID@Xbox April 2026 Showcase Here

Plus the AC Black Flag Resynced reveal as a bonus pre-show! It's time for the ID@Xbox Showcase - April 2026 edition! As usual with these events, we're expecting lots of new indie game reveals, trailers, updates and release dates, along with a few Xbox Game Pass confirmations as well. "IGN is proud to partner once again with ID@Xbox for another exciting showcase on April 23, 2026, that will feature tons of indie games headed to Xbox and PC including: Mistfall Hunter, There Are No Ghosts at the G

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Rumour: Ubisoft Working on Another Assassin's Creed Remake Besides Black Flag

Black Flag remake success could fuel even more. The official reveal of Assassin's Creed: Black Flag Resynced is scheduled to take place this week, as Ubisoft brings back the pirate classic for PS5. However, according to new reporting from Insider Gaming, that's not the only entry it plans to remake for the modern era. Without saying which Assassin's Creed game it is, the outlet claims Ubisoft has "at least one more" franchise remake currently in development. There could be even more after this s

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