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Soapbox Assassin's Creed's Modern Day Component Is Holding the Series Back

Robert Ramsey's sick of stepping out of the Animus

After testing my sailing skills in Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag at the Eurogamer Expo all the way back in September, I knew that Ubisoft had a great game in production. From the rolling waves of the sea to the swashbuckling adrenaline rush of combat, it all immediately felt like a solid step...

• Thu 2nd Jan 2014
• Soapbox
• PS4
• PS3
• Assassins Creed
• Features

News Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag's First Single Player DLC Breaks Free This Week

Adé-way with ya

The Jackdaw's stern first mate Adéwalé will soon be getting his time in the spotlight thanks to Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag's 'Freedom Cry' DLC. You'll play as the machete-wielding warrior as he fights to free slaves from the horrendous treatment that they endured at the time. He certainly cuts a more imposing figure than the...

• Mon 16th Dec 2013
• Ubisoft
• PS4
• PS3
• DLC
• Trailers

News Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag Makes a Bid for Freedom This Month

Kenway have some more?

You’ll be walking the plank as first mate Adewale this holiday, as a Ubisoft advertisement has confirmed that Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag’s post-release expansion ‘Freedom Cry’ will set sail on 17th December. The add-on pack will be available for both the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3 versions of the game, and...

• Thu 5th Dec 2013
• Ubisoft
• PS4
• PS3
• DLC

News Current Sales of Assassin's Creed IV and Battlefield 4 Are Dead in the Water

Next-gen may not be to blame

It should come as no surprise that the current-gen versions of Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag and Battlefield 4 are not selling as well as previous entries. After all, who wants to buy a game on an ageing console when they can wait a few weeks for the superior next-gen version? But a recent report from MCV reveals that...

• Thu 7th Nov 2013
• Sony
• PS3
• PS4
• Sales
• Ubisoft

News UK Sales Charts: Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag Gets the Wind in Its Sails

Battlefield 4 anchored in second

The excellent Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag outpaced Battlefield 4 to take this week’s UK sales charts crown, despite both titles being bitten by the next generation bug. Neither release managed to sell as many copies as their predecessors, with many consumers no doubt waiting for the PlayStation 4 versions of...

• Mon 4th Nov 2013
• UK
• Sales
• Charts
• PS3
• Vita

News Ubisoft Casts Assassin's Creed IV's Uplay Passport Overboard

Fish food

Online passes have been more or less ditched by all of the industry’s major publishers at this point, but Ubisoft curiously opted to cling onto the outdated practice for Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag. Fortunately, following an inevitable online backlash, the publisher has decided to force the title's controversial unlock key to walk...

• Fri 1st Nov 2013
• Ubisoft
• PS4
• PS3
• Business

Store Update 30th October 2013 (Europe)

Day late friend

We’re a teensy bit late to the party with this week’s European PlayStation Store update, but fortunately the content has remained fresh over the past 24 hours. There are a fair few noteworthy arrivals this week, including Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag, Battlefield 4, and Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Mirror of Fate HD...

• Thu 31st Oct 2013
• Store Update
• Europe
• PS3
• PSN
• Vita

Store Update 29th October 2013 (North America)

Catch of the day

There’s plenty to plunder on Sony’s primary platforms this week, starting with Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag. The seafaring sequel is the definite highlight in the latest North American PlayStation Store update, but it’s accompanied by a competent crew including Proteus, WWE 2K14, and Castlevania: Lords of Shadow –...

• Wed 30th Oct 2013
• Store Update
• North America
• PS3
• PSN
• Vita

News Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag's Exclusive DLC Anchoring Down on PlayStation

Staying put

Sony may have inadvertently indicated that Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag’s platform exclusive DLC could sail to other systems after six months, but publisher Ubisoft has clarified that that’s not quite the case. Earlier in the month, a posh PlayStation 4 advertisement suggested that the console’s additional Aveline missions may...

• Wed 30th Oct 2013
• Ubisoft
• PS4
• PS3
• DLC

News Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag's PS4 Exclusive DLC Will Sail to Other Shores

You'll need to wait six months for it to arrive, though

Timed exclusive DLC has always struck us as strange. We understand that it distinguishes a particular version of a multiformat game, but it just seems like such a waste of money on the platform holder’s part. Essentially, cash is being exchanged in order to prevent owners of another system...

• Thu 24th Oct 2013
• Ubisoft
• PS4
• PS3
• DLC