Prior to its launch, there was a palpable amount of excitement surrounding Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced Remake, with its pre-release materials showcasing a faithful yet-visually-overhauled reinterpretation of the publisher’s 2013 classic. Even so, the game’s rapid success seems to have taken Ubisoft by surprise, with the company revealing that Black Flag Resynced has exceeded “annual expectations within its first 14 days.”

As part of the publisher’s latest fiscal earning reports (covering Q1 of 2026), Ubisoft revealed that the recently-released Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced has far outperformed expectations, writing:

“Released on July 9, 2026, Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced has made a strong start with 3.5 million copies sold-in to date, exceeding annual expectations within its first 14 days.”

While the sales figure itself is not surprising (with Ubisoft recently announcing that the game had sold 3 million copies), the fact that Resynced managed to surpass its first year expectations in just two weeks is both impressive and suggests that Ubisoft were – perhaps for the first time – being conservative with their estimates.

What this means for the future of Ubisoft and Assassin’s Creed, we will have to wait and see. That said, it is safe to assume that they will be doubling down on remakes from this point onwards. It will be interesting to see what the rumoured AC1 remake winds up looking like.

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Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced has been a huge success so far, becoming the fastest selling Assassin's Creed game of all time on Steam, alongside high console sales. While the game is already in a good state at launch, the developers do have ideas for future updates, including a New Game Plus mode.

As spotted by GamesRadar, in a recent interview with gaming content creator, JorRaptor, Richard Knight, the director for Black Flag Resynced, confirmed that New Game Plus will be coming to the game. The feature is already in production, although he can't share more specific details about how it will work yet.

New Game Plus modes typically allow you to take your already levelled up character from a completed save game and then send them back to the start of the journey with all of their upgrade progress intact. It is often a fun way to re-play a game with all of your tools at your disposal.

While it is unclear exactly how New Game Plus will work in Black Flag Resynced, Knight did also mention in the interview that he would like to see players get additional rewards for playing it, but final decisions have yet to be made. Hopefully we'll have specific details about all of that in a month or two.

KitGuru Says: Have you tried Black Flag Resynced since launch? What do you think of the game so far?

Ubisoft received some backlash over the launch weekend for Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced, not due to the quality of the game, but due to an influx of day-one cosmetic DLCs. While this may have seemed like a poor PR move to some, it ended up netting Ubisoft quite a lot of money.

According to analysis from Alinea Analytics, the cosmetic DLCs for Black Flag Resynced have already earned Ubisoft an extra $1 million, and that's just on Steam. We don't have any console sales numbers but chances are, plenty of console gamers paid for the extra skins too.

I've been playing Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced and I've got nothing but good things to say about it so far. While the sticker shock of $85 worth of DLC on day-one caused a stir, I actually went through and looked at each of the skins and honestly, they all look like they would be very out of place in-game, both for Edward Kenway and the ship. I really don't think you are missing out on anything by not having them.

As much as I would love to see microtransactions and cosmetic DLCs disappear from single-player games for good, Ubisoft isn't the only publisher doing this and unfortunately, things like this do make a significant amount of extra money for very little work.

KitGuru Says: Have any of you tried Black Flag Resynced since its launch last week?

While sentiment surrounding the franchise can vary from release-to-release, the Assassin’s Creed series remains one of Ubisoft’s biggest and most successful. In the wake of the long-awaited launch of AC Black Flag Resynced, Ubisoft have now confirmed that Assassin’s Creed as a franchise has sold over 250 million copies.

Making the announcement via a press release, the team at Ubisoft shared initial sales figures for the recently-released Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced remake – confirming that over 2 million units were sold in the first 24 hours.

This is but the cherry on top however, with the publisher now revealing that “since it first launched in 2007, the Assassin's Creed series has sold more than 250 million games worldwide.”

According to the company, this puts AC as “one of the best-selling series in video game history”. While sales data in the video games space remains rather elusive, based on what is known, Assassin’s Creed is currently the 8th best-selling franchise of all time – surpassing the likes of Final Fantasy (212 million), Resident Evil (201 million) and NBA 2K (173 million).

Breaking down the growth of the Assassin’s Creed franchise over the years, we can see that 20 million copies of various AC titles were sold in the past 10 months – with the full timeline being as follows:

• 2010: 20M
• 2014: 73M
• 2016: 100M
• 2019: 140M
• 2020: 155M
• 2022: 200M
• 2025: 230M
• 2026: 250M

Love it or hate it, the Assassin’s Creed franchise continues to be a core pillar for Ubisoft. It will be interesting to see just how many copies Black Flag Resynced manages to push as time goes on.

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KitGuru says: What do you think of Assassin’s Creed in 2026? How many of the dozen+ entries have you played? Will it one day surpass FIFA’s total sales of over 325 million? Let us know down below.

For many, the Assassin’s Creed franchise peaked during the late PS3 and early PS4 era, with the likes of the Ezio Trilogy and Black Flag not only being some of the highest rated entries in the franchise, but also some of the best-selling. It therefore comes as little surprise that the long-awaited Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced remake has launched to a great deal of enthusiasm – selling over 2 million copies in 24 hours.

Taking to Twitter to make the official announcement, the Assassin’s Creed page confirmed this major milestone, writing: “Dash my Buttons… Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced has already passed 2 million copies sold! Whether you're sailing with us again, or stepping aboard the Jackdaw for the first time: THANK YOU from the bottom of ARR hearts.”

2 million copies sold in 24 hours is already an impressive achievement. Putting it into context however reveals just how big of a deal this appears to be.

Compared to the latest original entry in the series, Black Flag Resynced is already off to a much stronger start, with last year’s AC Shadows only managing to surpass 1 million players on day-one.

1 million players of course does not equate to 1 million copies sold, with the game being available day-one on Ubisoft’s subscription service. Black Flag Resynced was also added to Ubisoft+ right from launch and yet its sales have doubled that of Shadows’ player numbers.

As mentioned, Assassin's Creed Black Flag is one of the highest rated and most successful entries in the AC series, and so it is perhaps unsurprising to see interest peak as it has.

Of course, had the remake been bad, then we likely would not be seeing this level of success – and so kudos must be given to the teams at Ubisoft Singapore and beyond for managing to translate this modern classic for new audiences.

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KitGuru says: What do you think of the remake? Is it everything you would have hoped for? What’s your favourite Assassin’s Creed game of all time? Let us know down below.

Over the years, Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed series has fallen out of favour somewhat, with the franchise beginning to feel far too formulaic in many fans’ eyes. Therefore, the announcement that Ubisoft were working on a remake of the 2013 classic Black Flag came with a mixture of excitement and skepticism. Fortunately, it seems as though Ubisoft Singapore understood the assignment, with the remake launching to high praise across the seas.

With a Metacritic score of 84 and an OpenCritic rating of 86, Assassin’s Creed: Black Flag Resynced is officially a success, marking the highest rated entry in the series since the original Black Flag from 2013 (which achieved a Metacritic score of 88 at the time).

While we will have to wait for fans to put more time into the game before coming to a wider conclusion, critics appear to be pleased with the final result, noting that “the cast, setting and atmosphere are still some of the best ever realised in the series” – though the new story additions can be less-than-perfect.

Of course, Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag was already one of the best entries in the series, and so it would have been rather difficult for Ubisoft to mess things up. Still, it seems the team at Ubisoft Singapore managed to successfully translate this decade-old title to modern hardware. Hopefully fans are equally as receptive.

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Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced is finally launching this month. Ahead of the July 9th release, Ubisoft has now confirmed global launch times for the game, as well as pre‑load dates for PC, PS5 and Xbox.

Pre‑loads will begin earlier on Xbox, with Series X|S users already able to download the game. PS5 and PC players will gain access to pre‑loads on July 7th, with PS5 unlocking at 12am local time and PC pre‑loads going live at 2pm UTC across Ubisoft Connect, Steam and the Epic Games Store.

On launch day, consoles will use a midnight local time rollout worldwide, while PC and GeForce Now will follow a coordinated global schedule. In the US, PC unlocks at 7am PDT on the West Coast and 10am EDT on the East Coast. In the UK, PC players can jump in at 3pm BST, followed by 4pm CEST across Central Europe. Japan will see the PC version unlock at 11pm JST, while Australia and New Zealand will get access at 12am AEST, matching the console timing.

Due to the New Zealand version unlocking at the same time as consoles, the VPN trick should work if you really want to start playing a bit earlier in the day.

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KitGuru Says: Black Flag remains one of the most beloved Assassin’s Creed titles, so I expect this remake to do quite well. Are you planning on returning to Black Flag when the remake drops? 

In an interesting fate for the system, Sony’s PlayStation 5 Pro console has only been improving with age, thanks in part to the massive boost that was PSSR 2. Seemingly taking advantage of the pro console’s toolset, Ubisoft have detailed all of the PS5 Pro enhancements coming with Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced.

Taking to the PlayStation blog, Ubisoft’s technical directors Nicolas Lopez and Jussi Markkanen spoke on all of the ways in which the team have taken advantage of the PS5 Pro to “deliver the best experience possible for players when the game launches on July 9.”

While a full technical breakdown can be found HERE, the primary improvements which PS5 Pro owners will be able to enjoy include the following:

• Ray-Traced Specular Reflections across all modes (limited to Fidelity and Balanced on base PS5)
• Expanded strand-based hair (affects Edward in all modes and nearby NPCs in Fidelity mode)
• PSSR 2 support for increased visual clarity

Ubisoft has been taking pretty good advantage of the PS5 Pro with its recent releases, and AC Black Flag Resynced looks to be no different. That said, PSSR aside, it will be interesting to see how different the game looks compared to its base version in the Fidelity and Balanced modes.

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While the Assassin’s Creed franchise is in a bit of a weird spot at the moment, most fans agree that the upcoming Black Flag Remake represents a silver lining for the series – improving what needed to be improved while keeping the game’s core identity the same as it was back in 2013. Ahead of its impending launch in just under 3 weeks time, Ubisoft has now confirmed that AC: Black Flag Resynced has officially ‘Gone Gold’.

Taking to Instagram to make the announcement, the official AC page confirmed that Black Flag Resynced has now gone gold, writing: “In a world GONE GOLD, we're gonna be heroes! July 9th is fast approaching, who's ready to set sail?”

For the uninitiated, going gold does not mean that the Black Flag team have uncovered a chest of buried treasure. Instead, it represents the fact that the Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced master disc has been submitted to Ubisoft.

These discs can then be pressed with finalised software and digital storefronts can upload the 1.0 version of the game ready for release. It’s a process that every game goes through, and means that – aside from post-launch patches and updates – Black Flag Resynced should be complete and ready to play.

Of course, Black Flag Resynced marks the first Assassin’s Creed game to be fully remade, with other entries seeing more simple remasters or basic resolution / framerate bumps. As such, the game has a lot to prove.

So far however, fans appear to be receptive toward the project, and so hopefully it proves to be a critical hit when the remake officially launches on the 9th of July.

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When Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag first launched more than a decade ago, Ubisoft was still mixing in ‘modern day' story elements into the Assassin's Creed games. Since then, this portion of the series' storytelling has been dropped almost entirely. Now with the Black Flag Remake coming up, Ubisoft has confirmed that it has removed all of the ‘modern day' scenes. 

While Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced is billed as a ‘faithful remake' it will have at least one major story change compared to the original. The modern-day sequences from the original release will not return in the remake.

Speaking on the decision, Black Flag Resynced creative director, Paul Fu, told VGC that this was done to avoid confusing newer fans who aren't familiar with the older titles and their modern-day plotlines. They felt that it would be ‘jarring' to keep those sequences in when current Assassin's Creed titles don't touch on the ‘modern' timeline at all.

In the original version of Black Flag, the modern-day scenario had players taking on the role of a producer for Abstergo Entertainment, researching the pirate Edward Kenway for an upcoming movie. In all honesty, it didn't add much and wasn't all that memorable, so leaving this side story on the cutting room floor makes sense. The modern-day sequences from Black Flag onwards were not nearly as memorable or as important to the overall story compared to the modern-day story line from the first three games.

KitGuru Says: Are you planning on picking up Black Flag Resynced when it lands in July? 

Aside from plans to produce the first ‘Generative AI game', Ubisoft does have more traditional titles in the works for release over the next couple of years. In its latest earnings report, Ubisoft confirmed that it will be launching new Assassin's Creed, Far Cry and Ghost Recon games.

As part of Ubisoft's end of fiscal year earnings report (via VGC), the company said that three of its biggest franchises, Ghost Recon, Assassin's Creed and Far Cry, will get new games before March 2029. Ubisoft also expects a “strong rebound” during the next fiscal year, indicating that most of these new projects will be targeting 2027/2028

Ubisoft should have a successful 2026 as well, thanks to continued strong performance from Rainbow Six Siege, as well as new games like Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag Resynced, which launches in July.

Unfortunately, this earnings report did not bring any update on the status of the Splinter Cell remake, which has been in development for several years at this point.

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While Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced remake marks the next entry in Ubisoft’s AC series to be released, the publisher is currently working on a number of different offerings slated to arrive over the next few years. One of the most anticipated is Assassin’s Creed Hexe – a more linear entry which will take players to 16th Century Europe. While official details remain light, insiders have now offered a ton of leaked information on what to expect from this upcoming release.

As reported by known Ubisoft insider ‘Rogue’ (and collated by Reddit user ZamnBoii) a number of voice lines pertaining to Assassin’s Creed Hexe have leaked, confirming a number of story and gameplay details.

Those more spoiler conscious might want to refrain from reading any further, but as revealed by the leaked dialogue, none other than Ezio Auditore himself will make an appearance in Hexe.

While unexpected, according to the leaks Hexe’s main protagonist Anika (previously known as Elsa) is a descendent of Claudia Auditore – Ezio’s sister.

In terms of gameplay, fewer details were shared. That said, according to Rogue there will be an unlockable skill allowing for “tree-to-tree branch jumping”. Additionally, though not contextualised, there will also be a mechanic in which NPCs will be able to report minor suspicious activities, requiring players to be a bit more careful.

Full details on the leaked dialogue (including additional lines from Ezio) can be found HERE.

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As part of Ubisoft’s renewed focus on its core franchises, the publisher is currently working on a number of different titles in the Assassin’s Creed universe. One of its more experimental projects – the multiplayer-focused Invictus – is reportedly struggling somewhat, with recent playtests said to have been “really bad.”

As reported by known Assassin’s Creed leaker xj0nathan. Ubisoft recently held a playtest for Assassin’s Creed Invictus. Unfortunately, responses to the test were less than stellar, with the insider claiming (as translated by ResetEra user ‘RandomlyRandom67’):

“There were tests of Assassin's Creed Invictus last month (April 30th to be exact) and I was told that it was really bad. It should be released at the end of the year but there is a good chance that it will be postponed or even canceled.”

While not officially confirmed, previous leaks claimed that AC: Invictus will be a competitive multiplayer entry which borrows elements from the likes of Fall Guys.

Of course, aesthetically the two will likely be wholly different, but the claims suggest that this PvP title will take on a similar formula – perhaps putting emphasis on clean parkour movements.

In recent months Ubisoft has been rather quick to cancel or postpone projects which aren’t going according to plan, and so it will be interesting to see whether Assassin’s Creed Invictus manages to make its way out of the testing phase and into fans’ hands.

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Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced has been officially announced to the world and Ubisoft has teased plans for future remakes. One renowned Ubisoft-focused leaker has claimed that Assassin's Creed 1 will be the next game to get this treatment. 

According to j0nathan, who has accurately leaked Assassin's Creed details in the past, Assassin's Creed will be the next game in the series to get a remake and has been planned since 2023.

Assassin's Creed 1 has the biggest opportunity for Ubisoft to make some real quality of life improvements. The original game is hard to go back to nowadays with its more dated movement and exploration mechanics.

Previous rumours have claimed that Ubisoft already had another Assassin's Creed remake project cooking up alongside Black Flag Resynced, so if J0nathan is correct, then Assassin's Creed 1 Remake may only be a few years away.

KitGuru Says: Assassin's Creed 1 is perhaps the one game in the series in desperate need of a remake. However, not all fans may want a totally overhauled experience, so it will be interesting to see how many changes Ubisoft commits to if this game really is in development. 

Just as promised, last night Ubisoft officially revealed Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced. Fans will be able to re-experience the story of pirate-assassin Edward Kenway in July, but the PC system requirements for the game have already been announced. 

The minimum spec sets a fairly low barrier to entry. PC gamers will need at least a 64-bit copy of Windows 10 or Windows 11, along with 16GB of RAM and either an 8th Gen Intel Core i7 or 3rd Gen AMD Ryzen 5 processor, along with a GTX 1660 or Radeon RX 5500 XT graphics card. That spec will get you running the game at 1080p, but not at 60FPS.

The full PC system requirements for Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced can be found in the table below:

Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced launches in July for PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X/S. Aside from remaking the entire campaign, Ubisoft has also added some extra scenes to flesh out the story, but the original game's multiplayer mode has been removed from the remake.

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KitGuru Says: Are you looking forward to Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced? 

Over the past week, several leaks have pointed towards an imminent reveal for Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced, followed by a July release. Now, Ubisoft has confirmed the game publicly for the first time. 

In a pre-announcement today, Ubisoft confirmed that it will be revealing Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced to the world later today. The remake of Black Flag will see Matt Ryan reprising his role as Edward Kenway, the main protagonist for the fourth mainline Assassin's Creed game.

The reveal stream will be taking place across both YouTube and Twitch, giving fans a look at rebuilt locations and cinematic sequences, as well as improvements to combat and exploration.

Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced is expected to release for PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X/S systems this Summer. The game is also likely to land on Switch 2 eventually.

KitGuru Says: Black Flag is my personal favourite of the Assassin's Creed games, but I'm not sure I'll be picking this up at launch. Are you looking forward to experiencing Black Flag again? 

After years of leaks, rumours and a great deal of anticipation, Ubisoft is set to finally properly show off their Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced remake tomorrow. It appears however that Black Flag is not the only title set to receive the remake treatment, with insiders claiming that at least one other AC title is currently being remade – with more potentially coming down the line.

Ahead of the official public-facing reveal for Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced, known industry leaker Tom Henderson took to Insider-Gaming to offer some new details regarding the upcoming remake, while also teasing future plans.

Alongside the claims that Resynced will not feature any of Black Flag’s original DLC or multiplayer elements, Henderson revealed that Ubisoft is also working on other similar remake projects, stating:

“Insider Gaming understands that at least one more Assassin’s Creed game is in development as a remake, and that future remakes will enter development depending on how well Black Flag Resynced performs.”

Unfortunately, we did not get any further details on which AC title is being referred to here. Based on the franchise’s history of releases however, it will most likely be one of the earlier entries (meaning Assassin’s Creed 1; the Ezio trilogy or AC III).

Either way, we will have to wait and see how Black Flag Resynced is received and whether fans express their desires to see more remakes in a similar manner.

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Over the past few weeks we’ve gotten a ton of new details pertaining to Ubisoft’s long-rumoured Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Remake, with the publisher themselves choosing to unveil the project perhaps earlier than initially planned. That said, the game’s big blowout reveal event has now been officially announced, with Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced set to be finally shown off in just two days’ time.

Following tons of leaks and rumours (and even insights from publications who got to see the game early), Ubisoft is finally set to properly show off the highly-anticipated Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced.

Scheduling their Worldwide Reveal Showcase for the 23rd of April at 5PM UK time, Ubisoft officially confirmed that “The iconic solo pirate adventure returns. Tune in April 23rd, 4PM UTC – 6PM CEST – 9AM PDT for the worldwide reveal showcase of Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced.”

As mentioned, while we have gotten relatively little in the way of official details, insiders and leakers have given us something to work with, claiming that this remake will feature:

• The ability to have a pet cat or monkey on your ship
• Much-improved underwater exploration
• New story/gameplay content including
  • Additional officers
  • New crewmates
  • Bonus quests
  • Extra backstory chapters
• Utilisation of the latest version of the AC (Anvil) engine

Of course, how all of this will be implemented and integrated into the rest of the game, we will have to wait and see. Luckily, it won’t be long till we find out, with the reveal showcase being a little over 48 hours away from going live.

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Following years of leaks and rumours, Ubisoft finally officially announced that they are working on a full-blown remake of the fan-favourite Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag. While official details regarding the project remain light, some publications were recently given exclusive access to the upcoming title, allowing us to learn a ton more regarding the upcoming Black Flag: Resynced.

Ahead of its official deep-dive (expected to go live sometime this week), Ubisoft granted a number of publications early access to what they are working on, allowing for tons of new details to be unveiled.

As shared by Insider-Gaming’s Tom Henderson, Black Flag Resynced is set to be a pretty comprehensive remake, with some of its features including:

• The ability to have a pet cat or monkey on your ship
• Much-improved underwater exploration
• New story/gameplay content including
  • Additional officers
  • New crewmates
  • Bonus quests
  • Extra backstory chapters
• Utilisation of the latest version of the AC (Anvil) engine

Based on the information above, it seems quite clear that Resynced is set to be a proper remake, and not just a remaster. Even so, Henderson made sure to note as much, while also claiming that the game will most likely be fully-priced – though whether that means $60 or $70 remains to be seen.

Regardless, with how long rumours have persisted for this title, it is encouraging at least to see that Ubisoft appears to be giving it their all. Hopefully the many changes coming with this remake prove to be net positives in the eyes of fans.

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