"Ubisoft Sets Sail for Assassin's Creed 4 Black Flag Remake"

Ubisoft is reportedly working on a remake of Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag, the popular pirate-themed entry in the series. The remake is still in its early stages and will take a few years to complete. Ubisoft Singapore, known for its expertise in ocean tech, will be involved in modernizing the game. It is unclear how much the gameplay will be adapted to fit the open-world RPG mold of recent Assassin's Creed releases. Meanwhile, Ubisoft's long-delayed pirate game, Skull and Bones, is still in development, with a closed beta planned for late August. Some developers on Skull and Bones had previously discussed pivoting the game towards a more Black Flag-like experience, but it remains uncertain if this would have taken longer than the game's current development timeline.