We heard rumors about a full-fledged remake of Assassin's Creed: Black Flag for a long time now. After Skull and crossbones' troubled development, these current generation assets could speed up the production of such a project, so the idea never seemed too far-fetched. However, we have not yet received official news on this matter. Now new Raid: Shadow Legends The event attracted the attention of hungry Assassin's Creed fans.
The free-to-play “battle collection RPG” has been a big hit on mobile devices since its launch in 2018, but we don't blame you if you've never heard of it (other than sponsored introductions to YouTube video essays). However, a quick look at the huge YouTube community around the gacha developed by Plarium Games will shock you: it is one of those games that runs quietly in the background, seemingly forever.
This week we're getting ready to welcome characters from the Assassin's Creed series with a new event starting tomorrow, January 8th (hint Access to Animus on BlueSky).
The key here is a short teaser that, as far as we can tell, has yet to appear on YouTube, which ends with pirate-turned-assassin Edward Kenway joining the fantasy battlefield. We didn't get to see the full design, which seems to be more reminiscent of the original CGI model than the in-game one we got in 2013.
Given the choice to end there and No to reveal his full appearance, all the recent information we have about Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resync Has Become a Reality and nearby, and the noise suggests Ubisoft may have a surprise in store for us before the end of the first quarter of 2026It's easy to see why fans are shaking right now.
Personally, I'm of the opinion that the January release schedule for big new releases is looking a little lean. With February and March looking busier, could Ubisoft be planning to drop the shadow of a Black Flag remake on us out of nowhere? Considering Last year's Oblivion remaster made it onto the list of best-selling video games in the US without prior marketing, this approach to Black Flag Resynced and/or Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time would make sense. However, this is just my theory, so don't fire at us if the ship isn't ready to sail yet.
