The Ubisoft Music YouTube channel has randomly uploaded some tunes from an old Assassin's Creed game out of the blue, which wouldn't be too suspicious if it wasn't Black Flag as remake rumors reach fever pitch.
Not even four hours after I wrote about it earlier, and even more weird happenings around Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag and its potential remake have arrived on the scene. For those who haven't kept up, Ubisoft confirmed remakes of "older Assassin's Creed games" are in the works, and what followed was almost a year's worth of evidence suggesting that it would probably be Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag getting the treatment first, including word straight from Edward Kenway's mouth as actor Matt Ryan told a fan "you may have to beat it again". But despite age ratings, Steam updates, leaks and web domains, Ubisoft hasn't said a word.
I, for one, think the company is intentionally trolling fans now, as in the latest string of coincidences, the YouTube channel for Ubisoft Music has randomly decided to upload eighteen of Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag's sea shanty tunes onto the channel – over 12 years after the game first released. This was spotted by Twitter user TheHiddenOneAC who says, "The breadcrumbs just continue."
But what does this mean? Ubisoft certainly appears to be gearing up to do something with Black Flag, but this is either the worst kept secret in the history of games – alongside the likes of Leon Kennedy in Resident Evil Requiem – or it's a very bizarre marketing campaign. Or it could be both, with Ubisoft deciding to play into it after the 15th leak hit the web. The remake is allegedly scheduled to release before the end of March 2026, according to rumors, so this journey may be over soon, but at this point I'm half-expecting a remake of Assassin's Creed Unity to drop out of the blue.
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