Assassin's Creed 4 set for October 29, next-gen consoles confirmed

Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag is coming on October 29 and will appear on next-gen consoles, according to a sneaky bit of access to Ubisoft's official site.

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Assassin's Creed 4 has been officially (if reluctantly) confirmed by Ubisoft, but the Internet isn't quite done plundering nuggets of information about the game. A bit of simple digital trickery fooled the teaser site into giving away a few details before its time: an October 29 release date and a few more platforms.

DarkZero (via Joystiq) noticed that adding a letter to the end of the URL teaser site bypassed the countdown clock and went straight to the premiere trailer. The trailer hadn't been put up, and Ubisoft seems to have removed the words now, but the information is out.

In addition to a the release date, the site also mentioned that the game is coming to "next-gen consoles." That would be the newly-announced PlayStation 4 and presumably whatever Microsoft has cooking, which is unsurprising given Ubisoft's general tendency to jump on new platforms.

After two rounds of the Internet outing game details, the trailer set to debut next week is running out of surprises. Let's just hope that the new protagonist's ship isn't this leaky. Arr.

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    March 1, 2013 7:30 AM

    Steve Watts posted a new article, Assassin's Creed 4 set for October 29, next-gen consoles confirmed.

    Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag is coming on October 29 and will appear on next-gen consoles, according to a sneaky bit of access to Ubisoft's official site.

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      March 1, 2013 7:36 AM

      WTF and awesome, does this mean both the Xbox720 and PS4 will be out in October 29th? I thought it was November for the PS4 and we have not even heard anything from MS.

      Man if this is true 2013 will be the best freaking year ever i am SO READY \m/

      2013 the year of FULL RETARD gaming --> Dual Titans, PS4 and Xbox 720 HOLY SHIT mind blown.

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        March 1, 2013 7:41 AM

        I think it might mean that it will be out on PS3, Wii U, 360 and PC on the 29th, and then next-gen when they launch a bit later. But that''s just an initial reaction

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          March 1, 2013 10:40 AM

          Hmmm it be crazy if they both came out in October I hope so.

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      March 1, 2013 8:03 AM

      GTA5 better come out on ps4 / 720, I dont want to play with jaggies

      also neener neener @ people who have to play games on PS3/360. Although I shouldnt brag I bet it'll be hard to get a nextgen console and I'll be boned

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        March 1, 2013 10:42 AM

        Don't bet on it the rumor right now is that Gran Turismo 6 coming to PS3 this year and will be at E3.

        Personally I want everything transitioned to the PS4.

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      March 1, 2013 12:09 PM

      Yayyyy for next gen!!!

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