You and I know pirates to be cheery drunkards, perhaps made of plasticine, who plunder cursed booty and battle sea monsters. Yet, Ubisoft Montreal claims, this is all fiction. The developer has said it is "giving pirates the HBO, reality treatment" in Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag, suggesting that perhaps piracy wasn't all hook hands and perching parrots.
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Ubisoft had hinted at a Wii U edition of open-world hack 'em up Watch Dogs before, but only formally confirmed it last night alongside the announcement of a PlayStation 4 version. No, obviously it didn't drop this news during Sony's big shindig, but in a press release afterwards.
The first gameplay trailer for Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag, showing what pirate assassins get up to.
The first gameplay trailer for Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag, showing what pirate assassins get up to.
The first look at Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag, Ubisoft's latest open-world murder simulator. Now with pirates!
"I don't see why... Planks are fun. And well... Hooks could make for some BRUTAL kills =]"
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