The first single-player DLC for Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag rolls out later today in North America, followed by Europe tomorrow. The Freedom Cry DLC is the first major add-on for the game, adding around five hours of additional gameplay to the game, and set 15 years after the events of the game.
Ubisoft have announced a patch for Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag that will enable the game to render in 1080p natively on the PS4. The game currently runs at 900p, which is upscaled to 1080p at 30fps. The game shipped with 900p resolution, but developers then used xtra time to get the PS4 version running in native 1080p resolution.
Ubisoft and Sony have confirmed that the PS4 bundle with Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag will be available at launch in Europe, on November 29th 2013. The new bundle is effectively a replacement for the Watch_Dogs bundle after the game was delayed by Ubisoft into Spring 2014.
Ubisoft has revealed more information about Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag exclusive mission on the PlayStation, as well as future DLC content and Season Pass. The PlayStation version of the game will include 60 minutes of exclusive gameplay featuring Assassin’s Creed III: Liberation‘s heroine Aveline.
Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag’s Game Director Ashraf Ismail has revealed some new information about the upcoming game featuring new protagonist Captain Edward Kenway, and set during the Golden Age of Pirates in the early 1700s. Ismail has previously revealed that present-day sequences will be available in the game, but has delved deeper in a new interview.
It’s another week and with it comes another new Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag trailer, this time its about Captain Edward Kenway quest for treasure. The new trailer, titled The Heist, shows a quick peek at how Captain Kenway organises a world class pirate heist together with a group of like-minded renegades to take the West Indies for all they’re worth.
Ubisoft have released yet another new trailer for their upcoming title, Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag, titled “Infamous Pirates”. The new trailer focuses on Infamous Pirates, as the name suggests, with Matt Ryan, the actor behind lead character Edward Kenway, narrating the trailer.
A new gameplayer trailer has been released for Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag, showing the game’s multiplayer mode. The short trailer shows various assassins killing others in a variety of brutal ways. The multiplayer mode looks like fun, but it’s not clear how much the mode has changed since the previous games.
Ubisoft have released a new trailer for Assassin’s Creed IV Black Flag which focuses specifically on the next-generation version of the game, showing the technical achievements you can find on the PS4 and Xbox One versions. One of the many improvements is dynamic foliage so it’s easier to see your character when you’re being stealthy.
Ubisoft have released a new gameplay video of Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag, in which Game Director Ashraf Ismai,l takes a tour of the Caribbean and its many locations to explore. The video is titled “Locations and Activities”, and covers tavern fights, underwater shipwrecks, harpooning, smuggler’s caves and sharks.
