Ubisoft finally confirms the Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag remake is real, and it's dropping the '4' for some reason

Ubisoft finally confirms the Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag remake is real, and it’s dropping the ‘4’ for some reason | PC Gamer Skip to main content Open menu Close main menu PC Gamer THE GLOBAL AUTHORITY ON PC GAMES US Edition UK US Canada Australia Subscribe Sign in View Profile Sign out Search Search PC Gamer Games Hardware News Reviews Guides Video Forum More PC Gaming Show PC Gamer Clips Software Codes Coupons Movies & TV Magazine Newsletter Affiliate links Meet the team Community guidelines About PC Gamer PC Gamer Magazine SubscriptionWhy subscribe?Subscribe to the world’s #1 PC gaming magTry a single issue or save on a subscriptionIssues delivered straight to your door or device From$1Subscribe now Don’t miss these Fallout Fallout: New Vegas remaster hopium goes off like Mount Vesuvius as Iron Galaxy teases ‘what’s coming next’ with a very famous loading screen Assassin’s Creed Former Assassin’s Creed and Far Cry director says Ubisoft ‘became very allergic’ to new games, which contributed to a ‘talent drain’ RPG Avowed was always great, but now that it costs what it should have at launch and nobody’s being weird about it online, it’s kinda perfect Graphics Cards You might be as surprised as I was to learn that Assassin’s Creed Mirage is one of the few games to use AI neural texture compression—the only one, I think Gaming Industry Assassin’s Creed Hexe creative director Clint Hocking leaves Ubisoft, former Black Flag director Jean Guesden takes over as development continues under ‘a seasoned team’ RPG Iron Galaxy says the Fallout: New Vegas image it posted yesterday doesn’t mean anything: ‘We use that slide every month and has nothing to do with anything Fallout being worked on’ Resident Evil Resident Evil 1’s remake and the OG Resident Evil 4 are still must-plays, and you can make them both look even better with HD remaster mods Assassin’s Creed Assassin’s Creed 3’s greatest feature was pushed to the side until Black Flag because Ubisoft was worried that ‘the tech wouldn’t work’ Games Todd Howard has ‘softened’ on remasters, but he’s still ‘anti-remake’ Assassin’s Creed The director of the first Assassin’s Creed with naval battles found it ‘bizarre’ to watch Skull and Bones’ agonisingly long development, because it was ‘essentially the same stuff re-shipping 14 years after we made it’ Resident Evil 13 years after the disappointment of Resident Evil 6, Capcom is finally fusing survival horror and all-out action again—and this time I think it worked Resident Evil Resident Evil 4 Remake guide: puzzles, collectibles, secrets, and the best weapons Gaming Industry Ubisoft CEO confirms new Assassin’s Creed and Far Cry games are coming, denies that putting his son in charge of them was nepotism Action There could be a new God of War project involving new Kratos’ voice actor Christopher Judge revealed ‘late summer’, but nobody should feel great about how that news broke Action As Assassin’s Creed Shadows support comes to an end, Ubisoft reiterates what’s coming in the future, and yes, co-op factors into it somehow PopularNEW: PC Gamer Clips!Resident EvilArc RaidersBest PC gearGame Quizzes Games Action Assassin’s Creed Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag Ubisoft finally confirms the Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag remake is real, and it’s dropping the ‘4’ for some reason News By Morgan Park published 4 March 2026 “Keep your spyglass on the horizon.” When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. 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From first-look trailers, interviews, reviews and explainers, we’ve got you covered. Signup + Once a month SFX Get sneak previews, exclusive competitions and details of special events each month! Signup + An account already exists for this email address, please log in. Subscribe to our newsletter The long-rumored, many times-leaked Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag remake is official. Ubisoft dropped the confirmation in an email to press laying out the future of the Assassin’s Creed series, sandwiched between sparse details about a future co-op AC game and the upcoming Netflix show.”Speculation around Assassin’s Creed is not new, but it’s worth repeating: ‘Nothing is true. Everything is permitted,'” the announcement reads. “Well, except in this case, some whispers have a little more wind in their sails. Keep your spyglass on the horizon.”Attached is a piece of art from the remake, officially dubbed Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced (a triple name-er), of pirate assassin Edward Kenway standing on the mast of his Jackdaw. Related articles Somehow the Assassin’s Creed: Black Flag remake continues to leak, thanks to a PEGI rating for something called Black Flag Resynced Ubisoft is now memeing about Black Flag remake leaks, which is a change from threatening to sue its lead actor over them Assassin’s Creed 3’s greatest feature was pushed to the side until Black Flag because Ubisoft was worried that ‘the tech wouldn’t work’ Sure man, let’s do it. It’s still a little funny that the first Assassin’s Creed game getting the remake treatment is the sixth one in the series, but if you’re throwing your weight behind a full-fledged do-ov