Black Flag represents the most noticeable aesthetic departure from an Assassin's Creed game to date, and for a franchise that was starting to blend together for me, it's a welcome change of pace.

Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag is a not a perfect game, but it is fun and enjoyable. The graphics are beautiful on the ageing PS3—I can' wait to see Black Flag running on the PlayStation 4 and ...

Assassin's Creed 4 Black Flag release date: 29 October 2013 on Xbox 360 and PS3. 22 November 2013 on Wii U, Xbox One, PS4 and PC. Assassin's Creed 4 Black Flag price: £49.99 on PS4 ...

Black Flag takes the ship combat of Assassin's Creed 3 and builds it into a true open world, a first for the series. And it's the most successful collection of mechanics the series has seen in years.

Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag feels familiar in every way, but the key difference is the new historical playground that lets you role-play as a pirate, and the world of Black Flag is massive.

From what we've seen, Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag will zig where its predecessors zagged. At first blush, there's no carefully crafted subtext or political intrigue.

The publisher confirmed Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag, launching on Oct. 29 for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Nintendo's Wii U. A version for Sony's upcoming PlayStation 4 is also in development.

While the game's new direction is a clear attempt by Ubisoft to reinvigorate the long running franchise, the shift also follows one of its greatest entries, Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag.

In Assassin’s Creed III, players took control of both Haytham and Connor Kenway, the son and grandson, respectively, of Black Flag’s protagonist Edward.

Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag is equal parts ambitious and familiar. The open-world and full integration of the naval system takes the series in a new direction, but its core remains exactly the ...

Now, if it turns out that the next Assassin’s Creed game will be Black Flag 2, it wouldn’t come as a huge shock. However, that’s not the point I’m trying to make here--not at all.

Assassin’s Creed Shadows launched without one of the series’ signature features, social stealth. Ubisoft developers have now ...