Despite recent rumours of a remake for the pirate adventure
Assassin’s Creed: Black Flag’s unexpected disappearance from the Steam store is down to nothing more exciting than a tech bug - and definitely isn’t a sign of an upcoming remake for the pirate entry in the stealth-action franchise.
“We are aware that Assassin’s Creed Black Flag is currently unavailable for purchase on Steam,” a Ubisoft rep told our pals over atEurogamer. “This is due to a technical issue, and our teams are working on a solution to bring it back as soon as possible.”
Speculation had sprung up in the wake of Black Flag suddenly being unavailable to buy via Steam - something that remains the case as of the time of writing. Whileits Steam page remains, there’s currently no way to pick up the Assassin’s Creed standout via the store.
There is more than pure optimism behind the scuttlebutt, too. A remake of Black Flag wasreported to be in development back in June, withSkull & Bones’ lead studio Ubisoft Singapore said to be “heavily involved” as they seemingly wrap up their long-awaited and much-delayedpirate game- which itself started life as an expansion for Black Flag.
With that in mind, don’t expect to see the Black Flag remake anytime soon, if it is indeed in the works. Skull & Bones still doesn’t have a release date - although it’s at leastmade it to a closed beta now- and any Black Flag remake is said to be in the very early stages and at least a few years away.
