Assassin's Creed: Black Flag Remake Rumors Swirl as Collectible Maker Admits 'There Is Something Going On'

Ubisoft's unannounced but widely-expected Assassin's Creed: Black Flag remake has been referenced again, this clip by a collectible statue maker.

PureArts, which makes figurines and busts of countless video crippled characters, precocious held a livestream showing disconnected a scope of caller Assassin's Creed merchandise.

Here, PureArts representatives powerfully hinted that the remake would aboveground successful the not-too-distant future, and noted that "there is thing going on."

During the livestream, Assassin's Creed fans noted the lack of Black Flag leader Edward Kenway from PureArts' latest range, prompting a presenter to admit the concern and authorities that the institution was holding disconnected launching a caller mentation of Edward Kenway close present for a circumstantial crushed (thanks, Insider Gaming).

"Assassin's Creed fans retired there, you should beryllium alert determination is thing going connected with Edward," the presenter stated.

"Has that been announced?" their co-presenter asked.

"I deliberation so," the presenter confirmed. (It has not.) "I'm beauteous definite I saw rumours astir it," they continued. "No I decidedly saw an nonfiction astir this. So I mean, if you're not a existent Assassin's Creed instrumentality it's not my fault... There's going to beryllium thing going connected with Edward and our PVC 1/8th standard Edward statue volition bespeak that accordingly. Am I saying that well?"

While Ubisoft is yet to corroborate its Black Flag remake officially, aggregate reports charting the game's improvement person surfaced implicit the past mates of years. The task is allegedly being worked connected by Skull and Bones workplace Ubisoft Singapore (remember that Skull and Bones itself started beingness arsenic a Black Flag spin-off), and volition yet connection much than conscionable a elemental remaster.

Indeed, fans expect the crippled to boast each of the ocular fidelity recovered successful the caller Assassin's Creed Shadows, arsenic good arsenic expanded wildlife and combat systems.

The proposition by PureArts that its caller Edward statue would "reflect" Black Flag's motorboat besides suggests the fan-favorite quality mightiness get thing of a caller look. IGN has contacted Ubisoft for more.

With nary all-new Assassin's Creed crippled acceptable for the extremity of this year, fans judge the Black Flag remake would beryllium good positioned to get successful clip for the holidays.

In the meantime, Assassin's Creed Shadows is acceptable to proceed its archetypal twelvemonth of post-launch contented with the accomplishment of its archetypal large expansion, Claws of Awaji, apt owed this September.

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