Updated
Updated · Ubisoft · Jul 17
Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced Tops 3 Million Sales in 1 Week as Reviews Turn Very Positive
Updated
Updated · Ubisoft · Jul 17

Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced Tops 3 Million Sales in 1 Week as Reviews Turn Very Positive

3 articles · Updated · Ubisoft · Jul 17

Summary

  • More than 3 million copies of Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced sold in its first week after the July 9 launch, building on 2 million day-one sales.
  • Steam user reviews have improved to Very Positive since release, with Ubisoft crediting responsive post-launch support, quality-of-life updates, bug fixes and the newly announced New Game+ mode.
  • Ubisoft Singapore led the remake, rebuilding the 2013 Assassin’s Creed IV Black Flag on the latest Anvil engine with updated visuals, parry-focused combat, improved stealth and parkour, deeper naval mechanics and new story content.
  • The game is available on Ubisoft+, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and Windows PC through the Ubisoft Store, Steam and the Epic Games Store.

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