While Ubisoft retains quiet about a potential Assassin's Creed: Black Flag remake, the actor behind the game's hero Edward Kenway has supplied up some teasing phrases to followers.
A souped-up model of Ubisoft's piratical Assassin's Creed entry has been the subject of quite a few leaks over the previous few years, and is now broadly anticipated amongst followers. But Ubisoft itself has by no means confirmed the undertaking — and declined to touch upon the matter when contacted by IGN final month, when an Assassin's Creed merchandise maker also dropped an obvious Black Flag remake hint.
Now, at a fan conference, Edward Kenway voice actor Matt Ryan has given maybe the obvious tease to this point that one thing is on the horizon.
"Have you beaten the game?" Ryan asks a fan, as captured on video by TikTok person therebelarchive. "Well, you might have to beat it again…"
When the fan replies "Is this true? I have to run through all of them again," Ryan responds with a figuring out wink, after which says:
"Well, especially this one. There's a reason I say that, but I can't say anything."
Matt Ryan (Voice of Edward Kenway) Teases Black Flag Remaster by way of a fan interplay at a conference!
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“Have you beat the game?… well you may have to beat it again 😉”
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“There’s a reason I say that but I can’t say anything…”@TheHiddenOneAC @TheRealZephryss pic.twitter.com/vg6RghgcE7— YT.com/Super DropKick (@SuperDropKick17) June 29, 2025
While Ryan is probably going conscious of the continuing hypothesis round a Black Flag remaster, may his involvement in it prolong past seeing his prior work re-released? Reports have recommended Ubisoft is engaged on a substantial re-working of Black Flag — does that imply Ryan himself is concerned, re-recordling dialogue, or contributing to new story components?
Multiple studies charting the game's improvement have surfaced over the previous couple of years, with the Black Flag remake allegedly being worked on by Skull and Bones studio Ubisoft Singapore (keep in mind that Skull and Bones itself began life as a Black Flag spin-off), with work underway to offer one thing ultimately more substantial than just a simple remaster. Reports have recommended that this new model of Black Flag will boast all of the visible constancy discovered within the current Assassin's Creed Shadows, in addition to expanded wildlife and fight methods.
With no all-new Assassin's Creed game set for the tip of this yr, followers consider the Black Flag remake can be nicely positioned to reach in time for the vacations. Here's hoping Ryan isn't made to stroll the plank for dropping this latest trace, and it's not too long earlier than Ubisoft makes the remake official.
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