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enFri, 23 Feb 2024 17:51:48 +0000Skull And Bones review: an exceptionally boring live service shipping simhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/skull-and-bones-reviewEd ThornFri, 23 Feb 2024 17:51:48 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/skull-and-bones-reviewFull productMultiplayer CompetitiveSkull and BonesOpen WorldSingle PlayerXbox Series X/SUbisoft SingaporeUbisoftHistoricalPCMultiplayer CooperativeAction AdventureThird personWot I ThinkPS5

Ubisoft boss Yves Guillemot recently said Skull And Bones is a "quadruple-A game", which I think is very accurate, actually. "AAAA" is the sound that escapes my lips as I embark on yet another hour-long sail to retrieve some logs, or when I'm doing my little deliveries and a brigantine starts on me. After 11 years in development, Ubisoft's pirate game isn't necessarily a disaster, I just think its live service model has transformed piracy from a roguish lark on the waves into a tremendously dull series of shipping tasks.

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Skull and Bones’ PC performance is mostly smooth sailing, but do stow it on an SSDhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/skull-and-bones-pc-performance-is-mostly-smooth-sailing-but-do-stow-it-on-an-ssdJames ArcherFri, 16 Feb 2024 11:51:03 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/skull-and-bones-pc-performance-is-mostly-smooth-sailing-but-do-stow-it-on-an-ssdFull productMultiplayer CompetitiveSkull and BonesOpen WorldSingle PlayerXbox Series X/SUbisoft SingaporeHardwareUbisoftHistoricalPCMultiplayer CooperativeAction AdventureThird personPS5

Because it’s somehow my job to worry about the technical fidelity of electronic toys, I’ve been eyeing the long-overdue arrival of Skull and Bones with some nervousness. After nearly a decade of delays, you’d probably just want to get it out the door, right? Skip straight to the open-world pirate adventuring, none of that 'making it work on a range of graphics cards' nonsense.

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The Electronic Wireless Show podcast S3 episode 6: Skull & Bones is finally about to come outhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-electronic-wireless-show-podcast-s3-episode-6-skull-bones-is-finally-about-to-come-outAlice BellThu, 15 Feb 2024 16:00:00 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-electronic-wireless-show-podcast-s3-episode-6-skull-bones-is-finally-about-to-come-outMultiplayer CompetitiveHistoricalFull product#FatBloodUbisoft SingaporeThe RPS Electronic Wireless showPCThird personPodcastSkull and BonesOpen WorldSingle PlayerUbisoftMultiplayer CooperativeAction Adventure#BigOatsPS5Xbox Series X/S#ShergarsHeartSquad

It's happening! Why I played Skull & Bones back when it wasn't even a live service game. But now it is, and it's out this weekend. We talk a bit about how long it has been coming out, why it's been in development this long, and why they didn't just release the sucker the two or three previous times they got close to doing so. Honestly, I hope it does okay. We also talk about the games we've been playing this week, and Nate challenges us with a game of Palworld Pal: real or fake? PLUS the giant game dildo and our recommendations this week.

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I'm not sure I'll ever leave the prologue area in Skull And Boneshttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/im-not-sure-ill-ever-leave-the-prologue-area-in-skull-and-bonesEdwin Evans-ThirlwellThu, 15 Feb 2024 15:01:17 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/im-not-sure-ill-ever-leave-the-prologue-area-in-skull-and-bonesFull productMultiplayer CompetitiveSkull and BonesOpen WorldSingle PlayerXbox Series X/SUbisoft SingaporeUbisoftHistoricalPCMultiplayer CooperativeAction AdventureThird personPS5

Last night I spent an hour in Ubisoft Singapore's Skull And Bones, the much-reconceived, nigh-mythical open world pirate game that has been in development since 2013. Taking a leaf from the book of feared intergalactic corsair Samus Aran, the prologue starts you off at the height of your bucanneering powers, with a mighty gold-and-scarlet galleon at your disposal that is shortly blown to bits by the English Navy.

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Skull And Bones is now in open beta, almost as if Ubisoft intend to finally release ithttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/skull-and-bones-is-now-in-open-beta-almost-as-if-ubisoft-intend-to-finally-release-itAlice O'ConnorThu, 08 Feb 2024 12:32:35 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/skull-and-bones-is-now-in-open-beta-almost-as-if-ubisoft-intend-to-finally-release-itFull productMultiplayer CompetitiveSkull and BonesOpen WorldSingle PlayerXbox Series X/SUbisoft SingaporeUbisoftHistoricalPCMultiplayer CooperativeAction AdventureThird personopen betaPS5

Continuing their great prank of pretending they plan to release Skull And Bones, Ubisoft today launched an open beta for their multiplayer open-world pirate boat game. The free beta will run until Sunday night, after which Ubisoft will presumably delay the game for another seventeen years while once again redesigning the whole thing. When you buy your great grandniece Skull And Bones for her 17th birthday, you'll be able to tell her you were there for the mythical open beta of '24.

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Skull And Bones is Ubisoft's "biggest open world" and cutting the campaign was vital, says former creative directorhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/skull-and-bones-is-ubisofts-biggest-open-world-and-cutting-the-campaign-was-vital-says-former-creative-directorEdwin Evans-ThirlwellTue, 06 Feb 2024 17:45:27 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/skull-and-bones-is-ubisofts-biggest-open-world-and-cutting-the-campaign-was-vital-says-former-creative-directorFull productMultiplayer CompetitiveSkull and BonesOpen WorldSingle PlayerXbox Series X/SUbisoft SingaporeUbisoftHistoricalPCMultiplayer CooperativeAction AdventureThird personPS5

Ubisoft Singapore's piracy sim Skull And Bones started development in 2013, and during the subsequent decade-and-change it has seemingly collided with every possible reef in the ocean of videogame production, undergoing a series of delays, reboots and staff departures. Perhaps it will take you the same amount of time to sail across it: this is Ubisoft's "biggest open world" offering, in the words of former creative director Elisabeth Pellen.

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Shiver me timbers, Skull and Bones is holding an open beta in Februaryhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/shiver-me-timbers-skull-and-bones-is-holding-an-open-beta-in-februaryEd ThornFri, 26 Jan 2024 11:19:52 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/shiver-me-timbers-skull-and-bones-is-holding-an-open-beta-in-februaryFull productMultiplayer CompetitiveSkull and BonesOpen WorldSingle PlayerXbox Series X/SUbisoft SingaporeUbisoftHistoricalPCMultiplayer CooperativeAction AdventureThird personPS5

The much delayed, rebooted, and delayed live service pirate 'em up Skull And Bones actually pencilled in a release date not long ago. Just when you thought it couldn't get any more remarkable, Ubisoft have also announced it'll get an open beta before it launches. In only a couple of weeks, you'll be able to sail the seven seas with a purple rarity cannon firing off common rarity cannon balls that you bought off a rank 25 landlubber with your Skullbucks. Cool!

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Skull And Bones will set sail on February 16th, 2024 - or so they say this timehttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/skull-and-bones-will-set-sail-on-february-16th-2024-or-so-they-say-this-timeGraham SmithFri, 08 Dec 2023 03:11:45 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/skull-and-bones-will-set-sail-on-february-16th-2024-or-so-they-say-this-timeThe Game Awards 2023Multiplayer CompetitiveSkull and BonesSingle PlayerUbisoft SingaporeXbox OneUbisoftMultiplayer CooperativePCAction AdventurePS4Third person

Skull And Bones was initially meant to launch in the autumn of 2018, but it's been delayed and delayed, rebooted and delayed some more. Its most recent slip was from November of this year into 2024, but Ubisoft have now put a new specific date on their multiplayer pirate 'em up: February 16th, 2024.

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Ubisoft delay Skull and Bones yet again, together with a mystery "large game"https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/ubisoft-delay-skull-and-bones-yet-again-together-with-a-mystery-large-gameEdwin Evans-ThirlwellThu, 26 Oct 2023 17:55:10 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/ubisoft-delay-skull-and-bones-yet-again-together-with-a-mystery-large-gameMassive EntertainmentStar Wars OutlawsMultiplayer CompetitiveSkull and BonesOpen WorldSingle PlayerXbox Series X/SUbisoft SingaporeXbox OneScience FictionUbisoftUbisoft EntertainmentPCMultiplayer CooperativeAction AdventureThird personPS4PS5

Ubisoft's multiplayer Jolly Rog 'em up Skull and Bones is caught on the reefs once again. Recently tipped to appear in early fiscal year 2023-2024, it's now due to make landfall in the publisher's FYQ4 - sometime between January and March 2024. What's the Golden Age of Piracy equivalent for "vapourware"? I'm picturing a spectral vessel like the Flying Dutchman, crewed by glum-faced producers and with a big grimacing statue of company CEO Yves Guillemot affixed to the prow.

The troubled naval combat sim isn't the only Ubisoft project experiencing misadventures. As revealed in their latest earnings report, the publisher have also pushed back a mysterious "large game", originally due to launch before the end of their current fiscal year, to the next fiscal year, which means at some point after 31st March 2024. Speculation runs rife that the anonymous blockbuster is Ubisoft Massive's Star Wars Outlaws.

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Ubisoft might be remaking their swashbuckling pirateventure Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flaghttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/ubisoft-might-be-remaking-their-swashbuckling-pirateventure-assassins-creed-iv-black-flagKaan SerinMon, 03 Jul 2023 11:34:59 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/ubisoft-might-be-remaking-their-swashbuckling-pirateventure-assassins-creed-iv-black-flagUbisoft MontrealMultiplayer CompetitivePS4Skull and BonesSingle PlayerPlatformerUbisoft SingaporeXbox OneUbisoft EntertainmentUbisoftPCMultiplayer CooperativeAction AdventureAssassin's Creed IV: Black FlagThird person

At what point do games enter the old, or retro, or classic camp? Or better yet, at what point does a game need a remake? Apparently 10 years is the answer, since a remake of Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag (aka the best one) is reportedly in the early stages of development at Ubisoft, at least a0ccording to a report from Kotaku. If true, this means it's joining The Last Of Us Part 1 as 2013’s other maybe-too-soon remake.

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Skull and Bones still doesn't have a release date, but it will have a closed beta in Augusthttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/skull-and-bones-still-doesnt-have-a-release-date-but-it-will-have-a-closed-beta-in-augustOisin KuhnkeTue, 13 Jun 2023 13:42:33 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/skull-and-bones-still-doesnt-have-a-release-date-but-it-will-have-a-closed-beta-in-augustMultiplayer CompetitiveSkull and BonesSingle PlayerUbisoft SingaporeXbox OneUbisoftMultiplayer CooperativePCAction AdventurePS4Third person

Skull and Bones still doesn't have a release date, but Ubisoft have now announced that the game will have a closed beta in August. The developer announced the news that the much-delayed game would be receiving a beta alongside a… sea shanty, which is obviously fitting given the whole it being a pirate game thing, but is maybe the funniest way of doing such an announcement for a game that seems like it's never coming out. You can currently sign up to potentially join the closed beta on the game's website, with the test set to take place August 25-28.

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Skull & Bones looks sumptuous in its latest developer video, but there's still no release datehttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/skull-bones-looks-sumptuous-in-its-latest-developer-video-but-theres-still-no-release-dateMatt CoxFri, 13 Jan 2023 18:49:48 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/skull-bones-looks-sumptuous-in-its-latest-developer-video-but-theres-still-no-release-dateSkull and BonesOpen WorldUbisoftUbisoft Singapore

Make no bones about it: Ubisoft's perennially delayed Skull & Bones is still coming. A new developer video proves that, offering a fresh look at some sumptuous seas during a hunt for an Ungwanan renegade. The most interesting part of Skull & Bones is still its tortured history, with a recent sixth delay pushing it even further back from the original 2018 release date - but oh, maybe I do want to be a boat after all. At least for a bit.

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Skull & Bones sails into a sixth delay while Ubisoft axes three more unannounced gameshttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/skull-bones-sails-into-a-sixth-delay-while-ubisoft-axes-three-more-unannounced-gamesMatt CoxWed, 11 Jan 2023 20:34:24 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/skull-bones-sails-into-a-sixth-delay-while-ubisoft-axes-three-more-unannounced-gamesAction AdventureSkull and BonesUbisoftUbisoft Singapore

The sea is harsh, but game development can be harsher. Ubisoft's pirate 'em up Skull and Bones has been delayed yet again, despite already having being delayed for the fifth time last September. It was due for March, but this latest delay pushes it back to "early" in the financial year 2023-24, which begins in July.

At least it's (sea)faring better than three other unannounced Ubisoft games, which have been cancelled thanks to Ubisoft's general underperforming sails. Sorry, sales.

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Skull & Bones suffers fifth delay in five yearshttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/skull-bones-suffers-fifth-delay-in-five-yearsCJ WheelerThu, 29 Sep 2022 09:45:36 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/skull-bones-suffers-fifth-delay-in-five-yearsSkull and BonesSimulationUbisoft SingaporeUbisoftHistoricalAction Adventure

Ubisoft’s much-delayed shanty ‘em up Skull & Bones has been dashed by another four months, pushing its release from November to March 2023. The announcement came as the devs revealed that the game will receive an open beta period in “the near future”. Details of how to sign up for the beta are expected soon.

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Skull And Bones will support 4K, ray tracing, and uncapped FPS on PChttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/skull-and-bones-will-support-4k-ray-tracing-and-uncapped-fps-on-pcGraham SmithThu, 25 Aug 2022 21:09:33 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/skull-and-bones-will-support-4k-ray-tracing-and-uncapped-fps-on-pcBlockbusterSkull and BonesSimulationUbisoftAction Adventure

If there was any PC graphics option I could choose to tweak in real life, it would be "Clutter". My flat forever has it set to Very High, but Skull And Bones will let PC players cycle it down to Low with only a few clicks. It's one of many options highlighted in the "PC features" trailer, which also highlights 4K HDR, ultrawide monitor support, ray tracing and other graphical wizardry available in Ubisoft's pirate 'em up.

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Ubisoft's mega-delayed Skull And Bones relaunches with a November release datehttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/ubisofts-mega-delayed-skull-and-bones-relaunches-with-a-november-release-dateAlice BellThu, 07 Jul 2022 18:30:00 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/ubisofts-mega-delayed-skull-and-bones-relaunches-with-a-november-release-dateBlockbusterMMOSkull and BonesSimulationOpen WorldUbisoft SingaporeSocialUbisoft

It's fair to say that Skull And Bones has had a somewhat troubled development. Ubisoft's pirate-themed live service MMO has been knocking around for almost a decade, having been overhauled a couple of times since it started life as a DLC for Asassin's Creed IV: Black Flag. But at a stream tonight it was revealed that Skull And Bones still exists, and not only that, but it has a release date of November 8th, 2022. Still a few months left to delay it again if necessary, but fingers crossed.

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Skull And Bones resurfaces as a Sea Of Thieves-like without the jokeshttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/skull-and-bones-resurfaces-as-a-sea-of-thieves-like-without-the-jokesAlice BellThu, 07 Jul 2022 18:30:00 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/skull-and-bones-resurfaces-as-a-sea-of-thieves-like-without-the-jokesBlockbusterMMOSkull and BonesSimulationUbisoft SingaporeSocialUbisoftPreviews

Back in the mists of time, I actually had a hands on with Ubisoft's pirate 'em up Skull And Bones once. In my memory of it, I was an adolescent, which was categorically not the case and probably more a product of the booths at Gamescom being very tall, not to mention the hands on taking place so very long ago. At that time, the game was essentially the naval combat bit from AC: Black Flag, carved out and extended to be its own thing. Now, years later and with many delays and reworks bobbing about in its wake, Skull And Bones is back, and looking a bit different.

The current state of play for Skull And Bones was revealed with a livestream tonight, featuring an explainer video walking you through some of the game features, a chonk of the game in piratical action, and a surprisingly close release date confirmation for the 8th of November 2022 (there's still time for it to be delayed again!). All those extra months in the oven have produced a decidedly Sea Of Thieves-shaped bun. But this one is all realistic and gritty, more complicated, and is taking itself seriously. You won't catch Skull And Bones announcing its new season features with a comedy song, that's for sure.

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Ubisoft to re-reveal Skull And Bones this Thursday, and Ubisoft Forward returns in Septemberhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/ubisoft-to-re-reveal-skull-and-bones-this-thursday-and-ubisoft-forward-returns-in-septemberGraham SmithTue, 05 Jul 2022 21:52:23 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/ubisoft-to-re-reveal-skull-and-bones-this-thursday-and-ubisoft-forward-returns-in-septemberBlockbusterSkull and BonesUbisoftUbisoft Forward 2022Action Adventure

Ubisoft Forward is returning this September. Ubisoft's very own not-E3 livestream will "reveal updates and news on multiple games and projects", Ubisoft say. Before that - on this Thursday July 7th, even - the publisher are going to broadcast an in-depth look on their lost-at-sea live service pirate 'em up Skull And Bones.

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Skull & Bones footage leaked, but it sounds like an official re-reveal isn't far offhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/skull-bones-footage-leaked-but-it-sounds-like-an-official-re-reveal-isnt-far-offGraham SmithFri, 29 Apr 2022 20:56:52 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/skull-bones-footage-leaked-but-it-sounds-like-an-official-re-reveal-isnt-far-offBlockbusterSkull and BonesRPGUbisoftAction Adventure

Pirate 'em up Skull & Bones has been delayed and delayed, and is currently expected to reach port sometime this year or next. It's been a while since we last saw it in action, but four minutes of footage leaked earlier today, showing a walkthrough of the game designed to prime journalists or testers before they play the game.

The seemingly old footage has already been taken down, but the official Skull & Bones Twitter account has tweeted a hint that it won't be long before we see something more official.

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Ubisoft's Skull & Bones has suffered eight years of troubled developmenthttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/ubisofts-skull-bones-has-suffered-eight-years-of-troubled-developmentImogen BeckhellingWed, 21 Jul 2021 13:10:44 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/ubisofts-skull-bones-has-suffered-eight-years-of-troubled-developmentSkull and BonesBlockbusterUbisoftUbisoft Singapore

If you take a look at our Skull & Bones tag on RPS, it's clear the ever-upcoming pirate game has had its fair share of troubles. It's suffered four delays, the removal of a managing director and a change in vision, and until now we could only wonder what was really happening behind the scenes. But now a new report tells of eight years of rocky development at Ubisoft's Singapore studio: from mismanagement and issues with creative vision, to a deal with the Singapore government promising to release the game.

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Ubisoft's live sea-rvice game Skull & Bones delayed againhttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/ubisofts-live-sea-rvice-game-skull-bones-delayed-againGraham SmithTue, 11 May 2021 20:53:18 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/ubisofts-live-sea-rvice-game-skull-bones-delayed-againSkull and BonesUbisoftUbisoft Singapore

What is a skull if not a bone? A bone structure? Either these pirates are pedants or they should have named their game Bones & Bones.

Perhaps it's questions like these that have led Skull & Bones, Ubisoft's seafaring adventure, to be delayed yet again. This time it's been pushed until sometime after March 2022.

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Ubisoft removes managing director from Skull & Bones studiohttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/ubisoft-removes-managing-director-from-skull-bones-studioImogen BeckhellingThu, 19 Nov 2020 13:25:06 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/ubisoft-removes-managing-director-from-skull-bones-studioSkull and BonesBlockbusterUbisoftUbisoft Singapore

Ubisoft have removed Hugues Ricour from his position as managing director of their Singapore studio, which is currently developing pirate ship combat game, Skull & Bones. His removal comes after a leadership audit was performed at the company, following allegations of sexual harassment.

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Ubisoft say Skull & Bones is "in full swing with a new vision"https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/ubisoft-say-skull-bones-is-in-full-swing-with-a-new-visionAlice O'ConnorThu, 10 Sep 2020 10:39:35 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/ubisoft-say-skull-bones-is-in-full-swing-with-a-new-visionBlockbusterMultiplayer CompetitiveSkull and BonesSingle PlayerUbisoft SingaporeXbox OneUbisoftMultiplayer CooperativePCAction AdventureUbisoft Forward 2022PS4Third person

Three years after announcing Skull & Bones with an initial squall of previews, Ubisoft still don't have much to say about the pirate ship game which was once due in 2018. Don't expect to see it during tonight's Ubisoft Forward announce-o-rama stream or even this year, Ubi have now said, but they do assure that production is "in full swing with a new vision". Last we saw, it was basically the ship battles of Assassin's Creed: Black Flag expanded into a multiplayer game.

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Skull & Bones may become a live service gamehttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/skull-bones-may-become-a-live-service-gameLauren MortonMon, 13 Jul 2020 20:19:37 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/skull-bones-may-become-a-live-service-gameMultiplayer CompetitiveSkull and BonesSingle PlayerUbisoft SingaporeXbox OneUbisoftMultiplayer CooperativePCAction AdventurePS4Third person

In all this talk about Assassin's Creed Valhalla's viking blokes in boats, I'd almost forgotten about Ubisoft's other boats game. Ships, pardon me. Skull & Bones is the pirate-themed naval combat game they announced yonks back in 2017. It's not scuttled yet, apparently, but may be changing course to a live service game.

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Ubisoft delay Watch Dogs Legion, Rainbow Six Quarantine, and Gods & Monstershttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/ubisoft-delay-watch-dogs-legion-rainbow-six-quarantine-and-gods-monstersAlice O'ConnorFri, 25 Oct 2019 11:14:47 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/ubisoft-delay-watch-dogs-legion-rainbow-six-quarantine-and-gods-monstersWatch Dogs LegionBlockbusterTom Clancy's Rainbow Six QuarantineTom Clancy's Rainbow Six ExtractionSkull and BonesTom Clancy's Ghost Recon: BreakpointRoller ChampionsdelayUbisoftBusinessImmortals Fenyx Rising

Ubisoft have announced delays for hack 'em up Watch Dogs Legion, zombie spin-off Rainbow Six Quarantine, and the Zelda-lookin' Gods & Monsters, pushing their vague release windows deeper into 2020. They're now all due in Q2 or Q3 of Ubisoft's 2021 fiscal year, which in humanspeak means from July to December 2020.The blast of business news also included word that launch sales of Ghost Recon Breakpoint were "very disappointing" for Ubisoft. Alright everybody, tidy up those ties (full Windsor, please, we're not Wall Street animals) and open your Funfax to fiscal 2021.

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Every PC game at Ubisoft's E3 Press Conferencehttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/every-pc-game-at-ubisofts-e3-press-conferenceDave IrwinTue, 12 Jun 2018 09:58:23 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/every-pc-game-at-ubisofts-e3-press-conferenceFeatureBlockbusterThe Crew 2For HonorFor Honor: Marching FireTrials RisingAssassin's Creed OdysseySkull and BonesTom Clancy's Rainbow Six SiegeTom Clancy's The Division 2UbisoftTransferenceBeyond Good and Evil 2E3 2018

Ubisoft's conference included everything we expected, from a closer look at Beyond Good & Evil 2, to confirmation of the leaked Assassin's Creed Odyssey, to the now traditional (and delightful) Just Dance dancy party. If you don't have time to watch the conference in its entirety however, here is a showcase of the trailers that were shown and links to the associated news from Ubisoft.

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Ubisoft show off multipirate shipfights in Skull & Boneshttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/skull-and-bones-e3-2018-gameplay-trailerAlice O'ConnorMon, 11 Jun 2018 21:20:52 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/skull-and-bones-e3-2018-gameplay-trailerSkull and BonesUbisoft SingaporeUbisoftAction AdventureE3 2018

What sets Skull & Bones apart from Sea of Thieves? Being more of an action-RPG and having enemies who can actually put up a decent fight, for starters, going by a new gameplay explain-o-trailer for Ubisoft's upcoming shared-world multiplayer pirate shipfight sandbox action-RPG. It gives a broad overview of customising your ship's loadout, ship class special abilities, engaging in shipstealth to slip past watchful NPCs, plundering booty, teaming up to fight real big ships, backstabbing piratepals, and making your pirate ship just look real cool.

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Ubisoft delay pirate 'em up Skull & Boneshttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/ubisoft-delay-skull-and-bonesAlice O'ConnorFri, 18 May 2018 12:10:00 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/ubisoft-delay-skull-and-bonesSkull and BonesBlue BytedelayUbisoft SingaporeUbisoftAction AdventureUbisoft Chengdu

Ubisoft's salty multiplayer shipfighter Skull & Bones will not launch this autumn, as had been the plan, because Ubisoft have delayed it for a fair while. They want extra time to make sure it's proper good, yeah? Wouldn't want to launch a ship then have the front fall off or, like Sea Of Thieves, realise the front was never even there. Ubi now expect to release Skull & Bones in the 2019-20 financial year, which runs from April 1st, 2019 through to March 31st, 2020.

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Skull and Bones is about being a ship, not a piratehttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/skull-and-bones-previewAdam SmithTue, 20 Jun 2017 16:00:56 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/skull-and-bones-previewFeatureBlockbusterE3 2017RacingSkull and BonesUbisoft SingaporeUbisoftAction AdventurePreviews

Skull and Bones [official site] is a game I've wanted for a long time. That has nothing to do with its setting or style, though a Black Flag follow-up of sorts is an attractive proposition – but, no, the appeal of Skull and Bones is more abstract. This is the result of Ubisoft having one of their apparently specialist studios build an entire game around their specialism. Almost like a mega-bucks version of the animation experimentations of Grow Home.

In this case, it's not procedural animation. Here, we're with Ubisoft Singapore and the wonders of water.

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Every PC game announced or trailered at E3 2017https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/e3-2017-pc-gamesJohn WalkerTue, 13 Jun 2017 20:00:40 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/e3-2017-pc-gamesOri and the Will of the WispsMultiplayer Competitive4A GamesThe Creative AssemblyPuzzleWargrooveGriftlandsSegaMMORPGKlei EntertainmentBiowareMiddle-earth: Shadow of WarNintendo SwitchActivisionXbox Game StudiosTotal War: Warhammer IIPCLawBreakersFar Cry 5RacingCard GamesTunicSingle PlayerPrime MatterSea of ThievesDouble Fine ProductionsUbisoftMultiplayer CooperativeMachineGamesThe Evil Within 2Side viewChucklefish GamesSimulationArc System Works2K GamesXbox Series X/SMonolith ProductionsShiftCapcomActivision BlizzardFightingLucasArtsOobletsUbisoft San Franciscoid SoftwareTango GameworksXboxMetro ExodusFinjiUbisoft EntertainmentBoss Key ProductionsBird view / IsometricBeyond Good and Evil 2Virtual RealityBungieLife is Strange Before the StormBethesda SoftworksBattlefield 1PSPUbisoft SingaporeAndroidDICETantalus MediaStrategyFeatureBandai Namco EntertainmentBlockbusterCall of Duty: WWIIAssassin's Creed OriginsRPGSkull and BonesThe Elder Scrolls: LegendsDestiny 2TaleWorlds EntertainmentAction AdventureFiraxis GamesKalypso MediaUbisoft MontpellierArkane StudiosTurn 10 StudiosIvory TowerMetanet SoftwareSavage EntertainmentMonster Hunter: WorldWolfenstein II: The New ColossusMount & Blade II: BannerlordState of Decay 2Forza Motorsport 7Deep SilverThe Last NightXCOM 2: War of the ChosenUbisoft MontrealFallout 4 VRFirst personXbox 360AnthembandaiEA SportsNeed for Speed PaybackCode VeinKonamiTacomaCrackdown 3Strategy: Real-Time StrategySquare EnixFIFA 18Raw FuryPS5Doom VFRThe Crew 2Dragon Ball FighterZBioWare EdmontonMicrosoft StudiosSouth Park: The Fractured but WholeUndead LabsPlatformerEA DICEPandemic StudiosLimbic EntertainmentRareE3 2017Star Wars: Battlefront IIGhost GamesXbox OneBethesda Game StudiosTropico 6ShooterDishonored: Death of the OutsiderElectronic ArtsEA CanadaIndieA Way OutSportsWarner Bros. GamesHazelight StudiosThird personStrategy: Turn-Based StrategySumo DigitaliOSQuake ChampionsPS2Age of Empires: Definitive EditionThe Fullbright CompanyNexonBANDAI NAMCO StudiosPS3TransferenceMacSledgehammer GamesPS4

Each year E3 rolls around like a giant evil worm, crushing all that's good and pure. BUT that worm also announces lots of exciting gaming news as it wreaks its carnage upon the Earth. Here we have gathered every announcement, reveal, and exciting new trailer that emerged from the barrage of screamed press conferences over the last few days. And lots of it looks rather spiffy.

A rather enormous 47 PC games were either announced, revealed, or updated upon, with new trailers, information, and released dates that will all be missed by at least three months. We've collected the lot, with trailers, in alphabetical order, into one neat place, just for you.

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Skull and Bones is Ubisoft's open-seas pirate 'em uphttps://www.rockpapershotgun.com/skull-and-bones-announced-by-ubisoftAlice O'ConnorMon, 12 Jun 2017 21:01:47 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/skull-and-bones-announced-by-ubisoftE3 2017Skull and BonesUbisoft SingaporeUbisoft Blue ByteUbisoftAction AdventureUbisoft Chengdu

The splendid ship combat of Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag is returning, in a way, reworked and expanded to become a standalone game. Ubisoft today announced Skull and Bones [official site], an online pirate 'em up with players pootling around the ocean scrapping and looting. A crude analogy: like like Black Flag meets World of Warships and maybe The Division. Here, see some salty action in this multiplayer gameplay trailer fresh out of E3:

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