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Rumor has it Skull and Bones will be re-revealed in early July

June 25, 2022VG247

It’s said new information on the long in the works pirate game will be shared the week of July 4. Ubisoft is ready to show off how its pirate game Skull and Bones is coming along, and it will do so in early July. That’s according to sources speaking with Try Hard’s Tom Henderson, stating that a livestream full of trailers, gameplay, developer commentary, and a release date will drop the week of July 4 (thanks, resetera). The stream will also reportedly confirm platforms, which if a game rating out of Brazil is corrent, Skull and Bones will be released…

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Ubisoft’s Six-Year Development Hell Pirate Game Leaks In New Footage

April 29, 2022Kotaku

Narrated test footage for Skull and Bones has leaked online, showing off a big part of the blockbuster’s transformation since it was last officially shown at E3 2018. It’s pretty and also looks like a textbook modern Ubisoft game. Players will collect blueprints, loot materials, and build up their infamy rank to get bigger, better ships. Rise and grind sailors.The new leaked gameplay footage, which runs just over six minutes, details how players will complete contracts for NPCs to rank up and unlock new ship designs and upgrades. They’ll stock their ships with “rations, water, repair kits and ammunition” before…

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Ubisoft Singapore responds to findings of TAFEP workplace misconduct investigation

January 27, 2022VG247

Reports handled appropriately and salaries were performance-based Following an investigation into alleged workplace malpractice at Ubisoft Singapore, the country’s Tripartite Alliance for Fair and Progressive Employment Practices (TAFEP) will not be taking action against the developer, and has closed the case. Last year, we learned that the studio behind the oft-delayed Skull & Bones,Ubisoft Singapore, was under investigation for workplace discrimination, after the TAFEP recieved anonymous complaints from staff about sexual harassment and workplace misconduct. Now, the investigation is concluded, and the TAFEP has found Ubisoft to have a structured system in place to handle any workplace misconduct reports, and…

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First It Was An Assassin’s Creed Expansion, Now It’s Ubisoft’s 8 Year Nightmare

July 20, 2021Kotaku

A few people said it was cursed. Others simply had no idea what they were supposed to be making. “Nobody knew what the fuck they were doing,” said one former developer.Skull & Bones development began back in 2013, as a multiplayer expansion to Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag that would release as a post-launch update, three sources with knowledge of the project’s origins said. The expansion soon took on a life of its own, however, morphing into a full blown MMO-like spin-off with the working title Black Flag Infinite, and later a brand new pirate game called Skull & Bones.The…

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E3 2021: 20 Games Missing From The Show

June 16, 2021Kotaku

Silence screams volumes. Over the past five days, video game publishers have shouted announcements for the biggest games from the rooftops. But that chorus has been drowned out by the far more deafening din of what wasn’t announced at E3 2021. Of course, we had some inkling beforehand about which blockbusters wouldn’t show up. Ubisoft said from the jump that we’d see nothing from The Division or the Prince of Persia: Sands of Time remake. Deep Silver, the publisher behind series like Timesplitters and Dead Island, also said that it wouldn’t exhibit any games at E3. Activision, Sony, and EA…

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