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Ubisoft Announces 2026 French Launch of Upgraded Black Flag

5/25/2026

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Ubisoft announced Assassin’s Creed Black Flag will launch in France on July 9, 2026.
Ubisoft Singapore, led by Game Director Richard Knight, rebuilt the game on the modern Anvil engine, which supports ray tracing, Dolby Atmos and upscalers AMD FSR 4, NVIDIA DLSS 4.5, Intel XeSS 3.
New story adds Blackbeard, Stede Bonnet and three officer allies, replacing Abstergo framing with “Rifts” tied to Edward Kenway.

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Ubisoft announced Assassin’s Creed Black Flag will launch in France on July 9, 2026.
Ubisoft Singapore, led by Game Director Richard Knight, rebuilt the game on the modern Anvil engine, which supports ray tracing, Dolby Atmos and upscalers AMD FSR 4, NVIDIA DLSS 4.5, Intel XeSS 3.
New story adds Blackbeard, Stede Bonnet and three officer allies, replacing Abstergo framing with “Rifts” tied to Edward Kenway.