Fan theory: Steam updates and release-window rumors suggest Assassin’s Creed: Black Flag remake reveal could be imminent

Twitter user and Assassin’s Creed community manager TheRealZephryss notes on Twitter that Steam’s backend shows renewed activity. They write: “Ubisoft recently added files to the original Assassin’s Creed: Black Flag. It’s now receiving updates almost every month since October.” According to the post, “the developer uploaded roughly ~246 MB of new data to the public branch of that depot — usually a sign of a new build for testing or additional assets.”

This could, of course, turn out to be routine maintenance — but frequent updates to a 12-year-old title are notable. As TheRealZephryss puts it: “Something significant is happening behind the scenes. Could this be related to the Assassin’s Creed: Black Flag remake?”

All signs point to the Black Flag remake being a question of when, not if.

Ubisoft says that despite the backlash to Assassin’s Creed: Shadows, it won’t rule out the dual-protagonist approach in future entries “if we have a good reason to do it.”