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Applications to be a part of the New Game+ Showcase in January 2027 are officially live! In the first ever edition we had: 🔸45 Games 🔸900K Wishlists 🔸3.23B Total Reach 🔸11.5M Video Views In 2027 we'll be making a ton of improvements (less yapping) but still keeping to the core experience...no paywall, just games we're excited about. Apply now or reach out now➡️newgameshow.gg

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We sat down with Paul Fu, Creative Director at Ubisoft Singapore, and Nicolas Lopez, Anchor Architect, to discuss Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced 🏴‍☠️ 🎥Timestamps: 0:00 – Intro & The 100-Page Blueprint 1:02 – Expanding Naval Combat & Edward's Story 2:38 – Moving to the Next-Gen Anvil Engine 3:18 – Expanding the Story 3:58 – The Naval Experience and System 4:20 – Changing Game Engine Technologies 5:50 – New Systems, New Content 6:35 – Next-Gen Details and Ray Tracing 7:50 – More Believable Ocean Experience 9:10 – Water Physics 10:05 – Thousands of New Dialogue Lines & Secrets 10:50 – The Combat Overhaul and FGC Inspiration 12:30 – Remastering Faces & Character Attractiveness 14:12 – The Soul of a Pirate Game 14:35 – Paul Fu is Master level Zangief in Street Fighter 6

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Here's our full interview with Richard Knight, Game Director at Ubisoft Singapore, to discuss the highly anticipated Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced 🎥Timestamps: 0:00 – Intro & Meeting Richard Knight 0:20 – Reworking an Old Icon vs. Making a New Game 1:10 – Making a Remake Feel Like a Brand-New Experience 1:50 – Remake vs. Resync: What's the Real Distinction? 2:30 – Balancing Authenticity for Superfans & Newcomers 3:41– How Player Expectations Have Changed Since 2013 4:48 – Doubling Down on Edward Kenway’s Core Story 5:40 – The Biggest Gameplay System that was Improved 5:56 – Rebuilding the Combat System From Scratch (Skill-Based Timing) 6:35 – Will Other Assassin's Creed Games Get the Resync Treatment? 7:10 – Seamless Open World: Perfecting Swimming & Underwater Diving 7:30 – A Good Pirate Game is More than Just a Pirate Game

Watch the FULL interviews here: 🔹Richard Knight, Game Director youtu.be/TCGSlX3jkug 🔹Paul Fu, Creative Director & Nicolas Lopez, Anchor Architect youtu.be/AKmrCR-ELnM

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EXCLUSIVE: ACCESS GRANTED ‼️ We sat down with Ubisoft about the development and creative vision of Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced 🎥Timestamps 0:00 - Intro 00:15 - Balancing nostalgia 00:50 - Introduction of Richard Knight 01:45 - Ensuring authenticity 02:17 - Implementing modern technical features 03:10 - Defining "Resync" 04:01 - Introduction of Creative Director Paul Fu and Technical Architect Nico Lopez 04:12 - Expanding the naval gameplay 04:41 - Exploring the expanded narrative themes 05:46 - Technical challenges 06:24 - Details on environmental storytelling 06:47 - Influence of fighting games 08:22 - Using the environment in combat 09:22 - The 100-page vision document 11:11 - Enhancing ray tracing 12:49 - Advancements in water physics 13:19 - Character likeness workshops 14:16 - Matt Ryan on returning 15:31 - Edward Kenway's character 18:38 - Matt Ryan's experience

We got to sit down for an interview with actor Matt Ryan, who discusses his role reprisal as Edward Kenway in Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag 🎥Timestamps 00:00 - Introduction and initial reaction to returning as Edward Kenway 00:35 - Approaching the role and preparing 01:34 - Why fans resonate with Edward Kenway 02:59 - Integrating the character into daily life 04:17 - Reflecting on iconic lines 05:53 - Performing motion capture 07:26 - Time commitment and filming 08:48 - Personal gaming habits and Favorite Games

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Applications to be a part of the New Game+ Showcase in January 2027 are officially live! In the first ever edition we had: 🔸45 Games 🔸900K Wishlists 🔸3.23B Total Reach 🔸11.5M Video Views In 2027 we'll be making a ton of improvements (less yapping) but still keeping to the core experience...no paywall, just games we're excited about. Apply now or reach out now➡️newgameshow.gg

The NG+ crew had the chance to stop by the early preview for Crimson Desert 👀

I WILL BE HEADING TO GDC IN MARCH If anyone wants to grab a drink, get some dinner with the crew, or any Devs wanna interview on their game, let me know!

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A member from our Discord Community made an sheet of all the games releasing in February 👀 Link below to the full list made by @Coolaet ⬇️

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