Skull and Bones Release Triggers Spike in Assassins Creed 4 Black Flag Players
Uncharted waters.
In strangely fascinating news, the release of long-in-development piracy simulator Skull and Bones has caused a significant, sustained spike in the number of players revisiting Ubisoft's earlier effort, the corsair-filled Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag.
PCGamesN corraled the numbers using SteamDB, noting that on 15th February 2024, the day before Skull and Bones was released, some 971 concurrent were playing Black Flag. On the 16th, that number almost doubled, reaching 1,662. On the 17th, it grew to 2600, and on the 18th, 3,226. A week of sustained playing ensued before a new zenith was reached on the 26th, with 3,594 playing at once. Considering the game's all-time peak was 16k ten years ago, it's a pretty interesting example of a high tide raising all ships if you'll pardon the pun.
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