Skull and Bones is back. Ubisoft Singapore’s pirate game that we last saw at E3 2018 has finally sailed back into view and it’s out this November. But what exactly is it? Despite how it looks ...

Ubisoft's long-in-the-works pirate adventure boasts a beautiful world and bombastic ship-to-ship combat, but it sinks amid boring busywork and tedious traversal. Pirates! Such an evocative word!

Though he may have been one of the most bloodthirsty pirates, in all of history ... The white flag of submission replaced the skull and crossbones, and Colonel William Rhett brought his prisoners ...

Despite falling in love with Sea of Thieves in recent years, it’s rocketed back to the top of my list of the best pirate-themed games - and it’ll be the high watermark that Skull and Bones ...

Skull and Bones had every opportunity to win me over – it had so much promise – but I'm sad to say its launch version is painfully far from being the pirate adventure of my dreams.

Ubisoft’s open-world pirate sim Skull and Bones talks big. From the moment you create your character, the game coerces you with the idea that you could “rule the seas" in what I can only ...

Unfortunately, this latest Ubisoft title has missed the mark as far as the pirate fantasy goes. Skull and Bones centers the action aboard the ship and Ubisoft has spent much of the development ...

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Skull and Bones hosted a closed beta in August 2023. Those who were selected were able to explore the Red Isle pirate den and the Coast of Africa. Exploration, combat, side contracts, repeatable ...

After a long voyage filled with delays, Ubisoft’s Skull and Bones is finally out. The multiplayer pirate game sailed through troubling waters in order to get to where it is today, but its launch ...

So, you know, hope prevails. As is well known, Skull and Bones was inspired by the more pirate-y parts of Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag. And, let's be honest, those were the best parts of ...

But from what I've played it offers a lot more player agency to really carve out your own Caribbean adventure than Skull and Bones is likely to, with a pleasingly nuanced take on a pirate's life.