The Crew 3 and Assassin’s Creed 4 remake in development at Ubisoft claims source
Ubisoft has greenlit another entry in its leading racing game franchise according to an insider, as rumours grow around an Assassin's Creed remake.
Ubisoft has greenlit another entry in its leading racing game franchise according to an insider, as rumours grow around an Assassin’s Creed remake.
Between Summer Game Fest and the Xbox showcase this week, we’re officially in the premium month for big gaming announcements.
This year’s not-E3 season encompasses a wealth of other presentations too, including a panel for Death Stranding 2: On The Beach, the PC Gaming Show, and indie game showcase Day Of The Devs. To amplify proceedings, a Nintendo Direct is also rumoured to be taking place around the Switch 2’s launch on June 5, 2025.
One company who appears to be absent from all of this is Ubisoft, who haven’t announced a presentation and haven’t (so far) been listed as one of the partners at Summer Game Fest. However, a wave of rumours indicate some announcements might be imminent from the publisher.
According to insider Tom Henderson, who has a history of leaks around Ubisoft and Assassin’s Creed, a new entry in The Crew series has been ‘greenlit’ at the company.
While he doesn’t go into any specifics, Henderson does clarify that it will be a mainline title and not a sequel to 2023’s The Crew Motorfest, which was originally planned as DLC for The Crew 2.
The next The Crew game has been greenlit at Ubisoft. Tom Henderson (@_Tom_Henderson_) May 31, 2025
There are rumblings of other Ubisoft projects too. In a recent livestream, artists at statue makers Pure Arts strongly hinted at the rumoured remake of Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag.
During the livestream, the host from Pure Arts highlighted the absence of Black Flag’s protagonist Edward Kenway in a new collection of Assassin’s Creed figures. ‘Assassin’s Creed fans out there, you should be aware that there is something going on with Edward,’ they remarked.
His comments prompted some confusion with the livestream’s co-host, who replied: ‘Oh, has that been announced?’
‘I think so,’ the other host replied. ‘I’m pretty sure I saw rumours about it. No I definitely saw an article about this.’
Something big is definitely happening regarding the Assassin's Creed Black Flag Remake. ????☠️????The people at Pure Arts unveiled a new collection of figures, but the EDWARD one was missing. ????When asked, they said this: ????????Via @TheRAFITI69#AssassinsCreed #Ubisoft Zephryss⛩️ (@TheRealZephryss) March 29, 2025
Ubisoft hasn’t officially announced a remake of Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag, but one has been rumoured for years. This also comes after Ubisoft posted a screenshot of the game’s title screen just last week, which many fans took as a tease of things to come.
Several other projects are up in the air too. We’ve barely heard anything about the Splinter Cell remake, which was announced four years ago, and yet Ubisoft recently posted a similarly odd tease on social media.
We haven’t heard anything from the long-delayed remake of the Prince Of Persia: The Sands Of Time either, after development was restarted. It was recently suggested (via Podcast Now) we might hear some update on the remake soon, but this was debunked as speculation by the show’s host.
Aside from a Switch 2 port of Star Wars Outlaws, we know very little about Ubisoft’s slate for the rest of this year. There’s rumours of several Assassin’s Creed spin-offs, while mobile title Tom Clancy’s The Division Resurgence and real-time strategy game Anno 117: Pax Romana are both scheduled for ‘late 2025’.
It’s possible all of this could be clarified during a presentation this month, as traditionally there is usually a Ubisoft Forward event during this same not-E3 season.
However, with Ubisoft going through financial woes, there’s currently a big question mark over the company’s entire future and so far they haven’t announced any summer showcase.
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