The $200,000,000 Skull and Bones Disaster

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Download Warhammer 40,000 Tacticus Now and use our code for the rewards https://play.tacticusgame.com/GVMERS After recreating the Crusades, renaissance Italy, and the American Revolution, Assassin’s Creed made the Golden Age of Piracy its playground in 2013. The historical setting enveloped players in a swashbuckling adventure across early 18th Century Caribbean waters. Naval combat mechanics entered the mix as a series first, proving so thrilling that fans wasted no time wishing for an Ubisoft-produced pirate game sans the trappings of Assassin’s Creed. The publisher unveiled such a project at E3 2017. The Skull and Bones announcement trailer and subsequent gameplay walkthroughs promised the sailing experience from Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag would be injected into a massive multiplayer romp. However, the idea derived from a simpler premise years prior, one that would’ve seen Black Flag receive a seafaring online suite post-launch. But ambitions swelled as Ubisoft executives heard the siren song of a recurring revenue stream; thus, Assassin’s Creed 4’s multiplayer mode morphed into a live service. Creative leads struggled for years trying to devise a clear vision, all while Skull and Bones became marred by several regime changes, multiple reboots, and more than a few delays. Mismanagement in the development and publishing departments muddied the waters from the start, and Ubisoft’s bold insistence on a hefty premium price tag all but doomed the so-called “Quadruple-A” title. Despite nearly a decade of build up, the pirate game launched to minimal fanfare in February 2024, courting fewer than a million users in week one. Did this beleaguered endeavor ever stand a chance? Its tumultuous production history doesn’t suggest as much. This is the tragedy of Skull and Bones. *Correction at 43 seconds into the video: ACIV: Black Flag was not the first game in the AC series to feature naval combat, that was ACIII.* Intro 0:00 Sponsorship 2:19 Black Flag Infinite 3:23 Project Liberté 5:43 Walking the Plank 10:28 Going Overboard 16:22 Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/GVMERS Donate via PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=BGHCAWD5NDQ9N Donate via Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/gvmers Become a channel member: https://www.youtube.com/GVMERS/join Or use the thanks button on YouTube to support our work! Donate via PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=BGHCAWD5NDQ9N Donate via Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/gvmers Become a channel member: https://www.youtube.com/GVMERS/join Or use the thanks button on YouTube to support our work! Subscribe to GVMERS: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=GVMERS Follow GVMERS on Twitter: https://twitter.com/GVMERS_ Like GVMERS on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GVMERS Join the GVMERS Discord channel: https://discord.gg/sZApcwx Subscribe to the GVMERS subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/GVMERS/