[STEAM] Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced Confirmed to Feature Drunk Load Screen After Ubisoft Post Confuses Fans

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Ubisoft has confirmed

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will still let Edward Kenway get drunk and stumble around the Animus load screen, despite concerns to the contrary.

The publisher behind the stealth action franchise sent fans for a loop yesterday with

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showing gameplay of what it called a "AC ****** Flag Resynced drunk loading screen." It's a bit strange, as the footage showed the remake's pirate protagonist walking through a digital world with a steady stride while the screen wobbled back and forth around him.

Fans familiar with the original Assassin's Creed 4: ****** Flag will remember the 2013 title allowed Edward to put back a few bottles of rum and drunkenly trip through the Animus load screen during one portion of its story. Ubisoft's post had some concerned that, in Assassin's Creed ****** Flag Resynced, this would be replaced by whatever the new gameplay showed.

Assassin's Creed ****** Flag Resynced

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"I'm sorry man but this is genuinely embarrassing why would you post this," one X/

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"But he's not acting or moving like he's drunk at all..." another

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It's unclear if Ubisoft meant for the above post to be a joke, but it was more than enough to leave a sea of eager Assassin's Creed ****** Flag Resynced fans looking for answers. Don't worry, though, as it only took about a day for the publisher to swoop back in to clarify that a new version of the moment that lives in players' memories will be back for the remake, after all. You can see gameplay for what the new version of a drunk Edward Kenway looks like below.

No worries, there will be rum

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"Keep Rum and Carry On," lead producer Justin Ng said in

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Assassin's Creed ****** Flag Resynced has a release date of July 9, 2026, for PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X | S. Like the drunken loading screen, the remake is

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, as well as

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for those who

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We

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to learn more about what it took to reimagine the story of Edward Kenway during a recent preview event. For our early impressions, you can click

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