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"No thanks!" - Assassin's Creed Black Flag remake Resynced being review bombed on Steam for single-player microtransactions

Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced faces a Steam review bombing over single-player microtransactions and technical failures.

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📍 The outcome

Ubisoft responded to backlash over single-player microtransactions by stating that additional packs were entirely optional. Despite early review bombing, the game hit 2 million sales in 24 hours as reviews swung positive.

Epilogue added 42d ago, after coverage quieted.

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This story first appeared in 🇮🇹 Italian coverage — 4.1 hours before Newsylist detected it in English news.

🇬🇧 English Jul 10, 13:29 UTC
🇮🇹 Italian Jul 10, 09:22 UTC · Multiplayer
🇩🇪 German Jul 11, 12:00 UTC · PCGH
🇫🇷 French Jul 11, 14:00 UTC · jeuxvideo.com

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The story so far

The remake Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced has launched to a polarized reception. While hitting 2 million sales in 24 hours and outperforming the launch of Assassin's Creed Shadows, the title is being review bombed on Steam.

Players are reacting to the inclusion of $85 in DLC for a $60 game, as well as issues with DRM and a failing offline mode. Coverage from Eurogamer.net and IGN emphasizes the backlash regarding single-player microtransactions, which Ubisoft describes as "entirely optional." Technical reports from Kotaku, Windows Central, and OC3D highlight DRM-related misery, offline mode failures, and a PC bug that locks the game to 30 FPS.

Future developments include a promised fix for the 30 FPS lock from Ubisoft. Additionally, the game's tech lead has teased a "dive anywhere" feature that allows players to find new shipwrecks and secrets.

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The obvious questions

What is the cost of the game and its DLC?

The game is priced at $60 and arrives with $85 of DLC.

What technical issues have been reported?

Reports include DRM issues, offline mode failures, and a PC version locked to 30 FPS.

How have the sales performed?

The game reached 2 million sales within 24 hours and beat the Steam launch of Assassin's Creed Shadows.

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Ubisoft Assassin's Creed Steam Microtransactions Gaming

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