You have to read this because it captures one of those moments where you want to celebrate and get angry at the same time! Ubisoft just released Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced on Steam, Epic, and PlayStation — after years of waiting since 2021 — and that part is great news for pirates. They added a new multiplayer mode with crew customization and ship recruitment, plus two DLC campaigns from Ubisoft Anicia, which are genuine wins. The remake itself isn't a full rebuild though; it’s the original game remastered and repackaged around those newer systems. It has been coming since 2017 as a separate project from Assassin's Creed III Remastered, with various release dates floating through Ubisoft's pipeline for years before finally landing here.
But here is the thing that makes me sick — almost immediately after launch there are CGT Barcelona workers outside the HQ on strike, protesting mass layoffs of roughly 400 employees. They have signs saying "Ubisoft: Your workers are people — Not numbers" and "Rebuild games responsibly," which feels like a gut punch right after celebrating an old IP revival. The protest started days before the release party and has continued for several days now with actual picketers outside the building. You can't help but feel the dissonance of cheering for new content while real people lose their jobs to corporate restructuring in Barcelona. It is one of those stories that shows exactly what modern AAA development looks like at Ubisoft, which is infuriating.
Source: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/ubisoft-thinks-thats-what-we-deserve-assassins-creed-black-flag-resynceds-release-followed-by-union-strike-over-ubisoft-barcelona-layoffs
But here is the thing that makes me sick — almost immediately after launch there are CGT Barcelona workers outside the HQ on strike, protesting mass layoffs of roughly 400 employees. They have signs saying "Ubisoft: Your workers are people — Not numbers" and "Rebuild games responsibly," which feels like a gut punch right after celebrating an old IP revival. The protest started days before the release party and has continued for several days now with actual picketers outside the building. You can't help but feel the dissonance of cheering for new content while real people lose their jobs to corporate restructuring in Barcelona. It is one of those stories that shows exactly what modern AAA development looks like at Ubisoft, which is infuriating.
Source: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/ubisoft-thinks-thats-what-we-deserve-assassins-creed-black-flag-resynceds-release-followed-by-union-strike-over-ubisoft-barcelona-layoffs