
Passing ships can either choose to peacefully drift by or launch attacks, setting off a battle that will lead to one crew commandeering a ton of loot and cargo. Online multiplayer is also a main focus in Skull & Bones, and looks to operate similarly to a game like Sea of Thieves, with players constantly surrounded by other players. RELATED: Ubisoft Up for Sale to Private Equity Firm Amid Significant Game Delays They’ll be able to stock up prior to the launch of an expedition, and will need to make sure they have enough cargo and rations in order to keep their ship and crew healthy enough to prevent disaster, or a mutiny, which can seemingly happen if the crew becomes too tired, hungry, or damaged. Much like other pirate games, players will also need to keep careful watch over their ship and everything in it.

Infamy can be raised by completing contracts, exploring, digging up treasure, or by taking down other opponents. In order to accomplish this, users will need to raise their infamy, which seems to operate like levels in this game. However, Ubisoft might have already been building up to talking about the game regardless of the leak since its site was rebranded earlier this week.Īccording to the video, players will start out the game as a bit of an underdog pirate with the end goal being to become the most infamous pirate ever to sail the seas. It’s unclear exactly what Ubisoft is teasing, but it seems as if the company is at least getting ready to talk more about the game that has been in development since 2013. Following the leak, Ubisoft took to social media, essentially acknowledging the footage as real by telling fans to “keep eyes on the horizon” in a new tweet featuring a brief clip from the game.
