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Windrose sells 500k copies in 48 hours, proving the hunger for piracy is alive and well ahead of Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed Black Flag remake

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Windrose
Genres · adventure, indie, rpg
Release · Apr 14, 2026
Developer · Windrose Crew
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60 articles 36 writers 2 reviews
Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced
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Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced
Genres · adventure, hack_and_slash, platformer
Release · Jul 9, 2026
Developer · Ubisoft Montreal, Ubisoft Singapore
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314 articles 100 writers 10 reviews
Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag
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Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag
Genres · adventure
Release · Oct 29, 2013
Developer · Ubisoft Montreal
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111 articles 67 writers 1 reviews
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