Controversial Day One Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced DLC Generated Major Revenue for Ubisoft

Controversial Day One Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced DLC Generated Major Revenue for Ubisoft

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According to a new analyst report, Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced has made almost $1 million from day-one DLCs. Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced launched last week alongside a total of nine separate DLCs, most of which cost around $10. These DLCs have been at the heart of one of Black Flag Resynced's first major controversies.

Released when day-one DLCs were first becoming all the rage, the original Assassin's Creed Black Flag did ship with some paid launch day add-ons. On its October 29, 2013 release day, Black Flag early adopters could purchase several ship cosmetic packs, and those who bought the game on PS3 and PS4 gained access to an exclusive DLC mission based around Assassin's Creed: Liberation's protagonist Aveline de Grandpre. Players could also purchase a handful of "time saver" DLCs, which revealed the locations of collectibles, in-game activities, and immediately unlocked multiplayer content typically locked behind progression.

The quality of Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced is being used to mask a Ubisoft that has not learned any lessons, even after years of backlash.

On July 14, Alinea Analytics released a new report detailing the numbers behind Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced's...

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