Skull And Bones Is Seemingly One Step Closer To Actually Releasing
Ubisoft's long-in-development pirate game Skull And Bones is getting closer to launch, and now it's seemingly been rated for release, suggesting that the game will soon see the light of day.
South Korea's Game Rating and Administration Committee has posted a rating for Skull And Bones, as discovered by @the_marmolade on Twitter (via VGC). The rating doesn't reveal anything new about Skull & Bones, but it does pave the way for the game to be released.
Skull And Bones getting a rating is no big surprise, as Ubisoft plans to release the title sometime in the next year, and getting approval for release by ratings groups is part of that process. The ESRB database does not contain a rating for Skull & Bones, however, but it's not uncommon for ratings listings to pop up in South Korea first, for whatever reason.
Skull &And Bones was announced at E3 2017, but its road to launch hasn't been smooth sailing. The game, which is in development at Ubisoft Singapore, is said to have undergone numerous changes throughout the course of its development, including a shift to a live-service approach in 2020.
In April, a lengthy gameplay video emerged from a Skull And Bones technical test that provided the best look yet at the pirate game and what it will offer. The goal is to become the most infamous pirate on the seas during the golden age of piracy. Players can disembark their ship at a place called Saint-Anne where they can craft new ships and equipment, collect provisions, take on contracts, and socialize with other human players, according to the leaked video.
The video also reveals that players will have their reputation tracked through an «infamy» scale that they can grow by taking on contracts with rewards for succeeding and
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