Assassins creed black flag

Ownership and franchise

Assassins creed black flag was developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft and was released in 2013. It is the sixth instalment of the assassin creed franchise, and was originally released on the playstation 3, xbox 360 and Wii U, but was later released on the next generation consoles playstation 4, xbox one and Microsoft windows. And more recently, it was released on Nintendo switch in 2019 as part of a collection. The most popular games from the franchise are Assassins creed II, Assassins creed black flag, Assassins creed Unity, Assassins creed Syndicate, and Assassins creed origins. With the latest instalment of the series being Assassins creed Valhalla which came out this year in 2020. The main story that links all the games in the franchise is that you are working for a big simulation company and each assassins creed game is a different simulation of a time period. The great thing about assassins creed is that you don't need to play the previous games to be able to play any of the recent ones as each in game story is different and follows a different protagonist.

Maximising income

Due to assassins creed success they created a movie adaptation of the franchise titled "Assassins creed" that was released in 2017. Which follows the character Callum and how, with the help of technology, Callum learns that he is a descendant of a society of assassins. He travels back in time to learn about his ancestor and acquire skills to defeat a evil organisation. But unlike the success of the games...the movie was not. With ratings of 5.7/10 from IMDb and 18% rotten tomatoes. Also, the movie only made 240 million USD whereas blag flag made over 1 billion USD. 

Marketing and advertising

Assassins creed uses a range of media to advertise their game, from trailers and adverts on the TV, to articles announcing the game in magazines or newspapers. A large part of the focus was the story in the game, which is what assassins creed is most popular for. The detailed and film like cinematics in game are what makes assassins creed, assassins creed. Assassins creed is also popular because of the history is shows, through correct representations of society in those time periods and a representative of how the scenery would off looked during that time period, using real places.

Maintaining and developing the audience

In the more recent games there is the addition of online multiplayer where people can complete challenges and quests together. There is also a range of DLC's you can buy for your game to add additional content that doesn't come with the original game. This could include extra story missions to complete, extra clothes to customise your characters with, and sometimes the addition of new characters. These all help the player build a character they relate to or have fun creating. It also opens a world to a lot more possibilities.

Reception

Assassins creed black flag sold around 15 million copies to retailers and digitally as of 2020. While the assassin creed games usually have a good rep throughout each game, one problem that still remains and the main issue is the game bugs. Ubisoft runs the games on Unity which isn't able to comprehend the graphics.

Regulation

Assassins creed black flag is a 13+ game because it has violence, some strong language, and alcohol consumption.