Matt Ryan on Revisiting Edward Kenway for Assassin’s Creed: Black Flag Resynced | IGN Live 2026

Edward Kenway himself, histrion Matt Ryan, was connected manus astatine IGN Live to sermon Assassin’s Creed: Black Flag Resynced. Resynced is simply a remake of 2013's Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag, a crippled that is peculiarly beloved, adjacent successful the midst of specified an already fashionable franchise.

Asked astir what made Black Flag marque specified an impression, Ryan replied, "Who doesn’t emotion pirates!? And pirates and assassins? What tin you say?"

Ryan is re-doing immoderate of his mo-cap show for the game, noting the exertion has precocious considerably since helium archetypal played Edward Kenway 13 years ago. He explained that a batch of his archetypal vocal show volition beryllium retained, but further worldly has been "added to the quality to springiness him much depth."

Ryan promised Resynced "will consciousness similar the archetypal crippled but connected steroids," saying helium felt longtime fans volition admit the added communicative elements. As for the marque caller players who missed the archetypal game, helium added, "All of the radical who are going to observe it for the archetypal time, I’m envious of them!"

Part of a pirate's beingness is singing oversea shanties, thing Ryan revealed helium really had idiosyncratic acquisition with going backmost to his childhood. "Growing up successful Wales, they really taught maine a oversea shanty successful school," helium explained. The sheet ended successful rousing fashion, with Ryan singing "Drunken Sailor," with plentifulness of assemblage participation.

Assassin’s Creed: Black Flag Resynced is coming to PlayStation 5, PC, and Xbox Series X|S connected July 9, 2026.

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