Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag was released on October 29, 2013 for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Wii U. It was subsequently a release day game for both PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. Like the rest of the games in the Assassin’s Creed series, this one is also a historical action-adventure open world video game both developed and published by Ubisoft. This entry in the series is a sequel to Assassin’s Creed III but is a prequel to its story.