Skull and Bones was announced last week at E3 2017, and our first look at it focused only on its competitive multiplayer. We were able to go hands-on with a five vs. five mode, but it was unclear whether the game would be primarily multiplayer, or if it would also feature a single-player or story mode. Recently, Ubisoft confirmed that, in fact, Skull and Bones will have a narrative campaign.A Ubisoft representative confirmed the news to PC Gamer but wouldn`t give any specifics. `[Skull and Bones] will offer a narrative campaign which will be integrated into the game and will not be something aside of the multiplayer experience,` they said. `In this campaign, players will encounter iconic characters and memorable rival pirates. More details will be shared at a later date.`The rep also said that the competitive mode shown off at the convention was just `the tip of the iceberg` for the game.This is in line with what Ubisoft hinted at during its E3 press conference, when it said that the game would be playable either alone or in a group. Ubisoft has also said that the game will be open world, which makes me hopeful that its non-competitive mode turns out to be deep, robust, and more like Assassin`s Creed IV: Black Flag than the E3 demo made it seem.Skull and Bones launches sometime next year for PS4, Xbox One, and PC. You can check out a full multiplayer match here and watch our impressions of the game at the top of the article.
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