Ubisoft has announced an open beta forSkull and Bones.

However, it now seems like Skull and Bones is really, actually, finally going to happen.

“Be ready to raise the anchor and test your mettle,” Ubisoft proclaimed.

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“But do go off the beaten path and forge your own pirate adventure!

“You’ll have plenty of loot to hunt down, silver to gain, and activities to complete.

Make full use of your Logbook and the Journal in the Map tab to pin and track activities!”

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Other activities include side contracts, repeatable contracts, bounty contracts and world events.

Ubisoft has also released a video detailing its Skull and Bones roadmap for the first year.

This will see bombastic pirate lord battles and limited time events introduced to the game.

Skull and Bones open beta PC specs

you’ve got the option to hear more in the video above.

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