--- title: Lead Animator Shares WIP Scene of Assassin's Creed Black... description: Ave Espelita, Lead Animator at Ubisoft Philippines, shared a behind-the-scenes look at animation work done for Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced. He... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/lead-animator-shares-wip-scene-of-assassin-s-creed-black-flag-resynced-0b8y2olk8 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Lead Animator Shares WIP Scene of Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced | daily.dev og:description: Ave Espelita, Lead Animator at Ubisoft Philippines, shared a behind-the-scenes look at animation work done for Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced. 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Espelita also added more chaotic side-to-side swinging movement, led choreography for three El Tiburón boss fight takedowns including mocap direction and camera work, and created a custom animation for a collapsing platform sequence. The remake launched as the biggest Steam debut in the Assassin's Creed franchise, surpassing 99,000 concurrent players. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### How many concurrent Steam players did Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced reach at launch? Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced surpassed 99,000 concurrent players on Steam the day after its release, making it the biggest Steam launch in the history of the Assassin's Creed franchise, selling 2 million copies. _Developers and game industry followers tracking launch milestones like this find the latest gaming news on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [The Tech Behind Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced's Anvil Engine](https://daily.dev/posts/the-tech-behind-assassin-s-creed-black-flag-resynced-s-anvil-engine-4m8dl47ru) · 80 LEVEL · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Ubisoft's Black Flag remake is a symptom, not a strategy](https://daily.dev/posts/ubisoft-s-black-flag-remake-is-a-symptom-not-a-strategy-verfszimd) · The Next Web · 67 upvotes · 2 comments - [Ubisoft expects "superior financial performance" from Black Flag remake, but won't increase guidance due to "strong competitive lineup"](https://daily.dev/posts/ubisoft-expects-superior-financial-performance-from-black-flag-remake-but-won-t-increase-guidance-y0inxuw6i) · GamesIndustry.biz · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced Launches This July With Upgrades](https://daily.dev/posts/assassin-s-creed-black-flag-resynced-launches-this-july-with-upgrades-is6erpxca) · 80 LEVEL · 1 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#tech-news](https://daily.dev/tags/tech-news) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/lead-animator-shares-wip-scene-of-assassin-s-creed-black-flag-resynced-0b8y2olk8) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Lead Animator Shares WIP Scene of Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/lead-animator-shares-wip-scene-of-assassin-s-creed-black-flag-resynced-0b8y2olk8","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/lead-animator-shares-wip-scene-of-assassin-s-creed-black-flag-resynced-0b8y2olk8"},"datePublished":"2026-08-10T22:50:18.546Z","dateModified":"2026-08-10T22:50:44.352Z","description":"Ave Espelita, Lead Animator at Ubisoft Philippines, shared a behind-the-scenes look at animation work done for Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced. 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