It's a pirate's life in the fourth installment in this wildly popular franchise. Set in the 18th-century West Indies, players step back into the boots of Edward Kenway and set sail for adventure, interacting with famous pirates like Blackbeard as they contend with warring British and Spanish ships and other privateers.
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
- New wave of video games at E3 2013 show off better graphics, more expansive worlds
- Latest "Assassin's Creed" title is among this year's standouts
- Shooters "Destiny" and "Titanfall" take action in new directions
- Racer "The Crew," combat-themed "Ryse: Son of Rome" round out our favorites
Editor's note: John Gaudiosi is co-founder and editor-in-chief ofGamerhub.tv video syndication network. He's covered video games for hundreds of outlets over the past 20 years and specializes in the convergence of Hollywood and games.
Los Angeles The annual Electronics Entertainment Expo, which wrapped up here Thursday, is all about next-generation gaming.
More than 45,000 game industry professionals got their first look at Microsoft's Xbox One, which will retail for $500 starting in November, and Sony's PlayStation 4, which will sell for $400 this fall. But for players, the real focus at the show was on the next generation of games, especially the slew of exclusives lined up for each device.
What's at stake is a piece of the global video-game market, which Newzoo video game analyst Peter Warman expects to reach $70.4 billion this year and grow to $86.1 billion by 2016. Warman forecasts that the number of gamers worldwide will reach 1.2 billion this year.
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