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Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag

Archive EntryPreservation Record

Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag

Shelf markLIB-0098

Editorial StandingCatalogued · Permanent Record

Game

Catalog Information

Original Title
Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag
Developer
Ubisoft Montreal
Publisher
Ubisoft
Platform
PC · Steam
Medium
Digital edition · Steam
Subjects
Action · Adventure · Digital Preservation

Archival Status

Custody
Permanent archive holding
Reference Copy
Steam digital edition · Ubisoft Montreal build
Condition Report
Account-bound license on the archive Steam account. No physical media is part of this accession.
Acquisition
Digital acquisition · July 2026
Filed
August 8, 2026

Acquisition Record

How this digital copy entered archival custody — provenance for the holding, not the identity of the work.

Source
Steam
Acquired through
Digital library holding
Entered
August 8, 2026
Steam App ID
242050
Technical record
Holding reference
steam-242050
Provenance reconciled
August 8, 2026
Recorded playtime
35 hours 27 minutes
Store listing
Steam store listing

Curator Notes

Reserved for curator writing on Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag. Steam store metadata did not return a structured release date for this SKU; release dating is flagged for manual confirmation against the 2013 original release record.

Collection Documentation

Ownership is digital only. The retained object is the Steam license. Official cover artwork has been entered from Steam library art; collection photography does not apply.

Preservation Notes

Access Hardware
Windows PC through Steam under archive custody
Original Hardware
PC · Steam digital edition
Playback Compatibility
Continued access requires the archive account, Steam’s support for the title, and Ubisoft Connect services where the client requires them.
Preservation Concerns
Account-bound digital holdings face platform dependency and launcher requirements. Always-online checks and Ubisoft service policy remain principal risks. No offline installer is held.
Edition History
Steam store API returned no structured release date for app 242050 at curation. Steam store copy identifies the title as the classic 2013 pirate action-adventure. This accession records the licensed digital edition in custody, distinct from Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced (LIB-0071).
Access Status
Playable from the archive Steam library for as long as that license and the required services remain intact.

Connections

Archival Lineage
Series
Assassin's Creed
Editorial Record
Reserved for future critical writing in Bloodsoaked Media.

Artifact Documentation

This filing is retained as a digital edition. Physical collection photography does not apply to the holding itself.

Supplementary archival media may be entered if documentation is later filed. Nothing is forced into the record.

Stewardship History

A permanent chronology of this archival record — filed, revised, and tended over time. Entries accumulate; none are erased.

  1. Filed into the Library

    Accessioned as LIB-0098.

  2. Collection Documentation entered

  3. Connections established

  4. Official artwork entered

    Steam library artwork filed under the Library accession path.

  5. Editorial revision

    Catalog identity, authority references, and digital-holding documentation aligned for publication.

  6. Preservation Notes entered

  7. Published to the Bloodsoaked Library

    Digital accession curated from Steam custody and set to Catalogued · Permanent Record.

Record Colophon

Archive Identifier
LIB-0098
Filed
August 8, 2026
Last Curatorial Revision
Aug 8, 2026
Accession Source
Digital library holding
Archival Status
Catalogued · Permanent Record