Ubisoft launches long-awaited 'Skull and Bones' video game

After years of production headwinds, Ubisoft's often-delayed pirate video game "Skull and Bones" is set to launch on Friday. The launch, one of the most talked about this year, is a gamble.

Despite adventurous seafarers being popular in film and other media, pirates have not been a common theme in video games. Players take on the role of a shipwrecked pirate who, starting with nothing, strives to become the greatest pirate of the Indian Ocean through plunder and barter.