Skull and Bones Cinematic Announcement Trailer E3 2017 Skull and Bones E3 2017 Cinematic Announcement Trailer Ubisoft Skull & Bones is an upcoming action video game developed by Ubisoft Singapore and published by Ubisoft for release on Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in Q3/Q4 2018. The game revolves around piracy and naval warfare. Skull & Bones is a tactical action game played from a third-person perspective. Players take control of a customizable pirate captain, and may choose to sail the Indian Ocean by themselves and set off on a single-player campaign, or accumulate up to five other players to ally or engage in combat with in Disputed Waters.