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Popular video games such as Diablo III, Super Mario Run, and Starcraft 2 employ always-on DRM by requiring players to connect to the internet to play, even in single-player mode. Reviews of Diablo III criticized its use of always-on DRM. [1] [2] As with Diablo III, SimCity (2013) experienced bugs at its launch due to always-on DRM. [3]
The PC version of Assassin's Creed: Revelations does not force players to always be online to work like its predecessors, despite Ubisoft's recent claims that its policy is a success, insisting it has seen "a clear reduction in piracy of our titles which required a persistent online connection." Even then, the always-online DRM was permanently ...
The situation was aggravated after Ubisoft's servers were struck with denial of service attacks that made the Ubisoft games unplayable due to this DRM scheme. Ubisoft eventually abandoned the always-on DRM scheme and still require all Ubisoft games to perform a start-up check through Uplay/Ubisoft Connect servers when launched. [151] [152] [153 ...
An activist investor pushing for a sale of "Assassin's Creed" maker Ubisoft has gathered support from 10% of the French videogame publisher's shareholders, it said in a letter on Thursday that was ...
The scheme quickly came under fire after a denial-of-service attack on Ubisoft's DRM servers in early March 2010 rendered Silent Hunter 5 and Assassin's Creed II unplayable for several days. [16] The always-on requirement was quietly lifted for existing Uplay games towards the end of 2010, being changed to a single validation on game launch. [17]
Anno 2070 is a city-building and economic simulation game, with real-time strategy elements. It is the 5th game of the Anno series.It was released on 17 November 2011, and was co-developed by the German studios Related Designs and Blue Byte, and published by Ubisoft.
“Fake reviews not only waste people’s time and money, but also pollute the marketplace and divert business away from honest competitors,” FTC Chair Lina Khan said about the rule in August.
Ubisoft San Francisco [36] Android: June 9, 2023 [37] iOS: PlayStation 4: June 6, 2024 [38] PlayStation 5: Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope: Switch: October 20, 2022: Ubisoft Milan, Ubisoft Paris [39] Just Dance 2023 Edition: Switch: November 22, 2022: Ubisoft Mumbai, Ubisoft Paris, Ubisoft Pune, Ubisoft Shanghai [40] PlayStation 5: Xbox Series X ...