Goodbyes, whether in video games or otherwise, are always a little sad. And to be precise, Ubisoft has to make a very difficult decision on several games.
It is inevitable that certain games will eventually have to be discontinued over time. In fact, publishers are sometimes forced to shut down the online services or servers of several of their games, mainly due to budget constraints. The dreaded day has now come for Ubisoft and affects several works that have become absolute cult for many gamers. This is clearly not the first time this has happened, and unfortunately it won’t be the last either. It is an inevitable consequence of the passage of time.
Ubisoft: It’s the end of these games
As we told you on iGamesNews last October, Ubisoft is aiming to close the online services of no less than 10 games on different platforms. Ubisoft chose January 25, 2024 as the date for this decision. That day is getting closer and it is time to prepare for it. You no longer have access to the online functions of:
- Assassin’s Creed II – Xbox 360
- Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood – MAC
- Assassin’s Creed Liberation HD Final Services – PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
- Assassin’s Creed Revelations – PC
- Ghost Recon Future Soldier – PC
- Heroes of Might and Magic VI – PC
- NCIS – PC
- RUSE-PC
- Splinter Cell: Conviction – Xbox 360
- Trials Evolution – PC
Perhaps not everyone will share the same opinion on this radical decision, but the studio wanted to make one important point clear: once you have purchased these games, you can continue to play them without any problem. And fortunately. However, some games on the list only come into their own in multiplayer mode (particularly RUSE).
The end of an era
In addition to the essential episodes of Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed series, which enjoy a good reputation, it is unfortunate that the online services of Splinter Cell Conviction are also disappearing. While the remake of the first game is apparently still in development, there’s no denying that players have been waiting to put on the night vision goggles again for a long time. In addition, one cannot forget the game RUSE, a remarkable French production based around the Second World War that had great success when it was released in 2010. This success was partly due to the IRISZOOM engine. This offered an impressive zoom level for a strategy game at the time, allowing players to go from a close-up view of their soldiers to a bird’s eye view to even the clouds.
