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Ubisoft to Shut Down Multiplayer and Online Services for 15 Games in September 2022

Ubisoft plans to shut down 15 games of multiplayer and online services on September 1, 2022, including 5 Assassin’s Creed games, Far Cry 3, Splinter Cell: Blacklist, Prince of Persia: Forgotten Sand, and more. is.

For games such as Assassin’s Creed 3 (2012 release) and Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood, the installation of access to DLC will also be unavailable that day.

“By terminating the online service of some older games, we can focus our resources on providing a great experience for players playing new and popular titles,” Ubisoft wrote. I am. Its support page.

The full list of games and services to be stopped are:

  • Anno 2070
    • PC: You cannot play multiplayer, link your Ubisoft account in-game, or use online features.
  • Assassin’s Creed II
    • PC, PlayStation 3: You cannot play multiplayer, link your Ubisoft account in-game, or use online features.
  • Assassin’s Creed 3 (2012 release)
    • PC: You cannot play multiplayer, link your Ubisoft account in-game, or use online features. In addition, downloadable content (DLC) installation and access will be unavailable.
    • PlayStation 3, Wii U, Xbox 360: You can’t play in multiplayer, link your Ubisoft account in-game, or use online features.
  • Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood
    • PC: You cannot play multiplayer, link your Ubisoft account in-game, or use online features. In addition, DLC installation and access will be unavailable.
    • PlayStation 3, Xbox 360: You cannot play in multiplayer, link your Ubisoft account in-game, or use online features.
  • Assassin’s Creed Release HD
    • PC: You cannot link your Ubisoft account or use online features in-game. In addition, DLC installation and access will be unavailable.
  • Driver san Francisco
    • PC: You cannot play multiplayer, link your Ubisoft account in-game, or use online features. In addition, DLC installation and access will be unavailable.
    • PlayStation 3, Xbox 360: You cannot play in multiplayer, link your Ubisoft account in-game, or use online features.
  • Far Cry 3 (2012 release)
    • PC: You cannot play multiplayer, link your Ubisoft account in-game, or use online features. In addition, DLC installation and access will be unavailable.
    • PlayStation 3, Xbox 360: You cannot play in multiplayer, link your Ubisoft account in-game, or use online features.
  • Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Future Soldier
    • PlayStation 3, Xbox 360: Multiplayer games will no longer be available. The console must be set to offline mode to play solo campaigns.
  • Prince of Persia: Forgotten Sand
    • PC: You cannot play multiplayer, link your Ubisoft account in-game, or use online features. In addition, DLC installation and access will be unavailable.
  • Rayman Legends
    • PlayStation 3, Wii U, Xbox 360: You cannot link your Ubisoft account or use online features in-game.
  • Silent Hunter 5
    • PC: You cannot link your Ubisoft account or use online features in-game. In addition, DLC installation and access will be unavailable.
  • Space junkie
    • PC (HTC VIVE, Oculus): The title is multiplayer only, so you will not be able to play the game in the future.
  • Sprinter cell: Blacklist
    • PC: You cannot play multiplayer, link your Ubisoft account in-game, or use online features.
    • PlayStation 3, Xbox 360: You cannot link your Ubisoft account or use online features in-game.
  • ZombiU
    • Wii U: You can’t link your Ubisoft account or use online features in-game.

It is important to note that the remastered versions of Far Cry 3 and Assassin’s Creed 3 will not be shut down.

Ubisoft made a similar move in 2021 to shut down multiplayer features and online services for games such as Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Vegas, Rainbow Six Vegas 2, Rainbow Six Lockdown, Far Cry 2, and Sprinter Cell Convection.

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Adam Bankhurst is an IGN news writer. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst from Cramps.

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