Assassin's Creed: Unity has launched in the UK and its micro-transaction prices are live, which means we're now able to investigate Ubisoft's new in-game purchasable currency to see how it works.
Insider Gaming - "Ubisoft has cancelled yet another game, this time ending development on the Animal Crossing-inspired title Alterra."
HALIFAX (April 14, 2026) – Laid-off Ubisoft workers in Halifax have voted overwhelmingly in favour of a settlement with the video-game giant. The terms of the settlement, including the compensation employees will receive, is confidential.
I can't sit here and act like I know these workers financial situations. And I'm sure nobody wakes up WANTING to go to court. But for the sake of the industry, I wish some of these types of cases made it to trial.
Settlements allow companies to continue to do whatever abusive practices they do. While the trials (should the company lose) would actually force real changes for the better.
But again, I'm not in these workers shoes and I can understand them not wanting to risk it.
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Doesn't change the fact they don't belong in a $60 game
that's ridiculous who the hell do these companies think they are trying to scam money out of people like this, awful
make the game free, and i'll be ok with microtransactions, though "micro" is a bit misleading.
hell, i will probably spend some money on some.
but on a game where they set the rrp at fifty or sixty quid?
they can go to hell.
and yes, it's optional, except they skew progression towards more and more grinding to make these transactions more attractive.
of course i'll be buying preowned, when the price has gone down considerably.
maybe they'll have actually finished making the game by then too.
Buddy of mine said he spend $50 on microtransactions in AC:Unity - I called him insane. (funny cause I know he reads N4G)
This is okay as long as they don't change the game so it takes a unreasonable amount of time to earn them in game. Which I'm sure is what will end up happening if it isn't like that already.