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Ubisoft's PC DRM Hacked, AC 2 Cracked

As most of you probably know, Ubisoft's new PC DRM, currently included in the company's recent releases such as Silent Hunter V and Assassin's Creed II, requires players to have a constant Internet connection so the game can be experienced. The protection system caused a lot of problems for a majority of legit users. The PC edition of Assassin's Creed II hit the market last month and there were various hack attempts, one of which involved a scheme that allowed users to emulate Ubisoft's DRM servers on their computers.

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Dark_Overlord5868d ago

just recently, the file is only a matter of kb's

So much for Ubi's amazing protection :D

Darkfocus5868d ago

that way ubisoft would have nothing to blame for AC2's poor sales other than the DRM. this way they'll just use piracy as an excuse even though it didn't affect sales.

FantasyStar5868d ago

Ubisoft can make whatever excuse but the world has already judged their actions, even before this crack came out.

HolyOrangeCows5868d ago (Edited 5868d ago )

"We just make their lifes easier"

LOL. Putting my Grammar Nazi-ing aside, I must say, they have done a great service for legitimate consumers.

HammockGames5868d ago (Edited 5868d ago )

Ha

f@cking

ha

Now do yourselves a favor. Ditch the DRM. Pray you get some legit sales. Never make this mistake again.

t8505868d ago

tried the new crack works great

darkmurder5868d ago

My love for skidrow is so high right now, now i can torrent that piece of shyte game and buy a second hand copy from EB on the consoles too just so those bastards Poobisoft don't get a dime.

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Eamon5868d ago

Only a matter of time.

Ironically, this crack benefits the legit owners the most. They can finally play AC2 without having to stay constantly online.

SaiyanFury5868d ago (Edited 5868d ago )

True. I *was* going to buy it, but I may look into SKIDROW's end-product cause I'm not gonna putdraconian, fascist DRM on my PC. Screw that.

mensaap5868d ago

no suprise here, tested the drm last night, pulled out my wireless
bam desktop, no warning, nothing

ALFAxD_CENTAURO5868d ago (Edited 5868d ago )

Well, I want also a Cracked Version for Splinter Cell, I don't know if Skidrow will took the same time or less time to Crack that game, but let's wait, the game is released few days more for PC.

"Thank you Ubisoft, this was quiete a challenge for us, but nothing stops the leading force from doing what we do. Next time focus on the game and not on the DRM. It was probably horrible for all legit users. We just make their lifes easier."

Wondering the faces from Ubisoft reading that.

PhantomT14125868d ago

I think it will be cracked faster than AC2. I guess the PC version must be gold by now so even if Ubisoft find a way to re-protect their game against SKIDROW's crack, they won't be able to put that protection on the disc. Sure, they can patch it after the launch but the team must be able to crack it while offline.

Anyway, Ubisoft DRM has now completely lost its meaning besides annoying their legit customers.

jadenkorri5868d ago

I own a lot of PC games, what do i do when it fails to install or not work, spend the night dling the pirated game and installing that and it works every time. This is why I have stopped buying PC games, if I'm gonna spend an hour each time updating drivers and sh!t just to end up dling the pirated version just to play, whats the f...ing point. Your wasting my time, so yeah, devs stop with DRM, your hurting the legit buyers and causing us aggravation. Logically any error received, everyone is gonna do a Google search, which takes us/user to a forum, which leads to torrent cracks or fixes, some games have said to dl the pirated version. DRM errors points most users to cracks/pirated version, its not helping at all.

jjesso19935868d ago

this has been cracked with emulated servers for ages now

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Microsoft Gaming Revenue Drops 7% Year-on-Year, Content and Services Down 5%, Xbox Hardware Down 33%

Microsoft announced its financial results for Q3 of fiscal year 2026, including an update on its gaming Xbox business and more.

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Jin_Sakai17d ago (Edited 17d ago )

Not looking good. Hopefully Asha Sharma is able to turn Phil’s disaster around.

dveio17d ago

To me it's still quite remarkable how they can cash-in 5.3bn in revenue in a single quarter, since their hardware is basically dead.

Jingsing17d ago

The stock mark is what makes Microsoft remarkable, They have convinced every institutional and retail investor to just keep piling money into them. Like many big tech giants they are just a big growing pyramid scheme. As long as people keep dropping money into ETF's that cover the market Microsoft will always be liquid. At the same time it is completely stifling innovation and competition. People need to start being more discreet in how they invest their money as it's killing the system.

Tanktopmaster9217d ago

Once they re-evaluate exclusive all will be fine….

S2Killinit17d ago

Riiiiight because people will just flock back to them for one or two games per year.

Jingsing17d ago

15+ years of bad performance is what they call irreparable in business. It is time for them to sell off the assets and get out of entertainment.

Tanktopmaster9216d ago

These declines are on the back of extra revenue received from releasing games like Forza horizon 5 on PlayStation. So I’m being sarcastic here when I said they should go back to exclusives. Killing off a revenue stream from Ps5 sales will only make things worse

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Report: Injustice 3 in Development at NetherRealm Studios

Thanks to the slip-up of an artist working on the title, we now have more evidence that a new Injustice game is in the works.

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Spiders Studio, Developers of GreedFall: The Dying World, Announce Liquidation of the Company

Spiders: "We're going to cut straight to the chase so you're not left wondering: After a long period without clear answers, we have received confirmation that Spiders is being liquidated.

What does it mean? This means the company as a whole no longer exists. We'll cease our functions immediately. The planned DLC will release via Nacon, and then-- well, that's it.

We're sorry that it's come to this and would like to thank each and every one of you for your support over the years.

If you have any questions or run into issues with your games, please contact Nacon directly as we'll no longer be able to reply."