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Ubisoft Introduced a Tool to Drop DRM Requirement

DRM
requirement may have been the most ill-advised form of copy protection
since the Sony Rootkit scandal. However, currently the Ubisoft is
reported to release a patch for different games, including Assassin’s
Creed 2 and Splinter Cell: Conviction, which are affected by “always on”
DRM. The new tool doesn’t require a constant broadband connection any
longer, but still needs a connection every time the game is launched.

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Substance1015609d ago (Edited 5609d ago )

Still needs a connection when launching the game. I say Ubisoft learn and remove this requirement.

Due to their ignorance they hardly had any sale during the Steam sales this holiday season. While other developers were praising Steam for the huge amount of sales they received.

Ubisoft need to learn while console sales are good, they tend to dry up after few months of release. On Pc things are different. Initial sales may not be on par with consoles however the title will keep selling for a long time. Specially sales on PC can be kept alive via Discounts on DD networks, something currently not possible on Console.

I would strongly recommend they drop the DRM completely. If they must have DRM then it should when the game is activated thats it.

I Call 9MM5609d ago

Yeah, I considered getting them during the Steam sale, but the DRM was just too much. Once Ubisoft eventually does away with it, I'd consider getting these games, but I just borrowed most off my friend for my 360. Lost sales, no surprise. Most gamers savvy enough to use Steam are smart enough not to buy their games with crappy DRM.

PrimordialSoupBase5609d ago (Edited 5609d ago )

Sure, but I had a better tool months ago: a crack.

x8005609d ago (Edited 5609d ago )

lol yeah i guess thats a better tool in this case. now why didnt i think of that lol....

jay25610d ago

Well it was pointless anyway......

Thecraft19895609d ago

It was not actually. It did lower sales but hawk 2 is still not cracked AC 2 took ages to crack so yeah it did work but lowered sales to much.

Jacobite5609d ago (Edited 5609d ago )

Might start buying their games again

NYC_Gamer5609d ago

i'm not a fan of the new ubisoft titles anyway

Xristo5609d ago

I wanted to buy AC2 during the Steam sales, but the DRM sounded too draconian. After reading all the horror stories of gamers losing hours of progress just pushed me away. After the release of this patch, I would buy it on sale again. Kudos to Ubisoft for taking a step, though probably viewed by some as too little, in removing that horrid form of DRM.

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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_Sakai18d ago (Edited 18d ago )

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

dveio18d 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.

Jingsing18d 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.

Tanktopmaster9218d ago

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

S2Killinit18d ago

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

Jingsing18d 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.

Tanktopmaster9218d 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."