Check out some new screenshots from Assassin’s Creed: Liberation HD
"Hello everyone, we have more details to share concerning the upcoming decommissioning of online services affecting several AC titles, including additional information regarding the DLC for these titles."
When will you decommission this new one? I’m only asking so I can be happier by not buying it at full price.
The dog Chorizo from FAR CRY 6 has wheelchair legs, so is hardly a decommissioned pet. In fact very useful for digging up dirt.
Assassin's Creed Liberation has been delisted on Steam, and what's more, "will not be accessible" starting Sept. 1 even to owners.
Because they can? This makes no sense though. Why damage your rep at all with this and it's so small of a thing to even do.
What if ..... they're taking the 2K route?
Maybe they have some plans for Aveline/Liberation in the near future?
Remake? Strictly guessing here.
@Raiden
Nah, to my understanding this is due to the type of DRM it has and instead of fixing and removing it they’re just pulling the title
Not 100% I’ve seen a few people mention that
Waiting for those guys who state digital is the future
And this is why people want discs in there collectors editions…
Even as someone who prefers digital content things like this sucks. This type of practice isn’t very consumer friendly and it’s a rip off. I paid for that license I should be able to download titles whenever I want too.
Yeah but lately many games are not coming complete on the disc or with smart delivery you might not get the right version you would want for preservation.
I completely agree I've spent hundreds if not thousands and at any point it could be taken away
Digital is the future, and it will be soon, DVDs and blu-ray are plastics and eventually it will be illegal to sell them. So you all better get used to digital as it WILL be the only way before long.
And we are talking about PC here in this article, which if memory serves me right in 2018 83% of all media sold on PC was digital. You 17 percent can hang on as long as you want but you are a dying breed, and that's just facts.
@Fox
They deliver only half of the message
Digital is the future RUIN of video games
The publishers can easily move games to another server/ upgrade the DRM to the newest version but they don’t because it extra work they have to pay for even tho we pay higher prices to keep their investors happy
@Foxtrot: Having physical media is all well and good but you tend to have to download half the game after you install it. Patches to fix broken things in the game have to be downloaded too.
@Silverfang
Aww. If you think that’s trolling then you need to explore the internet more
Too bad you couldn’t use your real account rather than creating a new account only 24 minutes old as of now
This isn't how almost any company works with digital. Ubi seems to be acting like jackasses as of late.
Physical isn't this magic thing either nowadays. Many games still rely on outside downloads via updates.
What happens when your disc craps out?
I'm kind of tired of people thinking physical means you're set for life. Digital does last longer than physical if you exercise common sense and don't trust scummy companies like Activision, ea, Bethesda, etc.
They are a corporation and saving and making money is their number one priority. We the consumer are nothing more then wallets waiting to be emptied by them.
If this starts becoming a thing, then people need to be refunded. These aren't GaaS games.
Then again, I'll bet there's some clause somewhere saying something like "x reserve the right to make this digital product unavailable at any time."
They actually are covered in their terms of service, it's a bit shitty but they state the following:
"4.1 General. We do not guarantee that the Services will be available at all times, in all locations worldwide, and/or on all devices. We do not guarantee that we will continue to offer any Service for any minimum period of time. We reserve the right to terminate all or part of the Services at any time."
Very shitty condition but I'm pretty sure they have this condition to cover their asses when they pull stuff like this
They do not guarantee the steam services are available. That has nothing to do with something you own outright and they shouldn’t be able to remove it from our libraries.
@ToddlerBrain
UBISOFT EULA - Section 8:
The EULA is effective from the earlier of the date You purchase, download or use the Product, until terminated according to its terms. You and UBISOFT (or its licensors) may terminate this EULA, at any time, for any reason. Termination by UBISOFT will be effective upon (a) notice to You or (b) termination of Your UBISOFT Account (if any) or (c) at the time of UBISOFT’s decision to discontinue offering and/or supporting the Product. This EULA will terminate automatically if You fail to comply with any of the terms and conditions of this EULA. Upon termination for any reason, You must immediately uninstall the Product and destroy all copies of the Product in Your possession.
About that "something you own outright" Ubisoft has this to say:
Section 1:
THIS PRODUCT IS LICENSED TO YOU, NOT SOLD.
@ToddlerBrain I agree, they shouldn't be able to remove something that you paid for from you but as @CantThinkOfAUsername pointed out they can.
Unfortunately a lot of companies believe that when you buy a game you don't "own" it you are merely renting it for for an undisclosed amount of time.
I'm not defending Ubisoft in this regard though, if I pay for a game I wholly expect to fully own it especially if it's a non-online game where I have no obligation to sign into a server to use it and I don't really understand why Ubisoft is removing it.
If updating it is an issue then just abandon the game and let the modders fix it, fully removing that option by terminating the game outright is just a dumb move.
Then again there is always piracy so if Ubisoft won't allow me to buy something anymore or remove my access to something I've bought you'll be damn sure I'm going to steal it
I'm only realising now that they are removing Liberations HD, which is the console version of the original PS Vita game. Liberation Remastered, which comes with AC3 Remastered, can still be played if you own it. So, that's not AS bad as just making Liberations in any form inaccessible, but still. It's insane that they can take back the game they gave to you, but you can't take back the money you gave to them in turn. This really shouldn't be legal. Either they shouldn't be allowed to do this at all, or they should be forced to refund owners of the game.
@CoNn3rB
That is not what companies "think". That is how it is in law. Nobody here "owns" a single game, song, movie, etc. that they "bought" digitally.
So does this make the PS4 Remastered version unplayable as well? The one that came with Assassins Creed 3 Remastered.
Nope only Steam. But if you own it physical they can't take the game away from you.
What if you own the disc but everything else about the game, ie the patches and dlc, are accessed from steam, and they've blocked all access?
@Venom
Patches aren't blocked off, but DLC can be since that's tied to DRM. If that gets walled off, then it could ruin your save I think. Not 100% sure about that one.
Will you buy a Sony PlayStation product again?
https://variety.com/2022/di...
Cause they are exactly doing the same thing
Studio canal products have nothing to do with Sony, so what you should have said is, will you stop buying studio canal movies . just like this is a Ubisoft issue, not steam.
Studio Canal is removing their Movies from the Playstation store.
It's like saying Valve is taking down Liberation from Steam.
Is sony offering compensation to ppl who bought the movie from their Storefront?
Same with Steam?
Last I check Studio Canal arent delisting movie
but they are only removed from PS Store
How is that on Sony though, they didn’t pull the movies the studio did. Studio Canel should be responsible not Sony. Just like this situation falls on Ubisoft and not Valve.
It's funny how everybody dismissed the: "
The move comes a year after Sony’s PlayStation group stopped offering movie and TV show purchases and rentals, as of Aug. 31, 2021, citing the rise of streaming-video services. At the time, Sony assured customers that they “can still access movie and TV content they have purchased through PlayStation Store for on-demand playback on their PS4, PS5 and mobile devices.” But clearly, that didn’t mean forever."
Again Studio Canal didn't delist movies all across the board they couldn't negotiate a proper deal with Sony thus only the removal on PS store.
But never mind Ubisoft said the game would still be playable across all stores.
Welcome to the club, I've been the founding member for the past 7 years, there's always room for more people who've finally realize what a shit-stain blight Ubisoft has willingly become.
If things like this are left unchallenged an all-digital future will be even worse than it currently is setting up to be
It's amazing how people are being led to believe having more options is a bad thing and only digital can survive. Let's give publishers more control over what we can own and play
Always buy physical (and before someone comes in and says there is only a license on the disk, you are wrong as far as PlayStation is concerned. Game content is on the disk with patch 1.0 or something)
is it digital only then?
if so, this is why ill never buy a big game like this digital. it sucks that they can just make your purchased game nullified like that
Good thing we have steamunlocked so we still have access to it.
Now I do feel bad for those who bought the game now they can't even play it.
And yet people want an all digital future where companies have complete control over what you can own. Thank God I buy physical whenever I can.
You can take my steam library and delist my digital only console but you'll never take my vita cart
Feel like there has to be more to this story than Ubisoft just randomly deciding they didn't want people to play this game anymore.
Anybody with a brain better get.a physical copy of.favor games while you can. Read the tides.
So even if you have the game downloaded already you can't play it after September 1st? This is why downloading games online is not the definitive way to go! I call BS!!!!
Ethan writes: "For the first Black History Month of the new decade, let's have a look at some of the best black video game characters of the 2010s."
Adéwalé from Black Flag was a badass. I enjoyed being able to play him in the DLC.
Such a good supporting character. Didn't expect him to become playable, so it was a pleasant surprise.
You're forgetting the OG black video game character.
Mr. Game and Watch
You could even throw in there mafia 3 Lincoln Clay he wasnt loveable but he was a strong black character
Yeah I was debating adding him in because he seems cool, but didn't have enough personal experience with his character. Didn't play Mafia 3, so I think it wouldn't have felt as genuine as the ones I chose.
Honorable Mentions:
Tiger Jackson (Tekken 3)
Mike Tyson (Mike Tyson's Punch Out!!)
M.Bison/Balrog (Boxer, Street Fighter 2)
Elena (Street Fighter 3)
Teshin (Warframe)
Tiger’s so great he overshadows Eddie and Christie in spite of rarely being in games.
Great post, Lee and Adéwalé probably my favorites off this list.
But what about CJ from San Andreas! Was he a positive role model no, but was he a great character in probably my favorite grand theft auto YES!
Thanks! I have mixed feelings about CJ...but I actually almost added Franklin from GTA V. After thinking about it though, I felt like his character was kinda just alright. Especially compared to Lee or Adéwalé.
I wouldn't mind a Black Panther video game.
Get to it, Insomniac.
Also, Afro Samurai, Cyborg, Nadine Ross (Uncharted), Avery Johnson (Halo),
Great post! Any ones for Asian, hispanic, Irish, etc? Be nice to see some other ethnicities for a change.
Irish is just white which 99% of characters are
Most Japanese games feature Asian characters
Hispanic or Latino? I know several games with Latino characters. We need more though.
What does you question have to do with Black History month though?
This might be considered a controversial one, but what about Barret Wallace from FF7? I got pretty attached to him back when I was 17 and the game first came out.
Look at an American History Textbook. The whole thing is white washed history.
All school text books only tell half the story. They’re filled with wrong information. Still doesn’t change the fact that whites are the only race that can’t be proud of their heritage without being labeled as racists. You ever see blacks wearing “black power” or “ black and proud” shirts and hats? I have. Can you imagine if whites wanted to show off how proud they are of their heritage? Y’all would lose your minds.
@NealGamby
I don't think you understand what racism is.
I got an admissions letter from a University that said the applicant had a wonderful resume but it was against school policy to accept Negroes. That's racism.
Now if you want to celebrate being a white man or the history of white people nobody will stop you.
Youre getting a distorted twist of history then. Its a known fact they have altered american history. They are trying to hide the fact that liberals were the ones that enslaved blacks and it was a conservative that freed the slaves.
Sounds like someone maybe needs to brush up on their history. Its like in planet of the apes when Dr Zaius was going out of his way to try and hide the fact that man was here before ape. He didnt want any of the other apes to find out and tried to keep it from Taylor.
That guy was such a lib! Haha
Unfortunately it's a white man world. Everyday is shrouded in the greatness the white man has brought the world. White men are celebrated everyday and have privileges black and brown people rarely experience.
And there is a reason why even white people don't say white power. Most of those people who shout it are racist hood wearing, swastika tattooed, pure race minded people.
So sane white people refer not to be associated with that craft. The thing most white people do take pride in their culture and our very proud of it. Polish, Russian, Jewish, UK English, and etc.
However since black history month was started in America. The white history which you should know is white washed, Africans were taken from their home countries within the continent of Africa stripped of their native tounge, religion, and culture. Families separated, sold, raped, killed, etc etc I'm sure you know the rest.
However these people today after long trials and tribulations are called African Americans and since these people weren't afforded the same luxury as other races of knowing which part of Africa they truly come from with their lineage for 400+ years being erased or not kept on record. They had to celebrate their African American experiences which is why they have Black History month in short. There is much more to that story but that's why there is Black History Month not only to remember the bad but celebrate the good of our fellow American friends, colleagues, neighbors, and service men and women.
Sorry, fail. White mans world when all that is celebrated is blacks? Take Kobe Bryant for instance. Say the tables were turned. If everyone on that helicopter were black and Kobe happened to be the only white that got killed? My god, there would be protests and riots! People like you would be crying white privilege. They didnt even mention anyone else on that chopper for days, but Kobe. They only made a big deal about him, so you can just save that nonsense. Blacks are celebrated each and every day. They dominate sports, music etc. Why even bring attention to the color of your skin with black history month? Personally, i think any kind of history month is a joke. Its pretty sad all the way around. Its also not Kobes fault, he was a good hearted and talented guy. He did alot of good for kids and charity. Its societys fault and sick and twisted media driven people like yourself. That are fueled by real hate.
Woah I'm filled with hate @Nicknasty what did I say you clearly are off your rocker or trolling. You are the one spewing this hate but this is the last I'll respond to you. You aren't worth the time and your ideology is clearly far out there.
But you do realize Kobe was a celebrity the whole world has seen Kobe Bryant at some point of time, so of course he was mentioned more in the media. He was the media draw of the story. If those people were famous then they would've been spoken about no matter the color. The media was basing it off people feeling like they had a connection to Kobe and his daughter because they have seen them before. So no those other passengers weren't talked about as much but it doesn't make their deaths unfelt however people related to a celebrity they were fond of.
But yes white man's world I stand by that. You should stick to gaming cuz you clearly don't know anything. There is a reason why African Americans are the minority. You said black people dominate sports and music. I'll give you that but you obviously don't know how the world is ran let's talk about Forbes list maybe 2 or 3 African Americans. Let's talk about major corporation CEOs. Let's talk about Presidents of Universities. African American Governor's, Senators, Politicians, Chief of Police, Generals. That sir is how the world is ran.
So once again, why is there Black history month? It's to celebrate people in the fields like I mentioned who are rarely in the above list. As well as other entrepreneurs, inventor's, and people who donate their time and energy to trying to make the world better.
Sad that we can't muster up 28 black characters for each day of the month. Great post, thanks for the recognition of black people in gaming. Hopefully the diversity continues, it's crazy how excited I get to see a black main character in a game. What really gets to me is, they use black people to voice the main character all the time, why not just make the player himself black a perfect example: Kratos.
I feel that. I didn't think I cared that much, but when I got to play as those characters on the list, I was a lot happier than I thought I'd be. Kratos has that whole family ash situation going on though...
He doesn't have a mixed child. His son is 100% white so that makes Kratos white. I used to think that he was black and then the whole ashes thing made him white, but then in the last game his son isn't mixed so i'm like wait. Kratos is white? LOL, there's other examples as well, i'm glad that we do get the good looks that we do. I'm tired of seeing us in stereotypical roles in entertainment. Hopefully the support for black lead characters continue to grow and grow in the right direction not type casting us.
Wow, I own this on Vita and though it was pretty good but was lacking in detail, but this is much more detailed than the Vita version. I hope they got it to run at 60fps! I had no idea that it was a remastered version, I though it was just an HD facelift. I will be picking this up sometime after all the PS4 greatness slows down because I'll be playing that for a while...
Weren't these images released with the game's announcement?
Anyone know if you buy this and download onto PS4 can you remote play it on the vita?