XboxOZ360 writes:
"Now if only more development houses would fight back against the various individuals and small companies that exploit their titles, we would have even better games. Why, because developers would not loose the millions of $US each year to piracy and leaked game code.
There was a time when ones integrity meant a lot, and that if you shook on something with another, your word was considered gold. Then NDA's (Non-Disclosure Agreements) became necessary to ensure industry 'secrets' and IP remained that of its legal owners. But even that is no longer a safe bet that your property is in safe hands with ANY employee or 3rd party company you may deal with.
Ubisoft have filed suit against the Charlotte, North Carolina-based company called Optical Experts Manufacturing (OEM) for what they call "an extraordinary breach of trust and gross negligence" on the part of OEM which allowed copies of its PC version of Assassin's Creed to be distributed several weeks prior to its public release date.
This is what stuns me so much. Yes, we can and do have the ability and technology to acquire these games, yet we also demand bigger, better and stronger games which in turn require more financial investment by both the developer and publishers concerned. But what do we do, we 'steal' their product, and turn right around ask, nay, demand, that they make mor..."
Assassin's Creed has been hard done by in the past several years despite its success, and as messy as it could be, it might be time for a reboot.
They already did that in 2017 with origins. I don’t think a reboot is on the cards when Ubisoft is about to go down under lol
I hope the splinter cell remake sees the light of day before the company closes
I doubt they'll be closing, but they are primed to be eaten up by a bigger comp. Also 2017 was nearly a decade ago, it could use another reboot or rather it should just be retired.
Origins was the reboot.
But that also alienated the original AC lovers, abit. Not everybody adores the perma-change of the IP to be vast RPGs.
What I instead propose is, alternate between Valhalla/Shadows type AC RPGs and Mirage/ACII like non-RPG releases.
What is old might feel new again. A new splinter cell with semi open levels but still having a linear structure (not just one giant open world) that have multiple paths to complete the objective but still have stealth be the main priority would feel fresh, especially with modern graphics and military gadgets .
I agree, from anecdotal evidence, all franchises eventually stagnate, it might be a good time to start something new.
"it might be time for a reboot." No it might be time to put this shit to rest for a few yrs. A good 4-5 then come back.
Total franchise reboot. This ac game is basically the hail Mary to keep Ubisoft alive if this fails the share price will be so low they will be forced to sell and likely absorbed into another org as the Ubisoft name carries almost no weight.
Don't get me wrong they will end up selling after ac regardless but it will be the difference of getting the deal they want vs the deal they don't
With many wondering what route the franchise should take next, Assassin's Creed should finally visit the Wild West era.
Tell me how that's going to be significantly different than colonial America. AC is about showcasing different cultures throughout history. They already did Native Americans in AC3, so then just cowboys, outlaws, ranchers, etc? Kinda feel like there's already a game out there that does that really freaking well. Hmmm, maybe the one in the thumbnail?
assassin's creed new york starring luigi as the adjuster taking out bad guys health insurance templars
Haytham Kenway is Assassin's Creed's best antagonist due to his recurring appearance and being a Templar from a family full of Assassins.
Wow thats crazy.
Now you know why games end up costing so much,and why majors like Ubi, EA etc lose millions each year, money that if they did get, would fun more games, help open more studios and get innovative young developers to dig deeper into new IP's . .
How can they do that if we (we're all opart of it) steal their property, or condone it in some way.
Now if only the other studios would get more serious...
PC Gamers are suffering thanks to piraters, they're happy that they're getting games for free, but then complaining that no one brings good games onto the PC. Catch 22!