Ubisoft repeats past mistakes and earlier

of the So close Department

A few years ago we talked about how Ubisoft his own accidental leak Beyond good & evil Remaster to his subscribers. Months before it was published, a technical error led to an incomplete version of the game, which was suddenly available on Ubisoft+. Some people grabbed copies of it, played it and streamed or uploaded film material from the game on YouTube and elsewhere. Understandably, Ubisoft said that an unrestricted version of the game, which would appear, which would be a complete game at some point. For this purpose, they went out stupid and tried to kill every content and information about the leaked game and the film material before they ended up on the right track to cope with this all the time.

This is exactly what Ubisoft should have done. If you confirm the leak, note that it is not in its finished condition, express excitement for the finished product Fin Fin.

In the past week, some people seem to get copies into their hands Assassin's Creed Shadows before his publication. As expected, these copies were played or resold on the Internet. Then the film material was uploaded to all types of streaming and social media website. And if you ask yourself whether Ubisoft has learned his lesson from his previous experiences with such things, the company assures instead to learn it again.

Last weekend, photos that were published online showed several fans who now had access to early physical copies of Assassins Creed Shadows, while others claimed to briefly download a digital version of the game from the PlayStation Store.

The pieces of gameplay film material are now easy to find online, even if Ubisoft slaughter can remove the videos. So far, other fans have posted summaries of their time with the game, including Story Spoiler. And it is still weeks ahead of assassins Creed Shadows March 20.

Yup, the company tried to play Bury-The-Leak again via Takedowns. And as expected, it's just like the last attempt. That means terrible. And because of these actions, this leaked film material is given even more attention.

As last time, Ubisoft was the right words.

“We are aware that the players have accessed Assassins Creed Shadows before their official publication,” said Ubisoft in a message from Assassin's Creed Community Team, which was published on Reddit. “The development team is still working on patches to prepare the experience for the start, and every film material divided online does not represent the final quality of the game.”

“Lecks are unhappy and can reduce the excitement for players,” continues the statement by Ubisoft. “We kindly ask you not to spoil the experience for others. Many thanks to our community that you have already taken steps to protect everyone from spoilers. Stay in the shade, avoid the spoilers and keep an eye on our channel to keep official surprises in the coming weeks! March 20 will soon be here! “

The statement is perfect again. It does everything Ubisoft needs: informs the public that the leaked game is not complete, expresses excitement for the publication, thank you and otherwise according to his fans, etc. and so on. No WHAC-A mole had to play with the leaks.

In fact, it certainly sounds as if Ubisoft should have needed the leak instead.

Physical copies of the game were probably made weeks if not months ago, while Ubisoft continues to go out patches to and beyond the game date of the game. Nevertheless, fans report not to see too many problems with the game.

Not too many problems to see in a leaked game that has not achieved his inevitable patch a day is about as much of a confirmation as a gaming company.

However, I hope that Ubisoft does not have to learn this lesson a third time.

Filed at: Assassin's Creed, Lecks

Company: Ubisoft