Nickers nab Assassin's Creed cache in Benelux blag Thieves made away with a lorryload of Assassin's Creed 3 copies bound for the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg this week. Most gamers who pre-ordered the title will still get their game. Ubisoft has released more stock for distribution. But customers from those countries who had pre-ordered the limited 'Join or Die' edition …
I really don't get it. This isn't a dig at the quality of the games or their gigantic hard-on for DRM. It's about the fact they really, honestly can't stand their customers.
We've already seen previously their views on their PC owning customers, with the phrase "thieving pirate scum" taking a prominent role in that discussion. Now, they seem to be saying "Oh, the AC3 Collector's Edition's got lifted and pre-orderers won't get their shiny medals. Who gives a fuck, right?"
This seems to go beyond mere contempt and veers into actual dislike. Maybe they should do what their hearts are telling them to: leave the gaming industry and settle down on a farm somewhere and raise sheep. They bleat less and they don't need as much copy protection software installed on them.
Do the right thing Ubisoft. You'll be happier in the long run. =)
As an Ex-Ubi employee I can tell you after a visit from Yves Guillemot to our office, when asked about DRM (staff hated it too, we play games..) he said it's staying, that pc games will be 90% pirated otherwise. He HATES pc gamers and distrusts gamers in general
I can also tell you that you can console yourself with the knowledge that they hate their staff even more. 50 hour weeks for a year (unpaid overtime because apparently i'm nice like that) to be made redundant with 5 minutes notice to clear my desk along with 20 others, a few weeks before Christmas.
No it is quite simply that if yout new game was the same price on line as in the shop, people will buy online, and the shops will consider not selling your console.
So basically Game and co, have told the online shops not to undercut them.
Except Steam and PCs.
My main issue though is disc space, £10 extra for the game - then 20 to 50GB for the game - only got a 320GB drive.
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