Ubisoft Offers Free Goodies as Compensation for PC DRM Downtime

Ah, so it hasn't been cracked yet. I wonder how PC sales are going without all that piracy. Because, as the most commonly used logic dictates, the less their game is stolen the more people will buy it.

Haha, yeah right. That shit is like $60. I'm not saying go out and steal it or anything, but at least wait a good 8-10 months for it to drop in price (or a good Steam sale). I mean, most of the world has already played it anyway so you've ALREADY missed out, hardware isn't changing very quickly, and there's a ton of stuff out there to play first.

UBI: Whats that you say? DDoS attack got you where you can't play our game due to our DRM solution? Here have a choice from three more games whose DRM implementation will frustrate you in EXACTLY THE SAME WAY.

CUSTOMER: Ummm. Thanks... I think?

Ubisoft just remove the ridiculous DRM so I can BUY THE FUCKING GAME ALREADY. That and Splinter Cell. Bunch of morons.

that'd be incredibly ironic if they removed the DRM after a while and dropped the price. I would be incredibly pissed if i bought the game early.

Fuck Ubisoft (and also fuck activision). I miss the glory days of PC gaming

PARIS - At a press conference held this afternoon, Ubisoft Entertainment SA (NASDAQ: UBI) announced that all new copies of their popular Digital Rights Management (DRM) brand, Ubisoft Online Services Platform, will ship with a free PC game.

"We are thrilled to be providing this exclusive service to our loyal DRM customers," Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot said. "After all, who doesn't love a free game?"

Guillemot explained that beginning this week, customers taking home a copy of Online Services Platform can find a copy of Settlers VII with their purchase. "It's right there on the disc," he added. "No need to download anything."

He continued to state that Ubisoft has actually been quietly bundling other games with Online Services Platform for some time. "Silent Hunter V, Assassin's Creed II -- all the latest in PC entertainment, have been going out free to our fans for the last month. Soon they might even find Splinter Cell: Conviction inside a copy of Online Services Platform."

"It's just our way of saying 'thank you' for making us the most trusted name in DRM on the market today." When asked whether Ubisoft's efforts had in fact saved PC gaming, Guillemot responded simply, "Yes."

So next time the system is down they can say hey, chill out, we already gave you a free game that DOESN'T require this shit, so play that for a while instead.

Haha, so if they give people free games every time their servers go down maybe this DRM actually has an upside in the long run.

Attempting to prevent the access of free games, Ubisoft hands out free games.

In other news, gamers on both sides of the issue respond with "We wouldn't have paid for the game anyway".

I would say I encourage it and I don't. On one hand it's teaching them that DRM is a mistake because of shit like this and why it's such a flaud idea for Internet connection only games. On the other hand it would piss me off not being able to play my game due to hackers. The best vhoice I think is to encourage the attacks and maybe companies will get away from DRM because there are always smarter people out there then game developers.

Average of $13 each for new copies of those games, though I saw EndWar on sale for $2.99 last week.
Still, they're giving something, at least.

It's like they've already invested too much time and money on this mess of a DRM for them to turn back now.