Ubisoft has stopped online multiplayer for 90 games, including Rayman Legends for PC and Rainbow Six Vegas 2 for Xbox One.
The announcement on Ubisoft's website lists the 90 affected games, covering a variety of platforms including PS3, Wii U, Xbox 360, and even the OnLive cloud gaming service. These titles will no longer feature online multiplayer, but the offline features of each game will still be available.
The server shutdown means that news and in-game stats for these Ubisoft games will also be disabled from now on. And any title that used Ubisoft Connect services will no longer allow players to earn units and complete challenges.
While it can be argued that many titles are old at this point, as well as the platforms included, backwards compatibility means that several of these games will no longer be fully complete if players revisit them. . Several of the affected games can be played on Xbox One, like Just Dance, for example, but they will no longer have online support.
Here is the full list of Ubisoft games that no longer have online multiplayer support:
Ubisoft games no longer support online multiplayer TitlePlatformsthe american army
Xbox 360Anno 1404PCAnno OnlinePCI believe of the asesino 2
computer | Macs | iOS | Live
assassin's creed brotherhood
LiveAssassin's Creed: Memory
Mac | iOSMurderer creed revelations
A VivoAvatarcomputer | Playstation 3 | Xbox 360
Beyond Good and Evil
Playstation 3 | Xbox 360
burning angels 2
computer | Xbox 360
Call of Juarez 2: Bound in Bloodcomputer | Playstation 3 | Xbox 360
Juarez Call 3: The Cartelcomputer | Playstation 3 | Xbox 360
Driver San Francisco
LiveESPN Sports Connections
Wii UFar CryPCFar Cry 2PCFar Cry Blood Dragon
computer | Playstation 3 | Xbox 360
Flashback Origins
computerghost recognition
PCGhost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2computer | Playstation 3 | Xbox 360
HAWXPCH.AWX 2computer | Playstation 3 | Xbox 360 | Live
HazePlayStation 3Heroes of Might and Magic 5PCI Estoy vivocomputer | Playstation 3 | Xbox 360
Just Dance 3 Xbox 360Just Dance 3 big hits
Xbox 360Only 3 children dance
Xbox 360 | wii | i love you
just dance 4PlayStation 3 | Xbox 360 | wii u
Just Dance 2014
PlayStation 3 | PlayStation 4 | Xbox 360 | Xbox uno | wii | wii u
just dance 2015
PlayStation 3 | PlayStation 4 | Xbox 360 | Xbox Uno | wii | wii u
just dance 2016
PlayStation 3 | Xbox 360 | Wii
just dance 2017
PlayStation 3 | Xbox 360 | Wii
just dance 2018
PlayStation 3 | Xbox 360 | Wii
Disney Just Dance Party
Xbox 360 | Wii
Just Dance Disney Party 2
Xbox 360Marvel Avengers: Battle for Earth
Xbox 360 | wii u
Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes
computerPowerful and magical duel of champions
computer | Playstation 3 | Xbox 360
Clash of power and magic
computerMight & Magic Showdown Paint Shop
computerMight and Magic X: Legacy
computermotion sports
Xbox 360MotionSport Adrenaline
Playstation 3 | Xbox 360
my sports coaches club
Playstation 3hero booster
Xbox 360Prince of Persia the forgotten sands
computer | Playstation 3 | Xbox 360 | Live
PuroFootballPlaystation 3 | Xbox 360
Rabbids Alive and Kicking
Xbox 360the rabbits go home
WiiLand of the Rabbids
wii &Rabbits travel through time.
WiiRainbow Six - Raven Shield
computerrainbow six lockdown
computer | Nintendo GameCube | playstation 2 | xbox
rainbow six vegas
computer | Playstation 3 | portable playstation | Xbox 360
rainbow six vegas 2
computadora | PlayStation 3 | Xbox 360 | xbox one
Ray-man 3Playstation 3 | Xbox 360
Rayman 3 hd
Playstation 3 | Xbox 360
legends of rayman
computerOrigins of Rayman
computer | Playstation 3 | Xbox 360
CUNNINGMac | PlayStation 3 | Xbox 360
Beta TRICK
computerScrabble 2007
computerScrabble 2009
PCSottlers 3PCSottlers 4PCSettlers 6: Rise of an Empire
computerSettlers 7: Paths to a Kingdom
computadora | MACSettlers: Heritage of KingsPCShape Fitness EvolvedXbox 360Shape UpXbox OneShaun White Skateboards
computer | Playstation 3 | Xbox 360 | Live
Shaun White is snowboarding
computer | Playstation 3 | Xbox 360 | Live
silent hunter 3
computerSilent Hunter 4: Underwater Missions
computerSilent Hunter 4: Wolves of the Pacific
computerSilent Hunter 5
OnLivePitufos 2Playstation 3 | Xbox 360
Legends of Spartacus
Playstation 3 | Xbox 360
Splinter Cell blacklist
wii &Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory
computerBurst Cell Conviction
computer | Macs | Live
Splinter Cell: doble agent
computer | Playstation 3 | Xbox 360
The Adventures of Tintin
computer | Playstation 3 | Xbox 360
Tom Clancy's End of the War
computer | Playstation 3 | Xbox 360
Toy Soldiers War Chest
computadora | PlayStation 4 | xbox one
Watch Dogs Companion
android | iOS
world in conflict
computerYour fitness has evolved
Xbox 360Your Form Fitness Evolved 2012
Xbox 360Your Form Fitness Evolved 2013
wii &Another blow to the preservation of video games
Seeing so many Ubisoft games lose support online is worrying, especially since there will be people who will still be playing those games. While it's easy to see why a publisher makes such decisions (hosting and server maintenance aren't free), it's still disappointing.
Fortunately, we've seen a resurgence in recent years to preserve video games through backwards compatibility. Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo have all been guilty of ditching the old for the new, but there has clearly been a clear shift to do more to ensure that a new generation of gamers can still play and enjoy old titles.
Microsoft, in particular, has led the way with its Xbox backwards compatibility program, while Sony will soon offer access to its older titles through its new PS Plus subscription service. Nintendo has taken a similar route, giving Nintendo Switch Online subscribers access to hundreds of NES and SNES games, while those who subscribe to the Expansion Pack level can play N64 and Sega Genesis games.
In an ideal world, no game would need to lose features and gamers would not need specific hardware to enjoy them. Unfortunately, we expect to see more games lose online functionality in the coming years, and more digital storefronts are likely to be closed.