{"id":1167773,"date":"2026-02-11T20:25:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T20:25:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/QZ9z9bx7GVbUmeZMNBCfhA"},"modified":"2026-02-11T20:25:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T20:25:09","slug":"ubisoft-frantically-patches-nudity-back-into-far-cry-4-after-accidentally-patching-it-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/ubisoft-frantically-patches-nudity-back-into-far-cry-4-after-accidentally-patching-it-out\/","title":{"rendered":"Ubisoft frantically patches nudity back into Far Cry 4 after accidentally patching it out"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Original story: <\/strong>Maintaining games, especially old games, is a real minefield. Even the oldest, most beloved classics have some issues in them, but what should devs do about that? If you go in and fix them, you might cause some new, bigger issue, setting off a maintenance spiral that just produces headache after headache, and all for a game that\u2014let’s be honest\u2014not many people are even playing anymore.<\/p>\n

This is what Far Cry 4’s got me thinking about, anyway, in the wake of a minor controversy surrounding censorship of a topless lady (and bottomless gentleman) in an unexpected patch the game received yesterday, a decade after it first released.<\/p>\n

The issue was first espied by a user on Reddit, who observed yesterday that a formerly topless female character\u2014at Shanath Arena\u2014was suddenly wearing a bra after 10 years of letting it all hang out. “Why do they do this AFTER 10 YEARS?” they wrote. The post was backed up by other posters: “For the record, this isn\u2019t bait or a mod. I just checked. It\u2019s real,” wrote modder Lord_Antheron, who also noted that, inexplicably, protagonist Ajay now wore a loincloth in the actual mission in that arena, rather than exposing his junk for all to see.<\/p>\n

The cover-up\u2014which I have decided to name ‘Boobfall’\u2014seemed to coincide with an April 3 patch (which you can see on SteamDB<\/a>) that had no patch notes but sure seemed to touch a fair bit of the game.<\/p>\n

To fans, it looked like Ubisoft had suddenly had a puritanical moment a full decade after originally releasing the game, and conspiracies as to why abounded. Surely, mused posters, this had something to do with the recent mondo-deal between Ubisoft and Tencent<\/a>? No doubt, they theorised, one of the key terms that the Chinese conglomerate demanded before it put pen to paper on the contract was that Ubisoft immediately<\/strong> <\/strong><\/em>obliterate boobs from its videogame from 2014?<\/p>\n

It was not that convincing a theory, but nevertheless it took hold. But don’t worry, gamers, because I have in the last hour downloaded my own edition of Far Cry 4 and wandered over to Shanath Arena. You’ll be relieved to know that, as of the time of writing, the woman who calls the protagonist “Mr Stares-at-my-tits” still has, um, a reason to call him that. I don’t have a save near the Shanath mission itself, so I can’t check on the status of Ajay’s genitals, but I have to imagine they’re safe and sound too.<\/p>\n

Far cry 4 censored Update (Pc)<\/a> from r\/farcry<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n