{"id":642387,"date":"2026-03-29T06:13:20","date_gmt":"2026-03-29T06:13:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/ubisoft-plans-to-shut-down-multiplayer-and-online-features-for-15-older-games"},"modified":"2026-03-29T06:13:20","modified_gmt":"2026-03-29T06:13:20","slug":"ubisoft-plans-to-shut-down-multiplayer-and-online-features-for-15-older-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/ubisoft-plans-to-shut-down-multiplayer-and-online-features-for-15-older-games\/","title":{"rendered":"Ubisoft plans to shut down multiplayer and online features for 15 &#8220;older games&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/ubisoft-plans-to-shut-down-multiplayer-and-online-features-for-15-older-games.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>Ubisoft has confirmed it&#8217;s shortly pulling the plug on a number of its games, including Anno 2070, Far Cry 3, Ghost Recon Future Soldier, and Assassin&#8217;s Creed 2.\n<\/p>\n<p>Most of the games included on the list are getting on a bit, but three-year-old VR game Space Junkies is also getting pulled, and as its a &#8220;multiplayer-only title&#8221;, you will be &#8220;unable to play the game going forward&#8221;.\n<\/p>\n<p>Whilst the singleplayer features for these games will mostly be unaffected, multiplayer modes or online features may be unavailable after 1st September, along with the ability to buy DLC.\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/ubisoft-plans-to-shut-down-multiplayer-and-online-features-for-15-older-games\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/ubisoft-plans-to-shut-down-multiplayer-and-online-features-for-15-older-games\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ubisoft has confirmed it&#8217;s shortly pulling the plug on a number of its games, including Anno 2070, Far Cry 3, Ghost Recon Future Soldier, and Assassin&#8217;s Creed 2. Most of the games included on the list are getting on a bit, but three-year-old VR game Space Junkies is also getting pulled, and as its a &#8220;multiplayer-only title&#8221;, you will be &#8220;unable to play the game going forward&#8221;. Whilst the singleplayer features for these games will mostly be unaffected, multiplayer modes or online features may be unavailable after 1st September, along with the ability to buy DLC. 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