{"id":643094,"date":"2026-03-29T07:05:21","date_gmt":"2026-03-29T07:05:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/ubisoft-shutting-down-online-services"},"modified":"2026-03-29T07:05:21","modified_gmt":"2026-03-29T07:05:21","slug":"ubisoft-is-shutting-down-online-services-for-titles-like-assassins-creed-2-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/ubisoft-is-shutting-down-online-services-for-titles-like-assassins-creed-2-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Ubisoft is shutting down online services for titles like Assassin&#8217;s Creed 2 and more"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/ubisoft-is-shutting-down-online-services-for-titles-like-assassins-creed-2-and-more.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p><strong>Ubisoft<\/strong> is shutting down a number of online services for some of its older games, including titles like <strong>Assassin&#8217;s Creed 2<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Nothing lasts forever, especially in the world of video games. The latest case of video games losing their online services was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ubisoft.com\/en-au\/help\/gameplay\/article\/decommissioning-of-online-services-september-2022\/000102396?origin=search\">announced by Ubisoft earlier this week<\/a>, with a number of older titles losing their multiplayer. Worse still, PC versions of some games will also no longer let you download DLC for them.<\/p>\n<p>Explaining in the announcement post, Ubisoft wrote &#8220;Closing the online services for some older games allows us to focus our resources on delivering great experiences for players who are playing newer or more popular titles.&#8221; The titles listed will lose multiplayer from September 1, later this year.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/ubisoft-shutting-down-online-services\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/ubisoft-shutting-down-online-services\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ubisoft is shutting down a number of online services for some of its older games, including titles like Assassin&#8217;s Creed 2. Nothing lasts forever, especially in the world of video games. The latest case of video games losing their online services was announced by Ubisoft earlier this week, with a number of older titles losing their multiplayer. Worse still, PC versions of some games will also no longer let you download DLC for them. Explaining in the announcement post, Ubisoft wrote &#8220;Closing the online services for some older games allows us to focus our resources on delivering great experiences for players who are playing newer or more popular titles.&#8221; The titles listed will lose multiplayer from September 1, later this year. 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