Assassin’s Creed Liberation HD has been removed from Steam, and can’t be played anytime soon

Ubisoft is preparing to write off a number of games in the coming days, and the process has already begun with Assassin’s Creed Liberation HD.

A few days ago, Ubisoft announced that it would be shutting down online services for many titles, which were released in the era of PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Ideally, one would think that this is normal practice, as this was the case with many other old games as well. . However, Ubisoft’s case is expanding beyond just stopping multiplayer services, and that’s what caused the massive backlash. Apart from the online services, players will also not be able to access any DLC that came with the game. The fact that players have paid for those downloadable items and are still being denied entry is something that has not satisfied the community well.

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Today, another interesting development has occurred as Assassin’s Creed Liberation HD has been removed from steam entirely. Surprisingly, this game was not even part of the previous list that Ubisoft revealed as part of its announcement. Players cannot purchase the game from today onwards, and a notice on the page states that the game is no longer available for sale on Steam “at the request of the publisher.”

This is not all. There’s another notice right below that, which states that players will not have access to Assassin’s Creed Liberation HD as of September 1. This means that even if you purchased the game, you will not be able to play it after the specified date. Ubisoft has stated that reboots will not be affected, and many were confused as to whether or not Assassin’s Creed Liberation HD bundled with Assassin’s Creed 3 Remastered would be available. At the time of writing, the package appears to be working, but whether this will be the case after September 1st is unknown.

As one might expect from these things, society is not at all happy about the accident. Sure, Assassin’s Creed Liberation HD has its fair share of technical issues, but the fact that players aren’t allowed access to something they’ve purchased is a bad precedent for the game industry. Sure, Assassin’s Creed Liberation HD might not have a large player base so that would be a big deal, but if it does follow for some other titles, the community could be missing out on some classic gems.