Drew Wilson
March 21st, 2010, 11:48 AM
PC downloads centre Steam is not offering Ubisoft titles Assassin's Creed 2 and Silent Hunter V from its service in the UK. CVG has been informed objection to the DRM measures of both titles is one reason behind the decision - but Ubisoft has firmly denied it.
A statement from the firm released to CVG reads: 'The games listed are available for sale in all other countries on Steam. The fact they are not available on Steam UK has nothing to do with the DRM - but is linked to a local business discussion between Ubisoft and Steam in UK.'
The AC2 game page here and Silent Hunter V game page here both display the same message:
'Sorry! An error was encountered while processing your request: This item is currently unavailable in your region'
A PC games industry insider told us this morning: "It's the latest in the Ubisoft DRM blow-up. Steam doesn't want to lose its reputation for customer service, and these games have angered its user-base."
More... (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=239684?cid=OTC-RSS&attr=CVG-General-RSS)
You know your DRM sucks when even retailers refuse to take it.
A statement from the firm released to CVG reads: 'The games listed are available for sale in all other countries on Steam. The fact they are not available on Steam UK has nothing to do with the DRM - but is linked to a local business discussion between Ubisoft and Steam in UK.'
The AC2 game page here and Silent Hunter V game page here both display the same message:
'Sorry! An error was encountered while processing your request: This item is currently unavailable in your region'
A PC games industry insider told us this morning: "It's the latest in the Ubisoft DRM blow-up. Steam doesn't want to lose its reputation for customer service, and these games have angered its user-base."
More... (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=239684?cid=OTC-RSS&attr=CVG-General-RSS)
You know your DRM sucks when even retailers refuse to take it.