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French consumer group sues Ubisoft over shutdown of The Crew

The lawsuit is backed by Stop Killing Games, which has accrued over 1.3 million signatures.

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France's leading consumer association has filed a lawsuit against Ubisoft over The Crew's online shutdown

It's been two years since The Crew was shut down, which prompted a fast and negative response from the majority of players and people concerned about the games industry's poor game preservation efforts, especially when it comes to always-online games. While some fans moved on, others worked to revive it through modding and some people even filed lawsuits against publisher Ubisoft. Now, more legal battles are set to happen in France.

Eurogamer / Fran Ruiz
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French Consumer Group Sues Ubisoft Over The Crew Shutdown

Backed by Stop Killing Games, consumer protection group UFC-Que Choisir is seeking to "put an end to these harmful practices" The post French Consumer Group Sues Ubisoft Over The Crew Shutdown

This Week in Video Games / Maddie Agne
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French consumer group UFC-Que Choisir sues Ubisoft over The Crew shutdown

Video game preservation is important, and now the French consumer group UFC-Que Choisir are getting into a fight with Ubisoft over The Crew. Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

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Ubisoft sued for shutting down The Crew's servers by major French consumer group backed by Stop Killing Games

A major French consumers group is taking Ubisoft to court over the publisher's ending of online support for The Crew in March 2024, rendering the notionally singleplayer-friendly open world racer unplayable. They're acting with the backing of the Stop Killing Games movement, who want publishers at large to stop yanking servers and taking games offline.

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