Consumerist reader Ethan wants to buy the new video game Assassin’s Creed III but, like any good shopper, doesn’t want to pay full price if he doesn’t have to. So he was thrilled to see that Target.com is selling AC3 for 17% off the sticker price — oh wait, no it isn’t. [More]
Target, Where Assassin’s Creed III Is Discounted Online But Not Available To Buy Online
By December 3, 2012
Popular Ubisoft Video Games Could Put Your Computer At Risk
By July 30, 2012
UPDATE: Ubisoft has released a statement saying it has pushed out a patch that should fix the issue. [More]
Pointing A Gun At People In Public Is Not Good Viral Marketing
By April 19, 2010
In one of the more inane attempts at viral marketing, a man in New Zealand was almost shot by police as he roamed the streets of Auckland scaring the bejeezus out of bystanders with his toy gun. [More]
Ubisoft Apologizes For Hosing PC Gamers By Offering Free Downloads
By March 26, 2010
Ubisoft had the fantastic idea of forcing gamers of Assassin’s Creed 2 to stay online while they played, to ensure via DRM that players weren’t pirating their wares. Then hackers brought down the servers, rendering the game unplayable. [More]
Stay Online While You Play Assassin's Creed 2 On PC, Or Ubisoft Will End You
By February 19, 2010
Ubisoft is so bent on stopping piracy that it has turned itself into a virtual nanny, peeking over your shoulder at all times to verify that your PC copy of Assassin’s Creed 2 isn’t a torrented file. Shacknews reports that if gamers go offline while playing the game, they’ll have to stop immediately and no recent progress will be saved. [More]
