The Crew is now completely unplayable (Ubisoft) Ubisoft is being sued for shutting down the now defunct racing game The Crew, with the claim they misled customers into only buying a licence to play it. While we typically hear stories of companies suing individuals for selling cheats or leaking games early, as has happened recently with Nintendo, sometimes the reverse happens, and we see regular gamers file lawsuits against companies. We can’t th…

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Ubisoft is being sued by two gamers in California over its shutdown of open-world racing game The Crew in March.A class action lawsuit spotted by Polygon was filed November 4 by Matthew Cassell, who bought The Crew from a GameStop in early 2020, and Alan Liu, who also bought it from a GameStop but in November 2018.Both plaintiffs were "under the impression" they were "paying to own and possess the video game The Crew instead of paying for a limi…

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Ubisoft Sued After Shutting Down The Crew

The game's content has been unavailable since the end of March.

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Players Filed Lawsuit Against Ubisoft for Closing The Crew

Ubisoft is facing a proposed class action lawsuit over its decision to shut down The Crew earlier this year.

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Ubisoft faces lawsuit for allegedly misleading players by shutting down The Crew

Following its server closure this year, which blocks anyone from playing the racing game, Ubisoft is being sued for shutting down The Crew.

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Ubisoft sued over The Crew server shutdown

More and more games are tied to an online connection to the servers of the respective title. But what if these servers are shut down? Players of “The Crew” knowledge is.However, the server shutdown is now also a concern for the judiciary. A class action lawsuit arose in the USA. The plaintiffs argue that the server shutdown rendered the game unplayable, which they believe is a violation of property rights and consumer protection laws.Comparison …

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Ubisoft is facing a lawsuit over its recent decision to shut down the servers of The Crew, leaving players unable to access the game they believed they owned. Two Californian gamers have filed a class action lawsuit, arguing that the server shutdown has rendered their purchased physical copies of the game useless. The lawsuit, filed on November 4, 2024, alleges that Ubisoft misled players about the nature of their ownership. The Crew, a racing g…

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Ubisoft is sued over The Crew server shutdown

Ubisoft's shutdown of The Crew has sparked a legal challenge from two fans who have this month filed to begin a class action lawsuit.

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