Ubisoft Is Being Sued For Shutting Down The Crew

Ubisoft Is Being Sued For Shutting Down The Crew

From TheGamer (Written by Joshua Robertson) on | OpenCritic

The Crew was rather unceremoniously shut down earlier this year, as Ubisoft took the game's servers offline, rendering the game unplayable for potential buyers and existing owners. Ubisoft claimed the game had to be shut down due to "server infrastructure and licensing constraints", but it was still a move that proved very unpopular among gamers, and while The Crew may not have a huge fanbase, it has a very loyal and passionate one.

Ever since The Crew was shut down, fans of the game have been working to bring it back to life with an unofficial offline mode, which has very steadily been making progress. Despite that progress, it's very clear that fans have held a major grudge against Ubisoft for shutting it down in the first place, and now two fans of the series have decided to try and sue Ubisoft for fraud.

First shared by Polygon, these two fans are from California, and they filed a fraud lawsuit against Ubisoft on November 4, claiming that the "complete destruction" of The Crew had rendered it unplayable and has "barred consumer' access to the product they paid for". Furthermore, the lawsuit claims that Ubisoft has wronged customers by not providing...

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