Ubisoft closes multiplayer for 10 games, including 4 Assassin’s Creed titles

Ubisoft announced on Tuesday that it will be shutting down the online service for 10 of its games by January. Trials Evolution, Ghost Recon Future Soldier, Splinter Cell: Conviction and several Assassin’s Creed games won’t have access to multiplayer features.

“Decommissioning the online services for older games is something we do not take lightly, however, it is also a necessity as the technology behind these services becomes outdated,” an Ubisoft representative wrote on the company website. Without online services, players won’t be able to play multiplayer, link Ubisoft accounts, or use other online features. Ubisoft Connect Rewards, loyalty points which can be used to redeem in-game bonuses or Ubisoft Store discount, are also no longer available.

Here’s the full list of games:

• Assassin’s Creed 2Xbox 360
• Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood Mac
• Assassin’s Creed Liberation HDPlayStation 3 and Xbox 360
• Assassin’s Creed RevelationsOn Windows PC
• Ghost Recon Future SoldierPC
• Heroes of Might and Magic 6,PC
• NCSI PC
• Conviction of Splinter CellsXbox 360
• R.U.S.E Windows PC
• Trials Evolution Windows PC

These games span several generations. Ubisoft previously stated that by shutting down the online service for older games, it can reallocate their resources to other or new games. It’s been doing this for years; in 2022, it announced it was shuttering multiplayer for 15 games, including five Assassin’s Creed games. It’s in line with other companies’ practices, too: In 2022, Guerrilla Games announced it was taking down a bunch of Killzone servers, and in December 2022, Nintendo announced it was closing its Wii U and Nintendo 3DS online stores.