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Title: UbiSoft titles AC Unity, The Crew, Far Cry 4 are no longer on Steam.
Post by: MysterD on Thursday, November 06, 2014, 06:14:11 PM

Polygon -> These upcoming UbiSoft titles are no longer on Steam - Assassins Creed: Unity, The Crew, and Far Cry 4 (http://www.polygon.com/2014/11/6/7170359/assassins-creed-unity-far-cry-4-pc-pulled-from-steam)

Title: Re: UbiSoft titles AC Unity, The Crew, Far Cry 4 are no longer on Steam.
Post by: PyroMenace on Thursday, November 06, 2014, 08:59:32 PM

So I guess the preorders are cancelled then?

Title: Re: UbiSoft titles AC Unity, The Crew, Far Cry 4 are no longer on Steam.
Post by: gpw11 on Thursday, November 06, 2014, 09:11:56 PM

Strange.  I wonder if this is a Valve thing again like it was with EA.

Title: Re: UbiSoft titles AC Unity, The Crew, Far Cry 4 are no longer on Steam.
Post by: idolminds on Thursday, November 06, 2014, 10:12:08 PM

How weird. I would venture a guess as its an issue Valve has with something Ubisoft is doing. I think Ubi would still want their games on Steam is they could.

Title: Re: UbiSoft titles AC Unity, The Crew, Far Cry 4 are no longer on Steam.
Post by: gpw11 on Thursday, November 06, 2014, 11:04:23 PM

I'm guessing its a similar situation where Valve doesn't like UbiSoft selling items in game without getting a cut or something.

Title: Re: UbiSoft titles AC Unity, The Crew, Far Cry 4 are no longer on Steam.
Post by: Xessive on Friday, November 07, 2014, 12:05:44 AM

On the bright side, they were not available for pre-order on Steam yet for me. They were all just listed as "Coming Soon." I don't think anyone was even able to pay for them.

Title: Re: UbiSoft titles AC Unity, The Crew, Far Cry 4 are no longer on Steam.
Post by: MysterD on Friday, November 07, 2014, 04:45:18 AM

IGN -> Rumor has it UbiSoft and Valve were disagreeing over the regional pricing over Steam, so that's why their newest games have been removed from there. (http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/11/06/far-cry-4-assassins-creed-unity-the-crew-not-available-to-purchase-on-uk-steam)

We'll have to wait and see if anyone talks on what happened and where things go from there...

Title: Re: UbiSoft titles AC Unity, The Crew, Far Cry 4 are no longer on Steam.
Post by: Xessive on Friday, November 07, 2014, 11:07:11 PM

If this really was the case, good on Valve for sticking to their guns. Ubisoft sucks donkey balls when it comes to regional pricing (much like EA).

Assassin's Creed Unity Standard (for some reason they've named it "Special Edition" probably for pre-order tantalization purposes) costs 60 Euros (~$75 USD). It costs $60 USD everywhere else.

They can't seem to grasp the concept that 1 Euro ≠ $1 USD. Then they complain about how PC titles aren't selling very well.

Title: Re: UbiSoft titles AC Unity, The Crew, Far Cry 4 are no longer on Steam.
Post by: MysterD on Saturday, November 08, 2014, 07:42:54 AM

I just checked - looks like FC4, The Crew, and ACU are back up on Steam here in USA.
Can't speak for other regions here.

Title: Re: UbiSoft titles AC Unity, The Crew, Far Cry 4 are no longer on Steam.
Post by: Xessive on Saturday, November 08, 2014, 11:12:43 AM

Yep, they're back up over here too.

Normal pricing as well:
Standard $60
Gold $90