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Stadia Is Here: Launch Day Price Lineup
Google Stadia is officially here and that means its time to break out those wallets.
MMO Fallout has painstakingly jotted down the full list of prices for launch day titles on Stadia including those that are on sale for pro members (note: All founders are pro members for the next three months). Check out the list below and rev up those “I can’t believe they’re selling that for that much” comments.
- Assassin’s Creed Odyssey – Stadia Season Pass: $39.99 (Pro: $20)
- Assassin’s Creed Odyssey – Stadia Ultimate Edition: $119.99 (Pro: $60)
- Assassin’s Creed Odyssey – $59.99 (Pro: $30)
- Attack on Titan 2: Final Battle – $59.99
- Destiny 2: The Collection – Free
- Farming Simulator 19 – $39.99
- Farming Simulator 19 Platinum Edition – $49.99
- Final Fantasy XV: $39.99 (Pro: $30)
- Football Manager 2020 – $49.99
- GRID – $59.99
- GRID Ultimate Edition – $84.99
- GYLT – $29.99
- Just Dance 2020 – $49.99
- Kine – $19.99
- Metro Exodus: $39.99 (Pro: $29.99)
- Metro Exodus – Gold Edition: $64.99 (Pro: $29.25)
- Metro Exodus – The Two Colonels: $7.99 (Pro: $5.59)
- Mortal Kombat 11 – $59.99 (Pro: $41.99)
- Mortal Kombat 11 Premium Edition – $89.99 (Pro: $62.99)
- NBA 2K20 – $59.99 (Pro: $30)
- NBA 2K20 Digital Deluxe – $79.99 (Pro: $40)
- NBA 2K20 Legend Edition – $99.99 (Pro: $50)
- Rage 2 – $59.99
- Rage 2: Digital Deluxe – $79.99
- Red Dead Redemption 2 Special Edition – $79.99
- Red Dead Redemption 2 Ultimate Edition – $99.99
- Red Dead Redemption 2 Launch Edition – $59.99
- Rise of the Tomb Raider 20 Year Celebration – $29.99
- Samurai Shodown – Free
- Shadow of the Tomb Raider Definitive Edition – $59.99
- Thumper – $19.99
- Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition – $19.99 (Pro: $10)1
- Trials Rising – $24.99
- Trials Rising Digital Gold Edition – $39.99
- Wolfenstein: Youngblood – $29.99
[NM] Ubisoft Donates Money To Notre-Dame, Gives Unity For Free
Ubisoft has joined the list of companies donating to rebuild the Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris following a fire that destroyed much of the church. The French developer has pledged $564 thousand USD to help with its restoration, joining the hundreds of millions of dollars donated by the combined efforts of numerous other French and international businesses.
In addition, Ubisoft is offering a free copy of Assassin’s Creed Unity for PC to honor the landmark. Assassin’s Creed Unity recreated the Notre Dame cathedral to such a level of accuracy and detail that Engadget is reporting that the game may be of use in its reconstruction.
The free copy of Unity runs until April 25. All you have to do is add the game to your account and it will be there forever.
Source: Assassin’s Creed
Project Stream Sweetens Deal: Free Assassin’s Creed Odyssey For One Hour Of Your Time
Back in October, Google offered a pretty sweet deal to get people beta testing its service Project Stream: Test the service, and we’ll let you play the very new Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey until the test ends in January. We’ll even give you 1000 helix credits (cash shop currency) to get you going. Unfortunately your save won’t transfer and you’re going to lose access to the game, but you’ll have the option to play it to your heart’s content for the next three months.
Well the deal just got better. For those who put at least an hour into Project Stream, you’ll be able to keep your copy of Odyssey after January 15 when the test ends, as a permanent addition to your Ubisoft account. The test is still by invitation only, to the best of our understanding, so you might be in for a wait if you’re not already in the test. For those who can have access or gain access, you’ll have until January 15 to clock in your hour.
Instructions for how to redeem the game will be sent after January 15. This offer is only valid in the United States as Project Stream is unavailable elsewhere.
Source: Eurogamer
PSA: Get Two Free Ubisoft Games In December
In case you just weren’t getting enough free games on PC, Ubisoft has come out with two titles to pad your playlist. From now through December 18, you’ll be able to pick up two Ubisoft titles if you happen to be in the right place at the right time, and if the price is right.
From now through December 11 you’ll be able to pick up World in Conflict, an innovative RTS in a cold war environment. From December 11 through the 18, you can grab a copy of Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag. Check it out over at Ubisoft’s website.
[NM] Assassin’s Creed Forums Struck By Trolling Over Skin Color
If you’re looking to rustle some jimmies or meme it up on the Assassin’s Creed Origin forums, you might want to think twice or risk the wrath of some overworked, twitchy moderators. The forums are undergoing an apparent fumigation after they were targeted by a collective of trolls and angry gamers responding to so-called “blackwashing,” alleging that Ubisoft is depicting characters in the upcoming Assassin’s Creed Origin as darker in complexion than some believe they should be.
Assassin’s Creed: Origins launches October 27, 2017 on PC, Xbox, and Playstation. The game serves as a prequel to the series, set in Ptolemaic era Ancient Egypt with the player taking the role of Bayek and the origins (get it?) of the order of Assassins and their rival Templar group.
The series has been criticized over its historical accuracy. Recent studies have shown that ancient Egyptians shared more ancestry with Near Easterners (West Asia, Middle East) and that Sub-Saharan genes did not mix until more recent times, however the study notes that the genetic samples were taken from a single site and may not account for all of Egypt.
It is possible that populations in the south of Egypt were more closely related to those of Nubia and had a higher sub-Saharan genetic component, in which case the argument for an influx of sub-Saharan ancestries after the Roman Period might only be partially valid and have to be nuanced.
Much of the spam on the forums appears to be users repeating various memes, with some trolling using harsh, offensive slurs. As a result, the moderators appear to be taking a heavy handed approach to keep up with the influx of posts, and the nature of the posts has led some to believe that the complaints are rooted in racist ideologies.
Less Massive: Ubisoft Offers Unity Compensation
Assassin’s Creed Unity launched on November 11th, and since then has proven itself to be quite problematic for Ubisoft. The seventh major installment in the series of the same name launched with heavy technical issues, from performance problems to humorous graphical glitches (as seen above). Since the game launched, Ubisoft has launched at least two major patches with the third coming this week, and has been busy cleaning up the public relations end of dealing with dissatisfied customers.
As compensation, Ubisoft has discontinued the season pass, making the upcoming Dead Kings DLC free for everyone. Owners of the season pass or gold edition are eligible for one free Ubisoft game, including very recent releases like Far Cry 4 and The Crew. You can find more details at the link below.
(Source: Developer blog)
Security Warning: Massive Exploit In Ubisoft UPlay Games
[UPDATE] The exploit has been patched.
“We have made a forced patch to correct the flaw in the browser plug-in for the Uplay PC application that was brought to our attention earlier today. We recommend that all Uplay users update their Uplay PC application without a Web browser open. This will allow the plug-in to update correctly. An updated version of the Uplay PC installer with the patch also is available from Uplay.com.
Ubisoft takes security issues very seriously, and we will continue to monitor all reports of vulnerabilities within our software and take swift action to resolve such issues.”
[Original Story] What does this have to do with MMO Fallout? Nothing, admittedly. Rock Paper Shotgun is currently reporting on an extremely dangerous exploit in a handful of Ubisoft titles, specifically those that make use of the Uplay DRM. While the exploit has not been 100% confirmed, a vulnerability has been discovered which allows a website to pull up the Uplay window and install anything to its hearts content. Essentially a hijacked website could load up a user’s computer with viruses, key loggers, trojan horses, or other destructive software. According to the article, this exploit can also be accomplished via a simple email.
As the article also points out, this is not a rootkit, the exploit is in the browser plugin. If you want to lean on the side of extra security, you may want to uninstall the games completely. The (incomplete) list of affected games is below:
Assassin’s Creed II
Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood
Assassin’s Creed: Project Legacy
Assassin’s Creed Revelations
Assassin’s Creed III
Beowulf: The Game
Brothers in Arms: Furious 4
Call of Juarez: The Cartel
Driver: San Francisco
Heroes of Might and Magic VI
Just Dance 3
Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands
Pure Football
R.U.S.E.
Shaun White Skateboarding
Silent Hunter 5: Battle of the Atlantic
The Settlers 7: Paths to a Kingdom
Tom Clancy’s H.A.W.X. 2
Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Future Soldier
Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Conviction
Your Shape: Fitness Evolved
(Source: Rock Paper Shotgun)
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