Almost a month ago, I posted about how Ubisoft’s DRM servers for Assassin’s Creed II had gone offline, meaning that nobody who had paid for the game could play it. The reason Ubisoft later gave for this outage was a deliberate attack on their servers. But honestly, who cares why the servers went down? The… Read More »
I saw several reviews of C&C4 yesterday indicating that the single-player mode of C&C4 is absolutely horrible. I got it in the mail today. I’ve played part of the single-player campaign now… and I have to say, it’s even worse than the reviews have said. There is virtually no background given for what’s going on. … Read More »
A few weeks ago I described why I’d be boycotting Assassin’s Creed 2, even though I had (until then) been eagerly waiting for the time I could give Ubisoft my money. To recap, the reason is that AC2 requires an always-on internet connection to play — and this for a single-player game. People often respond… Read More »
I loved Assassin’s Creed. It was entertaining in its own way, the graphics were stunning, and though the storyline was slightly bland it was not boring. I bought it on sale on Steam early last year. I have been quite excited about the sequel. It’s supposed to come out on the PC next month (it… Read More »
Yeah, that Bono. This has nothing to do with his music which is, generally speaking, decent. No, my assertion is based on comments he made in the New York Times (which I first saw on Ars Technica). I have some specific problems with Bono’s statements, so I’m going to tackle them one by one. the… Read More »