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Ubisoft patch Splinter Cell Blacklist after 12 years to add achievements

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Submitted ⁨⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨MazonnaCara89@lemmy.ml⁩ to ⁨games@lemmy.world⁩

https://www.pcgamer.com/games/action/ubisoft-remembers-it-owns-splinter-cell-patches-steam-achievements-into-blacklist-12-years-after-it-first-came-out/

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  • ampersandrew@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    They ought to patch out the need for Ubisoft’s launcher. Same goes for EA’s back catalog, for that matter. At least EA’s newest releases don’t come with the launcher.

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    • Bezier@suppo.fi ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Wait what, I can play EA games without their shitty launcher now?

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      • ampersandrew@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Only the newest ones. They haven’t gone back to remove the requirement from their back catalog, but Dragon Age: The Veilguard and Split Fiction don’t require it now. Meanwhile, Madden 26 still requires it, so I guess it isn’t universal.

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    • leave_it_blank@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Doesn’t EA still require the steam launcher?? I’m not up to date anymore. What kind of DRM do they use now?

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      • ampersandrew@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Even when you buy their games on Steam, there’s an EA launcher there in addition to Steam. This is the case for It Takes Two, for instance, but not for Split Fiction. Split Fiction only uses Steam if you bought it on Steam.

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      • any1th3r3@lemmy.ca ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        You’re right, they do - this Steam DRM-free games list shows Jedi Fallen Order is the most recent DRM-free EA published game on Steam afaict.
        Same goes for DRM-free games on the EA app.

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    • pycorax@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      EA’s games that released on Steam after Origin was a thing still launch a mini EA launcher when you press Play on Steam, much like how Ubisoft’s does on Steam. That’s at least how it seems the last time I tried it with Fallen Order.

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      • ampersandrew@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Right, but that extra launcher causes problems, so I tend to avoid games that still have it. It’s why I still haven’t played A Way Out but played Split Fiction.

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  • RightHandOfIkaros@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    • And also patching in their spyware they just got fined for, which will likely mean they have to patch the game again soon to remove it or add a disclaimer for it
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    • MazonnaCara89@lemmy.ml ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Can you link a source for this?

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    • MajesticElevator@lemmy.zip ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Wait wait what?

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  • Drbreen@sh.itjust.works ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    They should set themselves their own achievement to release another fucking SC game. Don’t worry about us, we’ve already played the shit out of these games.

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    • Kjell@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      As long as they make as good as previous SC games. I have a feeling that a new SC game would be significantly worse than the older games. When was the last time Ubisoft created something good?

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      • Drbreen@sh.itjust.works ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Yeah this is my only fear

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      • TankovayaDiviziya@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        I heard Assassin’s Creed Shadows is decent if not good. But overall, it looks like AC Origins is the last properly good Ubisoft game.

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  • OldGrumpy@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Patch for poorly implemented gamepad in SC Blacklist, SC Conviction, Far Cry 4 and 5 still not available, but who would want that - getting achievements with effed up controls is even more satisfying. Good job Ubisoft.

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