Gamers sue Ubisoft for shutting down classic racing game after buying it

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Gamers sue Ubisoft for shutting down classic racing game after buying it
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A lawsuit against Ubisoft alleges the company mislead customers about whether they owned their copies of The Crew before it was shut down.

The Crew is now completely unplayable Ubisoft is being sued for shutting down the now defunct racing game The Crew, with the claim they misled customers into only buying a licence to play it. While we typically hear stories of companies suing individuals for selling cheats or leaking games early, as has happened recently with Nintendo, sometimes the reverse happens, and we see regular gamers file lawsuits against companies.

‘Imagine you buy a pinball machine, and years later, you enter your den to go play it, only to discover that the all the paddles are missing, the pinball and bumpers are gone, and the monitor that proudly displayed your unassailable high score is removed,’ wrote the plaintiffs. ‘Turns out the pinball machine manufacturer decided to come into your home, gut the insides of the pinball machine, and remove your ability to play the game that you bought and thought you owned.

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