Ubisoft has just put out a mailing to all owners of Assassin's Creed II on the PC who had run into issues during the early days as the DRM servers were being DDOSed into oblivion. Ubi's "We're sorry" peace offering? A free copy of an older UbiSoft title!
Following the recent temporary game server outages which may have caused disruption to some Assassin's Creed 2 players on PC only, we would like to reward your patience if you have experienced any problems by offerring you a full downloadable game from the list provided below, completely free of charge.
Owners of Assassin's Creed II on the PC can choose a free copy of Tom Clancy's HAWX, Heroes Over Europe, Tom Clancy's Endwar or Prince of Persia. Just pick one, use a supplied promotional code from the emai2068l and download a freebie.
Pretty nice gesture and a lot more than I personally expected after hearing that UbiSoft would be somehow compensating those who had to endure the teething troubles with the new system. Granted, except for the exceptionally pretty Prince of Persia re-imaging, none of the games offered are that great, but a free full game is still a free full game. I guess I'll end up owning HAWX after all as I already have Prince of Persia around.
Update: The free game offer is being mailed to the owners of the Deluxe Edition while Standard Edition owners are getting a free upgrade to the Deluxe Edition (effectively, three additional tomb maps). The list of available free games also appears to vary depending on region.
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