As many gamers are well aware, Ubisoft is offering those who purchased Assassin’s Creed Unity‘s Season Pass – which has been cancelled – a free game in an attempt to get back into gamers’ good graces.
However, those who are thinking about taking Ubisoft up on its offer should be made aware that, in doing so, they are giving up their legal rights to sue the company (or any of its associated studios) over the broken state of Assassin’s Creed Unity.
Read more about “the fine print” hidden in Ubisoft’s free game offer after the break.
Ubisoft’s Free Game Offer – The Fine Print
You can read the full text of Ubisoft’s free game agreement here, but you can read the especially relevant portions below:
“You hereby irrevocably and unconditionally RELEASE, WAIVE, AND FOREVER DISCHARGE AND COVENANT NOT TO SUE Ubisoft Entertainment S.A., and each of its past, present and future divisions, parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, predecessors, successors and assigns, together with all of their respective past, present and future employees, officers, shareholders, directors and agents, and those who give recommendations, directions, or instructions or engage in risk evaluation or loss control activities regarding the Campaign (all for the purposes herein referred to as “Released Parties”) FROM ANY AND ALL LIABILITY TO YOU, your assigns, heirs, and next of kin FOR ANY AND ALL CLAIMS, DEMANDS, CHARGES, LAWSUITS, DEBTS, DEFENSES, ACTIONS OR CAUSES OF ACTION, OBLIGATIONS, DAMAGES, LOSS OF SERVICE, COMPENSATION, PAIN AND SUFFERING, ATTORNEYS’ FEES, AND COST AND EXPENSES OF SUIT, KNOWN OR UNKNOWN, SUSPECTED OR UNSUSPECTED, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THE PURCHASE, ACQUISITION, RENTAL, POSSESSION AND/OR USAGE, AND/OR THE INTENT TO PURCHASE, ACQUIRE, RENT, POSSESS AND/OR USE, THE ASSASSIN’S CREED UNITY VIDEO GAME AND/OR THE ASSASSIN’S CREED UNITY SEASON PASS ON ANY AND ALL PLATFORMS, AND/OR RELATED TO THE CAMPAIGN, WHETHER CAUSED BY THE NEGLIGENCE OF THE RELEASED PARTIES OR OTHERWISE.”
Essentially, Ubisoft’s agreement states that by accepting the offer and downloading the free game, gamers are waiving/forfeiting the right to sue Ubisoft over Assassin’s Creed Unity. It appears that Ubisoft is using the agreement to prevent class-action lawsuits against the company.
What are your thoughts on this news? If you are eligible for Ubisoft’s free game offer, will you take it and go on your merry way, or will you opt out of the agreement and save your legal right to sue the company? Also, do you think a class-action lawsuit against Ubisoft is possible? Why or why not?
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