Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced suffered a critical failure of its Offline Mode when a 1-hour Ubisoft Connect outage rendered the game unplayable on PC, despite its advertised offline capability. Over 15,000 players upvoted complaints on Steam Forums and Reddit, decrying the issue and the game's costly cosmetic microtransactions. This debacle highlights persistent problems with Ubisoft's PC ports and DRM implementation.
PlayStation has unexpectedly delisted and shut down servers for Destruction AllStars, a live-service game launched in 2021 for PS5. Despite its decent fundamentals, the game failed to impress, receiving a 6/10 review for its shallow experience. Owners can still access offline Arcade Mode against bots.
An in-depth look into Payday 3's troubled launch marked by server issues and an always-online requirement. Developer Starbreeze aims to regain trust and is considering an offline mode for singleplayer action.
