And apparently they’ve all been fixed
Earlier this week reports surfaced of players encountering in-game pop-up adverts for this year’sAssassin’s Creed: Mirage, while innocently trying to visit the map screen in Ubisoft’s older open world stabathonAssassin’s Creed: Odyssey.
Here’s one we found on Reddit, which was uploaded on Wednesday. A few users in the associated thread are reporting similar pop-ups inAssassin’s Creed: OriginsandAssassin’s Creed: Valhalla.
Is this the first, teetering snowball that unleashes an avalanche of mobile-style in-game advertising for Ubisoft’s blockbuster gameworlds? Will I have to listen to a Nestlé jingle whenever I hack a radio tower in the nextFar Cry? Short answer: no. Longer answer, as shared with RPS this morning by an Ubisoft representative: “We have been made aware that some players encountered pop-up ads while playing certain Assassin’s Creed titles yesterday. This was the result of a technical error that we addressed as soon as we learned of the issue.”
Little update: Ubisoft have said a bit more about the pop-up onXitter. “Our intention was to display a promotion for Assassin’s Creed Mirage as part of the franchise news in the main menu of other Assassin’s Creed games,” reads a statement.
“Unfortunately, this technical error caused the promotion to appear in one of our in-game menus instead,” it continues. “We want to ensure the best player experience possible, and these disruptive pop-ups were promptly removed once we learned of the issue. We appreciate your understanding as we investigate the cause of the issue.”
