Please support Game Informer. Print magazine subscriptions are less than $2 per issue
Your Assassin’s Creed Unity Season Pass Free Game Comes With A Legal Catch
Ubisoft’s free game redemption site for those who purchased the Assassin’s Creed season pass is live. Once you identify which system you’ve played on, you can redeem one of six games.
Before you zip through the terms and conditions, there’s something of which you should be aware. By accepting the free game, you are releasing Ubisoft from liability related to the problems with Assassin’s Creed Unity and the devaluation of the season pass as a result of the Dead Kings DLC going free.
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.
If you had any thoughts of pursuing or joining a class action suit against Ubisoft over Assassin’s Creed Unity, you have a choice to make. If you decide to accept the free title, you will waive your right to sue Ubisoft over the game's performance and the season pass.
These terms aren’t surprising, but just remember that “free” doesn’t always mean just that. This is a potent reminder to at least glance at the terms and conditions before forging ahead.
[Source: Ubisoft Assassin’s Creed Unity Redemption Site]
Our Take
I point this out not because it is a surprise, but because I suspect that many people will jump right past the legal terms. I don’t suspect that this will impact many people that purchased the season pass, but it’s worth knowing before you decide to move ahead.
I’d like to ask you to support Game Informer’s continued coverage of games with a subscription. For less than two dollars per issue, we mail you a full year of 10 print magazines, each with cover stories and preview features filled with exclusive details about the most exciting upcoming games. We profile and interview game creators. We look back on the rich history of gaming, and we celebrate what’s next.
Here on the website, we offer much of our content for free, including game reviews, daily news, videos, event coverage, and more – all with minimal ads.
We do so with a small editorial team, alongside contributing paid writers from around the world – over 65 individuals from 9 countries around the world, just in the last couple of years.
It’s not possible without support.
In a time when game makers and games coverage have faced hard struggles and layoffs, the future of this 30+ year magazine and community is at risk. Our new standalone magazine subscription is the number one way you can keep us alive – and we believe you’ll get a pretty fantastic gaming magazine in your mailbox every few weeks for your trouble.
Thank you.
