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Ubisoft: Removal of DRM-based games from Steam UK is a "business discussion"

Ubisoft's decision to have their current and future PC games have an "Always On" internet connection for their DRM set-up has generated a ton of chatter, mostly for the bad. In fact, Valve's head man Gabe Newell indirectly attacted such moves in his Game Developers Choice Awards acceptance speech last week.

Which is why some people got concerned today that UK users of Valve's PC game download service Steam could no longer purchase or download Assassin's Creed 2 or Silent Hunter 5. These are the two Ubisoft published games that, so far, have the internet based DRM set-up. Naturally some people on the Steam message boards started speculating that some sort of rift had occured between Ubisoft and Valve over the DRM in both games.

However, VG247.com received a note from Ubisoft saying, "The fact it is not available on STEAM UK has nothing to do with the DRM but is linked to a local business discussion between Ubisoft and Steam in UK." It added that the games are still available for all other Steam users, including US residents. Ubisoft will release their next DRM-based PC game, The Settlers 7, next week.

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