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Steam Users Are Review-Bombing Assassin’s Creed Origins Because Microsoft’s 24H2 Windows Update Has Bricked the Game
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<blockquote data-quote="Admin" data-source="post: 65928" data-attributes="member: 1"><p>Ubisoft’s PC woes have continued into 2025, with the generally much-loved <a href="https://www.ign.com/games/assassins-creed-origins" target="_blank">Assassin’s Creed Origins</a> suffering a review-bomb campaign on Steam after a Windows PC update rendered it unplayable for some.</p><p></p><p></p><p>In November, <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/microsoft-confirms-windows-11-update-kills-star-wars-outlaws-assassins-creed-valhalla-and-other-ubisoft-games" target="_blank">Microsoft confirmed that Windows 11 version 24H2 accidentally killed Ubisoft games such as Star Wars Outlaws, Assassin's Creed Valhalla, and more</a>. The issue was so bad that Microsoft updated its <a href="https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/release-health/status-windows-11-24h2#3448msgdesc" target="_blank"><u>support website</u></a> to reveal it has placed a temporary block on Windows 11 for users with those games installed.</p><p></p><p>"After installing Windows 11, version 24H2, you might encounter issues with some Ubisoft games," Microsoft said at the time. "These games might become unresponsive while starting, loading or during active gameplay.</p><p></p><p>"In some cases, users might receive a black screen. The affected games are Assassin's Creed Valhalla, Assassin's Creed Origins, Assassin's Creed Odyssey, Star Wars Outlaws, and Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora.</p><p></p><p>"To safeguard your Windows update experience, we have applied a compatibility hold on devices with these games installed. These devices will not be offered to install Windows 11, version 24H2 via the Windows Update release channel."</p><p></p><p>Ubisoft released an update to fix the problem in Star Wars Outlaws and Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, but Microsoft and Ubisoft are both still working to sort out the Assassin's Creed games, and frustration has finally spilled over into Steam user reviews.</p><p></p><p>Negative reviews for Assassin’s Creed Origins ramped up mid-December before hitting a peak as we crossed into 2025, with the game’s recent user review rating dropping to ‘Mixed.’ Overall reviews for the game remain ‘Very Positive.’</p><p></p><p>Pretty much all the recent negative reviews complain about the Windows update making Assassin’s Creed Origins unplayable. Until a resolution is found, Ubisoft told customers not to manually update to version 24H2 using the Windows 11 Installation Assistant or the media creation tool. If the game stops responding, you’ll need to use Task Manager to close the application.</p><p></p><p>Ubisoft’s Windows problems have hit the company at a particularly troubling time. The company is <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/days-after-shutting-xdefiant-and-laying-off-hundreds-of-staff-ubisoft-is-reportedly-considering-how-to-structure-a-tencent-buyout-without-the-guillemot-family-losing-control" target="_blank">reportedly in buyout talks with Chinese megacorp Tencent</a> after a torrid 2024 in which it closed studios, shut down games, and made mass layoffs. The company’s next big game, <a href="https://www.ign.com/games/assassins-creed-shadows" target="_blank">Assassin’s Creed Shadows</a>, was delayed into 2025 and Star Wars Outlaws failed to meet sales expectations.</p><p></p><p>Ubisoft’s shares fell to their lowest level in the last decade in September after it made a series of dramatic announcements around the performance of its games. As well as delaying Assassin’s Creed Shadows, Ubisoft announced a return to Steam after a period of PC launch exclusivity on the Epic Games Store, with Star Wars Outlaws recently releasing on Valve’s platform.</p><p></p><p></p><p><em>Wesley is the UK News Editor for IGN. Find him on Twitter at @wyp100. You can reach Wesley at <a href="mailto:wesley_yinpoole@ign.com">wesley_yinpoole@ign.com</a> or confidentially at <a href="mailto:wyp100@proton.me">wyp100@proton.me</a>.</em></p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/steam-users-are-review-bombing-assassins-creed-origins-because-microsofts-24h2-windows-update-has-bricked-the-game" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Admin, post: 65928, member: 1"] Ubisoft’s PC woes have continued into 2025, with the generally much-loved [URL='https://www.ign.com/games/assassins-creed-origins']Assassin’s Creed Origins[/URL] suffering a review-bomb campaign on Steam after a Windows PC update rendered it unplayable for some. In November, [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/microsoft-confirms-windows-11-update-kills-star-wars-outlaws-assassins-creed-valhalla-and-other-ubisoft-games']Microsoft confirmed that Windows 11 version 24H2 accidentally killed Ubisoft games such as Star Wars Outlaws, Assassin's Creed Valhalla, and more[/URL]. The issue was so bad that Microsoft updated its [URL='https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/release-health/status-windows-11-24h2#3448msgdesc'][U]support website[/U][/URL] to reveal it has placed a temporary block on Windows 11 for users with those games installed. "After installing Windows 11, version 24H2, you might encounter issues with some Ubisoft games," Microsoft said at the time. "These games might become unresponsive while starting, loading or during active gameplay. "In some cases, users might receive a black screen. The affected games are Assassin's Creed Valhalla, Assassin's Creed Origins, Assassin's Creed Odyssey, Star Wars Outlaws, and Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora. "To safeguard your Windows update experience, we have applied a compatibility hold on devices with these games installed. These devices will not be offered to install Windows 11, version 24H2 via the Windows Update release channel." Ubisoft released an update to fix the problem in Star Wars Outlaws and Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, but Microsoft and Ubisoft are both still working to sort out the Assassin's Creed games, and frustration has finally spilled over into Steam user reviews. Negative reviews for Assassin’s Creed Origins ramped up mid-December before hitting a peak as we crossed into 2025, with the game’s recent user review rating dropping to ‘Mixed.’ Overall reviews for the game remain ‘Very Positive.’ Pretty much all the recent negative reviews complain about the Windows update making Assassin’s Creed Origins unplayable. Until a resolution is found, Ubisoft told customers not to manually update to version 24H2 using the Windows 11 Installation Assistant or the media creation tool. If the game stops responding, you’ll need to use Task Manager to close the application. Ubisoft’s Windows problems have hit the company at a particularly troubling time. The company is [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/days-after-shutting-xdefiant-and-laying-off-hundreds-of-staff-ubisoft-is-reportedly-considering-how-to-structure-a-tencent-buyout-without-the-guillemot-family-losing-control']reportedly in buyout talks with Chinese megacorp Tencent[/URL] after a torrid 2024 in which it closed studios, shut down games, and made mass layoffs. The company’s next big game, [URL='https://www.ign.com/games/assassins-creed-shadows']Assassin’s Creed Shadows[/URL], was delayed into 2025 and Star Wars Outlaws failed to meet sales expectations. Ubisoft’s shares fell to their lowest level in the last decade in September after it made a series of dramatic announcements around the performance of its games. As well as delaying Assassin’s Creed Shadows, Ubisoft announced a return to Steam after a period of PC launch exclusivity on the Epic Games Store, with Star Wars Outlaws recently releasing on Valve’s platform. [I]Wesley is the UK News Editor for IGN. Find him on Twitter at @wyp100. You can reach Wesley at [email]wesley_yinpoole@ign.com[/email] or confidentially at [email]wyp100@proton.me[/email].[/I] [url="https://www.ign.com/articles/steam-users-are-review-bombing-assassins-creed-origins-because-microsofts-24h2-windows-update-has-bricked-the-game"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]
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