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[This is a sticky post, it will be visible in every single page of this thread. It has been published in October 2020.]

Our moderation team decided not to take a side in the discussion since this giveaway thread was created by the community and, as long as there are no forum rules violated, is up to you, dear Gogers, to decide its fate. We will not set giveaway rules, edit the OP's post, nor lock the whole thread.

However, to make it easier for newcomers to understand the situation (about the OP being inactive and other), I will stick my own post right above the first one.

You are, of course, free to create new threads to start anew and make your own, clear rules. At the same time, please stay reasonable when crating them, as multiple new duplicates might make it even more confusing for many Gogers.

That being said, here you can find a post with dxenija's community poll to have better understanding of the situation: CLICK.

At the time of writing, open giveaway threads are:
- Massive Giveaways Blog (this one)
- Free (temporary) keys giveaway central topic.
- Updated Itch.io giveaways

Be nice to each other *flies away*
Post edited January 15, 2021 by ponczo_
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MaxFulvus: To celebrate Ubisoft Connect's fifth anniversary, Immortals Fenyx Rising will be free to keep on Ubisoft Connect PC, starting November 13.

https://news.ubisoft.com/fr-fr/article/4PEMLvLq0gOlKns2elV5ec/ubisoft-connect-turns-five-play-immortals-fenyx-rising-for-free
Normally I would be happy about some free stuff but.... this is Ubisoft. What's to keep them from removing the game from my account just like they did with The Crew? Really all I would treat this giveaway as is like an extended rental from the store with no defined date before they take it from you.
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BenKii: Normally I would be happy about some free stuff but.... this is Ubisoft. What's to keep them from removing the game from my account just like they did with The Crew? Really all I would treat this giveaway as is like an extended rental from the store with no defined date before they take it from you.
I completely agree. In fact, in my case, I don't even consider this a ‘gift.’ I don't want anything from Ubisoft. I can't trust an executive who says one thing today on behalf of a company and then goes back on his word tomorrow.
Thanks, but no thanks.
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MaxFulvus: To celebrate Ubisoft Connect's fifth anniversary, Immortals Fenyx Rising will be free to keep on Ubisoft Connect PC, starting November 13.

https://news.ubisoft.com/fr-fr/article/4PEMLvLq0gOlKns2elV5ec/ubisoft-connect-turns-five-play-immortals-fenyx-rising-for-free
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BenKii: Normally I would be happy about some free stuff but.... this is Ubisoft. What's to keep them from removing the game from my account just like they did with The Crew? Really all I would treat this giveaway as is like an extended rental from the store with no defined date before they take it from you.
The Crew was partly server-based and required online validation. Immortals Fenyx Rising, on the other hand, has no server connection and runs completely locally - there are no servers to shut down.

Also, it’s free. If you redeem it, play it, and it later gets removed, you’ve lost nothing, and may even have had a good time playing it. The issue with The Crew was that people had paid money for it.

That said, I actually think Immortals Fenyx Rising is a really good game. It got some negative reviews and the humor sometimes fall flat, but a lot of the criticism comes from it being a Ubisoft game rather than it being a bad game. I had a great time with it.
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BenKii: What's to keep them from removing the game from my account just like they did with The Crew?
The same thing that kept GOG from removing the free Timberborn Demo from all of our libraries back in August 2021 (and countless goodies before and after). Nothing.
Post edited 17 hours ago by mrkgnao
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BenKii: What's to keep them from removing the game from my account just like they did with The Crew?
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mrkgnao: The same thing that kept GOG from removing the free Timberborn Demo from all of our libraries back in August 2021 (and countless goodies before and after). Nothing.
Gog does not regularly do that, my guess would be they only do that when some unexpected licensing issues arise. As for the demo you mentioned, the explanation is here:
https://www.gog.com/forum/timberborn/demo_delisted_and_removed/post2
On the other hand, Ubisoft does have a tendency to not just delist but also remove games you thought you own because you paid, and the first thing some of us thought was "okay, so when will it be removed, a month after the giveaway, a year at best"? That said, this one is actually Ubisoft IP, in-house developed, running on their engine - and does not require any servers to run, as stated by others - so the probability of it being removed soon is relatively low.
One warning: it uses Denuvo.
Post edited 12 hours ago by johannesjidl
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BenKii: What's to keep them from removing the game from my account just like they did with The Crew?
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mrkgnao: The same thing that kept GOG from removing the free Timberborn Demo from all of our libraries back in August 2021 (and countless goodies before and after). Nothing.
It's a gamble but at least the entry cost is free.
Better than a company threatening to push out a new policy a few years ago
To terminate accounts with libraries (made of paid and free games) for not logging on after a year or two.
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MaxFulvus: Immortals Fenyx Rising will be free to keep on Ubisoft Connect PC, starting November 13.
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johannesjidl: This one is actually Ubisoft IP, in-house developed, running on their engine - and does not require any servers to run, as stated by others - so the probability of it being removed soon is relatively low.
One warning: it uses Denuvo.
I never even installed the ubisoft client
- Only ever used the titles I own there (& got through vairious giveaways) through GeForce Now.
Hopefully this title will be available through that service - post time it becomes free - to spare your PC from Denovo Malware.


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drxenija: Better than a company threatening to push out a new policy a few years ago
To terminate accounts with libraries (made of paid and free games) for not logging on after a year or two.
What service is that?! o.O
Post edited 8 hours ago by BlackThorny