Back in July, Ubisoft introduced it will be shutting down a number of on-line companies for a collection of its older video games on 1st September. This included the Wii U variations of Assassin’s Creed 3, Rayman Legends and ZombiU.

Well, we’re now previous that date – and Ubisoft has issued a brand new discover stating the way it’s “moved” the decommission date from 1st September 2022 to 1st October 2022 (aka the beginning of subsequent month).

While single-player DLC will not be out there to obtain for a number of video games on PC, on console, gamers will nonetheless be capable of obtain and play them after 1st October 2022. And when the companies are shut down, Wii U gamers will not be capable of hyperlink Ubisoft accounts in-game or use on-line options.

Here’s what Ubisoft needed to say in its newest replace:

“Decommissioning on-line companies for older video games is one thing we don’t take flippantly, however it is usually a necessity because the know-how that drove these companies turns into out of date. Over the final month, our groups have been arduous at work exploring what is feasible to cut back disruption. As a end result, we moved the decommission date from 1 September 2022 to 1 October 2022, and the single-player downloadable content material (DLC) of a number of video games on PC – Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood, Assassin’s Creed III (2012 launch), Far Cry 3 and Splinter Cell Blacklist – might be out there to obtain and maintain earlier than that date.”

In its unique publish, Ubisoft talked about how the choice to close down these on-line companies was made so it may focus all of its sources on delivering nice experiences for gamers who had been having fun with “newer” and “extra fashionable titles”.

As beforehand famous, the identical listing of decommissioned on-line Ubisoft companies additionally covers video games on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. And it is price mentioning how Assassin’s Creed 3 Remastered and Rayman Legends: Definitive Edition (up to date variations of two of those video games) are each out there on the Switch.

Ubisoft additionally ended on-line companies for a bunch of Wii and Wii U video games earlier this yr:

Have you performed any of those Wii U video games just lately? How do you are feeling about this information? Tell us under.