{"id":1859299,"date":"2026-04-01T11:54:54","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T08:54:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1859299"},"modified":"2026-04-01T11:54:54","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T08:54:54","slug":"frances-leading-consumer-association-has-filed-a-lawsuit-against-ubisoft-over-the-crews-online-shutdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1859299","title":{"rendered":"France&#8217;s leading consumer association has filed a lawsuit against Ubisoft over The Crew&#8217;s online shutdown"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Home<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/news\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      News<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/the-crew\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      The Crew<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">France&#8217;s leading consumer association has filed a lawsuit against Ubisoft over The Crew&#8217;s online shutdown<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">Gone but not forgotten.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_asset\">\n<figure class=\"headline_image_wrapper\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/141477059628.jpg?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"The Crew - police chase in the city\" loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"141477059628.jpg\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"321\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Ubisoft<\/cite><\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"avatar\">\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Fran Ruiz avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/fran-j-ruiz-author.png?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"180\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Fran Ruiz avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"fran-j-ruiz-author.png\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"180\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\n                  <span class=\"article_type\" data-slug=\"news\"><br \/>\n                    News<br \/>\n                  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/fran-ruiz\">Fran Ruiz<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      Contributor<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\nPublished on <time datetime=\"2026-04-01T11:54:54+00:00\">April 1, 2026<\/time>              <\/div>\n<div class=\"comments\">\n      <a class=\"comments__link comments-bubble\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/new-lawsuit-filed-in-france-against-ubisoft-over-the-crew-shutdown?view=comments\" rel=\"nofollow\"><br \/>\n          5 comments<br \/>\n      <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mypop-header-wrapper\">\n<p><button class=\"mypop-button button wide\" data-state=\"follow\" data-type=\"tag\" data-uuid=\"48ea953d-74a8-415a-9d32-c8069d04ea52\" data-name=\"The Crew\" data-follow-text=\"Follow The Crew\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following The Crew\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow The Crew\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following The Crew\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow The Crew\" title=\"Follow The Crew\"><br \/>\n  Follow The Crew<br \/>\n<\/button>          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>It&#8217;s been two years since <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/ubisoft-delists-the-crew-with-servers-shutting-next-year\">The Crew was shut down<\/a>, which prompted a fast and negative response from the majority of players and people concerned about the games industry&#8217;s poor game preservation efforts, especially when it comes to always-online games. While some fans moved on, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/bury-this-game-and-experience-forever-that-should-be-a-crime-how-a-group-of-modders-revived-ubisofts-cult-driving-game-the-crew\">others worked to revive it through modding<\/a> and some people <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/ubisoft-states-players-dont-have-unfettered-ownership-of-games-as-the-crew-lawsuit-continues\">even filed lawsuits<\/a> against publisher Ubisoft. Now, more legal battles are set to happen in France.<\/p>\n<p>Reuters (via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/french-consumer-group-sues-ubisoft-110240285.html\">Yahoo<\/a>) shared the news on 31st March, stating &#8220;France&#8217;s leader consumer association, UFC-Que Choisir, said on Tuesday it had filed a lawsuit against Ubisoft over the shutdown of online racing game The Crew.&#8221; While it does state &#8220;the case could have sweeping implications for millions of players worldwide,&#8221; we&#8217;ve been here before, and so far, not much has changed. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/anthem-was-abandoned-in-death-as-in-life-its-a-game-ea-and-bioware-would-rather-forget\">We lost Anthem back in January too<\/a>, and no one (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/anthem-can-run-on-private-servers-youtube-video-reveals\">but a few passionate players<\/a>) seems to care.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"The Crew Motorfest - Official Season 9 Launch Trailer\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3zb1-TBX2Uo?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/3zb1-TBX2Uo\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">The Crew Motorfest &#8211; Official Season 9 Launch Trailer<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"button video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3zb1-TBX2Uo\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figure>\n<p>Still, this is a battle worth fighting, and public backlash plus lawsuits have already forced Ubisoft to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/after-killing-the-crew-ubisoft-says-the-crew-2-and-motorfest-will-get-offline-modes\">give offline modes to The Crew 2 and Motorfest<\/a> so they remain playable once their servers go to sleep, too. While it&#8217;s easy to understand how the costs of sustaining servers for mostly barren games doesn&#8217;t make sense, the right move would be to ensure that (while building them) non-MMO games with structure and gameplay that aren&#8217;t defined by online interactions work after official support ends.<\/p>\n<p>Unsurprisingly, the Stop Killing Games movement, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/stop-killing-games-eu-parliament-what-happens-now\">which recently got its initiative to Brussels<\/a>, has backed the lawsuit which alleges &#8220;that Ubisoft misled consumers about the permanence of their purchase and imposed abusive contractual clauses stripping players of ownership rights.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>On Stop Killing Games&#8217; own battlefront, the latest update from Moritz Katzner, SKG&#8217;s general director, is that they&#8217;re expecting the EU Parliament &#8220;to hold a hearing on the matter on April 16.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? Make us a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\">Preferred Source on Google<\/a> and catch more of our coverage in your feeds.  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>It&#8217;s been two years since <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/ubisoft-delists-the-crew-with-servers-shutting-next-year\">The Crew was shut down<\/a>, which prompted a fast and negative response from the majority of players and people concerned about the games industry&#8217;s poor game preservation efforts, especially when it comes to always-online games. While some fans moved on, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/bury-this-game-and-experience-forever-that-should-be-a-crime-how-a-group-of-modders-revived-ubisofts-cult-driving-game-the-crew\">others worked to revive it through modding<\/a> and some people <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/ubisoft-states-players-dont-have-unfettered-ownership-of-games-as-the-crew-lawsuit-continues\">even filed lawsuits<\/a> against publisher Ubisoft. Now, more legal battles are set to happen in France.<\/p>\n<p>Reuters (via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/french-consumer-group-sues-ubisoft-110240285.html\">Yahoo<\/a>) shared the news on 31st March, stating &#8220;France&#8217;s leader consumer association, UFC-Que Choisir, said on Tuesday it had filed a lawsuit against Ubisoft over the shutdown of online racing game The Crew.&#8221; While it does state &#8220;the case could have sweeping implications for millions of players worldwide,&#8221; we&#8217;ve been here before, and so far, not much has changed. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/anthem-was-abandoned-in-death-as-in-life-its-a-game-ea-and-bioware-would-rather-forget\">We lost Anthem back in January too<\/a>, and no one (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/anthem-can-run-on-private-servers-youtube-video-reveals\">but a few passionate players<\/a>) seems to care.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"The Crew Motorfest - Official Season 9 Launch Trailer\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3zb1-TBX2Uo?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/3zb1-TBX2Uo\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">The Crew Motorfest &#8211; Official Season 9 Launch Trailer<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"button video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3zb1-TBX2Uo\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figure>\n<p>Still, this is a battle worth fighting, and public backlash plus lawsuits have already forced Ubisoft to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/after-killing-the-crew-ubisoft-says-the-crew-2-and-motorfest-will-get-offline-modes\">give offline modes to The Crew 2 and Motorfest<\/a> so they remain playable once their servers go to sleep, too. While it&#8217;s easy to understand how the costs of sustaining servers for mostly barren games doesn&#8217;t make sense, the right move would be to ensure that (while building them) non-MMO games with structure and gameplay that aren&#8217;t defined by online interactions work after official support ends.<\/p>\n<p>Unsurprisingly, the Stop Killing Games movement, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/stop-killing-games-eu-parliament-what-happens-now\">which recently got its initiative to Brussels<\/a>, has backed the lawsuit which alleges &#8220;that Ubisoft misled consumers about the permanence of their purchase and imposed abusive contractual clauses stripping players of ownership rights.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>On Stop Killing Games&#8217; own battlefront, the latest update from Moritz Katzner, SKG&#8217;s general director, is that they&#8217;re expecting the EU Parliament &#8220;to hold a hearing on the matter on April 16.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News The Crew France&#8217;s leading consumer association has filed a lawsuit against Ubisoft over The Crew&#8217;s online shutdown Gone but not forgotten. 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