Ubisoft has recently announced the shutdown of online services and multiplayer functionalities of many of its older games such as Assassin's Creed Brotherhood, Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands, Ghost Recon Future Soldier and Rayman Legends.

On September 1 this year, many of these games will be added to Ubisoft's list of decommissioned online services. 

In its official blog post, the popular video game company stated that this is being done to focus resources on newer and more popular games, as well as to improve the overall player experience. 

According to Ubisoft, alongside Assassin's Creed Brotherhood, Assassin's Creed II and the 2012 release of Assassin's Creed 3 will also be added to the decommissioned online services list.

Assassin's Creed Brotherhood was initially released in 2010 on PS3 and Xbox 360 and on Windows in 2011, receiving multiple awards and commercial success during its peak. Even though the main gameplay doesn't require an active internet connection, losing access to its online services would mean DLC installation and multiplayer services will no longer be available. 

Other online features and signing in using a Ubisoft account will also not be possible once the online services are officially decommissioned by Ubisoft.