{"id":80806,"date":"2026-08-30T19:50:05","date_gmt":"2026-08-30T11:50:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=80806"},"modified":"2026-08-30T19:50:05","modified_gmt":"2026-08-30T11:50:05","slug":"ubisoft-apologizes-for-accidentally-selling-heroes-of-might-and-magic-3-without-the-actual-game-files","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=80806","title":{"rendered":"Ubisoft Apologizes For Accidentally Selling Heroes Of Might And Magic 3 Without The Actual Game Files"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"subtitle\">The Steam release was supposed to get fans excited for an upcoming remake.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"slide-key image-holder gallery-image-holder credit-image-wrap  lead-image-holder\" data-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/2245816\/ubisoft-apologizes-for-selling-heroes-of-might-and-magic-3-without-game-files\/\" data-post-title=\"Ubisoft apologizes for accidentally selling Heroes of Might and Magic 3 without the actual game files\" data-slide-num=\"0\" data-post-id=\"2245816\">\n<picture id=\"p087c76e2ebe505d0026e3bb10ee4202b\">&#13;<source media=\"(min-width: 429px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/img\/gallery\/ubisoft-apologizes-for-accidentally-selling-heroes-of-might-and-magic-3-without-the-actual-game-files\/intro-1787857634.webp\" type=\"image\/webp\">&#13;<source media=\"(max-width: 428px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/img\/gallery\/ubisoft-apologizes-for-accidentally-selling-heroes-of-might-and-magic-3-without-the-actual-game-files\/intro-1787857634.sm.webp\" type=\"image\/webp\">&#13;<br \/>\n                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"gallery-image \" src=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/img\/gallery\/ubisoft-apologizes-for-accidentally-selling-heroes-of-might-and-magic-3-without-the-actual-game-files\/intro-1787857634.jpg\" data-slide-url=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/2245816\/ubisoft-apologizes-for-selling-heroes-of-might-and-magic-3-without-game-files\/\" data-post-id=\"2245816\" data-slide-num=\"0\" data-slide-title=\"Ubisoft apologizes for accidentally selling Heroes of Might and Magic 3 without the actual game files: \" width=\"780\" height=\"438\" alt=\"A screenshot of the castle management from Heroes of Might and Magic III.\"\/>&#13;<br \/>\n                    <\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n                    <span class=\"gallery-image-credit\">Ubisoft<\/span>\n                    <\/div>\n<div class=\"columns-holder \">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Ubisoft has apologized via a Steam community post for selling a digital copy of <em>Heroes of Might and Magic III<\/em> \u2014 the 1999 fantasy turn-based strategy game and its three expansions \u2014 without actually including the game files in the download.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;First, we&#8217;d like to apologize: we mistakenly released the wrong package yesterday,&#8221; Ubisoft said. &#8220;We&#8217;re very sorry for the mistake. The issue has now been resolved. We&#8217;d like to thank everyone who alerted us to the problem. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused and appreciate your understanding and support.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The original download for the $10 game was only 23.4 kilobytes and displayed an error message when you tried to run it, <em>PC Gamer<\/em> writes, prompting a multitude of negative reviews for the game on Steam. Engadget can confirm that the updated download now actually runs as promised in Ubisoft&#8217;s apology.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Heroes of Might and Magic III Remake - Reveal Trailer\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yBUckLZ5QRk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">While an HD version of <em>Heroes of Might and Magic III<\/em> has been available through online stores like Steam and GOG in the past, Ubisoft released this updated classic version as promotion for <em>Heroes of Might and Magic III Remake<\/em>, a &#8220;modern reimagining&#8221; of the game it plans to release in 2027. The remake expands the game from PC to PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X\/S, while adding updated visuals, easier access to user-generated content and &#8220;enhanced planning and decision-making tools.&#8221; Hopefully Ubisoft remembers to include the game, too.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<center><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/2245816\/ubisoft-apologizes-for-selling-heroes-of-might-and-magic-3-without-game-files\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source <\/a><br \/>\n<center\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Steam release was supposed to get fans excited for an upcoming remake. &#13;&#13;&#13; &#13; Ubisoft Ubisoft has apologized via a Steam community post for&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":80808,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[5093,1684,12513,10733,258,3838,3835,6034,4163],"class_list":["post-80806","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tech-gadgets-reviews","tag-accidentally","tag-actual","tag-apologizes","tag-files","tag-game","tag-heroes","tag-magic","tag-selling","tag-ubisoft","wpcat-32-id"],"brizy_media":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80806","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=80806"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80806\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/80808"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=80806"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=80806"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=80806"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}