French publisher Ubisoft accidentally sold Steam users an empty distribution of the classic strategy game Heroes of Might & Magic 3, along with its expansions. Players who purchased the long-awaited full edition for $10 found only a 23.49KB stub file on their devices.
French publisher Ubisoft accidentally sold Steam users an empty distribution of the classic strategy game Heroes of Might & Magic 3, along with its expansions. Players who purchased the long-awaited full edition for $10 found only a 23.49KB stub file on their devices.
This is reported by players in their reviews on Steam. Currently, the rating of the updated game page on the Valve store has fallen sharply and contains over 80% negative reviews.
When trying to run the downloaded file, the service gives a system error «dummy executable». It turned out that the developers uploaded a single exe file called «Heroes3» to Steam, forgetting to add the game resources directly, as well as the Armageddon’s Blade and The Shadow of Death expansion files.
The release of the Complete Edition was supposed to solve a long-standing problem with the series. The 2015 HD re-release of Heroes of Might & Magic 3 was the only version of the game on Steam, but it caused a wave of outrage among fans due to the lack of original add-ons and a random map generator. Because of this, the community has long recommended buying the full version on the GOG platform.
According to the latest player feedback, Ubisoft has already fixed the error, and the game can now be launched.
In addition, on August 25, Ubisoft officially announced Heroes of Might and Magic III Remake, a full-fledged remake of the 1999 cult strategy game. The updated version will feature 4K resolution support, improved animation and sound, expanded story scenes, as well as an online mode for up to eight players and a map editor. The game is being prepared for release on PC (Steam, Ubisoft Store), PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series, but the publisher has not yet announced an exact release date.
