December 2, 2014 - March 31, 2024
The Crew is a 2014 online-only racing video game that was co-developed by Ubisoft Ivory Tower and Ubisoft Reflections and published by Ubisoft. The game was released for PlayStation 4, Windows, and Xbox One, with an Xbox 360 port developed by Asobo Studio in December 2014. It featured a persistent open world environment for free-roaming across a scaled-down recreation of the Contiguous United States and included both role-playing and large-scale multiplayer elements.
Upon release, the game received mixed reviews from critics who praised it's world design but criticized the always-online aspect, which created technical glitches and other issues, the difficult-to-understand user interface, and the presence of microtransactions. The game shipped two million units by January 1, 2015. The first expansion, titled The Crew: Wild Run, was released on November 17, 2015. The second expansion, entitled The Crew: Calling All Units, was announced at Gamescom 2016 and released on November 29, 2016. It was later followed by its sequel, The Crew 2, which released worldwide on June 29, 2018. Another sequel, The Crew Motorfest, was released on September 14, 2023.
On March 31, 2024, Ubisoft shut down the game's servers, rendering the game unplayable due to server infrastructure and licensing constraints. Despite this, a community project titled "The Crew Unlimited" released a server emulator to make the PC version of the game playable without Ubisoft servers on September 15, 2025.
Synopsis
After his brother gets murdered, Alex teams up with an FBI agent to take down the man who killed his brother and a corrupt agent.
Sound Effects Used
- Boom Library, LOW-HIT Classic Anvil (Heard a total of 6 times in a slightly lower volume during the short movie where Harry talks about Eric Tsu.)
- Hollywoodedge, Apartment Door Buzze CT103401/Hollywoodedge, Door Buzzer Apartmen PE194201
- Hollywoodedge, Car Alarm Rapid Highp PE075001 (Used as part of background ambience with a heavy reverb effect added.)
- Hollywoodedge, Car Door OC Full Size PE299001
- Hollywoodedge, Car Door OCFull Size PE075401
- Hollywoodedge, Crane Interior Engin PE197901/Hollywoodedge, Crane Working Interi PE272001
- Hollywoodedge, Crash Metal Shatter PE110401
- Hollywoodedge, Dry Skids Long Squeal PE297001 (2nd skid only.)
- Hollywoodedge, Gun Classic Pistol Co PE090601
- Hollywoodedge, Gusts Heavy Cold Wind PE031601
- Hollywoodedge, Metal Scrapes Bends FS012003 (Squealing element only.)
- Hollywoodedge, Truck Doppler Horn PE893101
- SoundDogs, Car, Crash - Car Crashes - C U - Lots To Choose From, Mixed Debris, Metal Scrapes & Rattles, Occasional Tire Screeches
- SoundDogs, Cars Various, Peel Out Skids: Maneuvering Series, Peel Out, With Engine, Long Run, Skid To Stop, Tires Screech, Close Up POV, Exterior
- SoundDogs, Tire, Skid - Dirt (W Out Engine) - Lock Up, C U Skids Variety
- Sound Ideas, AUTO, SKID - TIRE SKID ON PAVEMENT: CAR PULLING AWAY 01
- Sound Ideas, AUTO, SKID - TIRE SKID ON PAVEMENT: FAST APPROACH, AROUND CORNER, PULL AWAY 02 (3rd squeal only.)
- Sound Ideas, AUTO, RACE, PRO STOCKS - SINGLE STOCK CAR: START, PULL AWAY RIGHT
- Sound Ideas, CRASH, METAL - LARGE METAL CLATTER CRASH 01
- Sound Ideas, TRAIN, CROSSING BELL - RAILROAD CROSSING BELL: RINGING 02