While it will not fix any of the alleged hardware and software incompatibilities that have inspired multiple individuals to file class-action lawsuits against the company, a new EA tool will allow you to do one thing most PC owners have long taken for granted -- uninstall and reinstall the game itself. Today, three months to the [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, December 13, 2008
Remember when Ubisoft released Assassin’s Creed on the PC, and were dismayed when it went on to become one of the most pirated PC games? Even though they loaded it up with DRM? Ubi remembers, and they remember how plenty of pirates blamed that very DRM for their downloads. So with Prince of Persia, they’re [...]
Continue reading...Friday, December 5, 2008
EA CEO John Riccitiello personally hates DRM, but much to the bane of PC gamers -- and the delight of class-action attorneys -- most of EA's high-profile titles include the controversal SecuROM copy-protection solution anyhow. But speaking on the behalf of the PC Gaming Alliance yesterday, Capcom's VP of strategic planning and business development Christian Svensson [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, December 4, 2008
SecuROM, the bane of PC gamers worldwide, has managed to make it into game after high-profile game this year. Mass Effect, Far Cry 2, Dead Space, Fallout 3, Red Alert 3, Sacred 2 and now even the PC version of Grand Theft Auto 4 feature the controversial DRM software. But none of the hardcore titles [...]
Continue reading...Friday, May 9, 2008
The gamers have spoken, and BioWare has listened, for the most part. Following the news that the upcoming PC version of Mass Effect would use an especially strict form of DRM which re-authenticated the game every ten days, gamers responded less-than-favorably (judging by the 113-page thread on BioWare's forums). Now, BioWare has relented on a [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, May 7, 2008
The ANGRY Pixel is reporting that over at the BioWare community forums, technical producer Derek French has disclosed that not only will the PC port of Mass Effect require SecuROM validation, but it will continue to require internet authentication at least once every 10 days.
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Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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