Ubisoft Confirms Controversial New DRM System Being Used for Splinter Cell: Conviction on PC
Softpedia reports that the upcoming Splinter Cell: Conviction was on a list of titles planned to use Ubisoft's controversial new PC DRM system...
READ MORE >Supreme Commander 2 Demo Arrives on Steam, Steamworks DRM Confirmed
Supreme Commander 2, Chris Taylor's RTS follow-up to 2007's Supreme Commander, will be using Valve's Steamworks program for its DRM. All copies of...
READ MORE >"I just emailed support, they didn't really explain how to cancel a pre-order. They better cancel ..."
see all 114 commentsThe Settlers 7 Gets More DRM Details, New Trailer, Digital-Only Gold Edition
The Settlers 7: Paths to a Kingdom publisher Ubisoft has announced a 'Gold Edition' of Blue Byte's city-building strategy and released a new trailer covering its 'Victory Points' system, while further details have surfaced of its implentation of Ubisoft's
READ MORE >"No, it's just supposed to not let people play that actually didn't buy it. If they feel they ..."
see all 57 commentsMetro 2033 Uses Steamworks on PC
Valve Software's Steamworks suite will power all PC copies of 4A's post-apocalyptic shooter Metro 2033, Valve and publisher THQ announced today....
READ MORE >"yeah GWFL is fucking awful. Steam has a nice interface, while GWFL wants to rape your ..."
see all 117 commentsNew SOCOM on the PSP Takes Aim at Software Pirates
The finally released SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo 3, Slant Six's portable shooter with a not-so-portable name, requires players to...
READ MORE >"Its not as cut and dry as that. First off, cars are needed for transportation, they aren't ..."
see all 39 commentsUbisoft's New PC DRM Really Requires Net Access, Ends Game If Disconnected
Ubisoft wasn't kidding when it said that its new digital rights management technique mandates "an active Internet connection to play the game, for...
READ MORE >"You miss the main point though! Every time a game doesn't sell well, the developer's say it's ..."
see all 449 commentsBattlefield: Bad Company 2 PC DRM Detailed
The SecuROM DRM solution used in DICE's shooter Battlefield: Bad Company 2 has been explained by lead programmer Mikael Kalms over on the...
READ MORE >"Indeed, the flying aspects of BF have always struck me as something that was targeted for a ..."
see all 108 commentsUbisoft Unveils New PC DRM Requiring Online Connection To Play (Updated)
Update: Ubisoft has sent over an FAQ with more details (below) including a promise that should the service be stopped, games would be patched to...
READ MORE >"Well, for a satirical post this might be maybe a bit too close to reality already..."
see all 301 commentsAliens vs. Predator PC and Napoleon: Total War Incorporate Steamworks, Require Steam
All digital and retail copies of Napoleon: Total War and Aliens vs. Predator PC will pack Steamworks integration, publisher SEGA and digital...
READ MORE >"Steam doesn't suck. It's easy to copy games another computer with Steam. It's easy to play ..."
see all 79 commentsBioShock 2 PC DRM Plans Scaled Back
BioShock 2 publisher 2K Games is "scaling back" its DRM restrictions on PC, community manager Elizabeth Tobey has explained, potentially spelling...
READ MORE >"It is so painfully obvious that this "scaling back DRM" is nothing more than a pre-planned ..."
see all 217 commentsBioShock 2 PC Requirements, DRM Revealed
Update: The listing has been updated to declare a high "15 machine activation limit," after which--if hit without any deactivations--players would...
READ MORE >"Other games on Steam have Securom, like I said. Sorry I didn't see every single bit of info ..."
see all 419 commentsMass Effect 2 PC Requirements, DRM Revealed
BioWare has today unveiled the PC system requirements for its much-anticipated Mass Effect 2, as well as the barebones DRM solution the sci-fi RPG...
READ MORE >"Thanks to overclocking I extended my PC's life another year or so, long live overclocking. Free ..."
see all 67 commentsModern Warfare 2 Shunned by Several Digital Distributors Due to Steam 'Trojan Horse'
Major digital distributors Direct2Drive, GamersGate and Impulse have refused to stock Infinity Ward's highly
READ MORE >"Rigghhhht. They aren't selling it because of things like 'steam' inclusion, which is obviously a ..."
see all 209 commentsECA Forms 'Gamers for Digital Rights' Group
The non-profit Entertainment Consumers Association (ECA) today announced the formation of the "Gamers for Digital Rights," a new group with the...
READ MORE >"I guess I could get behind this if it would advocate sensible DRM, ala Steam and denounce ..."
see all 7 commentsSecuROM Maker, GameStop Join PC Gaming Alliance as Activision Blizzard and Acer Leave
The PC Gaming Alliance has lost two of its founding members, as Activision Blizzard, the company behind such major PC titles as World of Warcraft...
READ MORE >"But thats just wrong, first I doubt it can be called a rehash seeing how they are very different ..."
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"D.R.M.... One of the biggest problems with Anti-Piracy Measures such as DRM, is that they ..."
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