PCGA President: 'Let's Monetize Those Pirates'
PC Gaming Alliance president Randy Stude has decided to turn his industry consortium's attention toward piracy after months of DRM controversy and...
READ MORE >Will Wright Speaks on Spore DRM
Will Wright himself has finally spoken up on the downright ugly DRM controversy surrounding his latest creation, Spore (PC). Kotaku asked Wright...
READ MORE >"Well a leash is still a leash, regardless of how long or flimsy it is, no? People keep saying ..."
see all 29 commentsDiablo 3 Coming After StarCraft II, Blizzard Talks DRM and Steam
Diablo III "will definitely be out after StarCraft II," said Blizzard design VP Rob Pardo. Pardo, in an extensive interview with Wired, also...
READ MORE >"Is it me, or is this article's source really old? the wired article is dated October 15, 2008 "
see all 76 commentsStardock Rates DRM Complaints, Revises Gamers Bill of Rights
Based on the "amazing level of support from the publisher and developer community" that Stardock received from the initial Gamers Bill of Rights,...
READ MORE >"the only form of DRM that really annoys me is limited installations... there's just too many ..."
see all 63 commentsFar Cry 2 Uses SecuROM DRM
Publisher Ubisoft has confirmed that the PC its open-world shooter Far Cry 2, which hits alongside the PS3 and Xbox 360 editions on October 21,...
READ MORE >"If you buy the game you have nothing to worry about. Douchebag pirates are the only ones who ..."
see all 263 commentsEA CEO Chimes in on DRM, In-game Advertising
Electronic Arts CEO John Riccitiello, speaking at the Dow Jones/Nielsen Media and Money Conference, acknowledged the game community controversies...
READ MORE >"I think people are missing something on EA's use of securom lately. It's been used on many of ..."
see all 53 commentsEA Revamping Spore, Crysis Warhead DRM
EA Games president Frank Gibeau promised to revamp and further loosen the controversial DRM requirements in recent releases Spore (PC) and Crysis...
READ MORE >"Its the same as gun control. Punish people who obey the law. I mean if I wanted a gun and ..."
see all 108 commentsSpore Gets DRM Loosening Update Soon
EA Maxis' PC everything-sim Spore will soon get an update loosening one of its copy protection limits and allowing customers to de-activate...
READ MORE >"No timeframe other than "near future" was given for the update. Translation: We'll let it blow ..."
see all 32 commentsSpore DRM Controversy Spawns Protest Creatures
Consumers upset over the anti-piracy measures imposed on Maxis' Spore by publisher Electronic Arts are now fighting back using the game's creature...
READ MORE >"They're just aping the music industry, really. Looks like they're getting burned just as badly, ..."
see all 70 commentsRed Alert 3 DRM to Be 'More Lenient'
Chris Corry, producer of EALA's upcoming RTS sequel Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3, made a post on the EA forums chiming in on the PC version's...
READ MORE >"Oh well, EA must really love the pirate scene, if they're driving their potential customers to ..."
see all 157 commentsSpore Dev: DRM 'Necessary Part' of Our Business
Executive producer Lucy Bradshaw described the copy protection built into EA Maxis' upcoming life-sim Spore (PC, Mac) as a necessary element of the...
READ MORE >"Well, here's the thing that people also miss... Spore is an offline game with online ..."
see all 131 commentsXbox 360 License Migration Tool Now Available
As promised last month, Microsoft has released a new digital rights management tool allowing gamers to more easily consolidate licenses for...
READ MORE >"yeah I realize that, but to that I say gamerscores (that mean anything beyone "I have more than ..."
see all 22 commentsBioShock PC Install Limit Lifted, DRM Remains (Updated)
Update: While 2K Games has removed the install limit from the PC version of BioShock, other forms of copy protection are still present....
READ MORE >"i respectfully disagree with this statement. i know firsthand that the comments of gamers ..."
see all 107 commentsAlone in the Dark Features SecuROM Activation
Atari today announced that the PC version of the new Alone in the Dark game will ship with SecuROM activation. Compatible with Windows XP and...
READ MORE >"Piracy is everywhere PC's ,all Consoles. Matter o fact AitD was pirated long before relese date ..."
see all 101 commentsUsers Report Mass Effect PC DRM Issues, Apparently Limited to 3 Lifetime Installations
Several gamers have complained that the digital rights management software built into the PC version of BioWare's Mass Effect (PC, 360) only allows...
READ MORE >"About a year later... but *DING DING DING!* this post is so right ;]"
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"Pirates are able to play pirated games because they are able to crack it and make the game think ..."
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