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DRM EXPAND STORY TEXTSSubscribe to this tag Arkham Asylum breaks the Bat for pirates 65 Good anti-piracy measures are hard to find. At best, it can be an inconvenience for legit purchasers of games while other methods like SecuROM are almost universally loathed by gamers. It seems t... Dragon Age DRM will be disc-check only because EA trusts us 23 Electronic Arts is famed for cramming SecuROM into everything, seemingly just for fun. That's why it's quite surprising that BioWare's upcoming RPG Dragon Age: Origins won't be sporting masses of... Not quite E3 09: Witcher 1.5 enchanced edition announced 8 While this hasn't been announced at E3, we did get word this morning of a new version of The Witcher. This 1.5 version will include everything from the Enhanced Edition of The Witcher, plus anoth... Game developers talk DRM and why it shouldn't be used 22 The opinion that digital rights management doesn't prevent videogame piracy but instead harms paying customers through limits on things like number of installations and provides an overall worse ... DRM drama over Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena 25 So, Atari has come forward and announced that Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena for the PC is going to come with some DRM. DRM in the form of an activation system. An activation system that lets yo... Impulse gets a new GUI, Goo support, and much more 9 Today will undoubtedly be a day of celebration for Stardock, for digital distribution platform Impulse got its third major update yesterday, and it was a doozy. Seeing as how one of the most noti... EA releases new tool to ease the pain of SecuROM ... 7 ... although it's still very much a huge pain in the ass. The new tool in question de-authorizes any EA games released after May of 2008 (the ones shown above) so that you can better install said... The solution to the DRM crisis? Goo, of course! 30 Although Valve recently declared how it intends to make digital rights management obsolete with Steamworks, I think many of us are hesitant to believe that one solution from a single company is e... Capcom talks digital distribution, its PC presence 14 If you hadn't heard, Capcom joined the PC Gaming Alliance. Very cool, I guess. But what, exactly, does the move mean for PC gamers? Could it mark the company's renewed interest in the platform? A... Dawn of War II's DRM will be Steamworks 19 Here's a quickie for all of you who are obsessed with DRM (and rightfully so): Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II is going to use Steamworks as its game authentication of choice.At the price of hav... Spore DRM is no more (Unless you have a Mac) 24 While quite a few people thought it would never happen, EA made good on its word and has just released a de-authorization tool for Spore. While the five installation limit is still in place, the ... Relic talks Dawn of War II DRM, says no to 'annoying' authentication 10 Warhammer 40k: Dawn of War II is shaping up to be another face-rockingly solid entry in the acclaimed real-time strategy series, but as evidenced by past debacles, a game is only as good as the D... Rumortoid: Prince of Persia PC to be DRM free 43 DRM has been a continuing subject of controversy for the past year, with many publishers persisting with the use of anti-piracy measures despite their ineffectiveness and tendency to piss off the... New EA SecuROM lawsuits claim DRM was put in free download 22 The furor over Electronic Arts' decision to put SecuROM in its products has resulted in two new class-action suits. They were both filed with the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of ... Sacred 2 will have a legal game sharing method, pirates confused and frustrated 28 CDV Software is trying something absolutely brilliant in regards to DRM. Today, the company sent out a press release saying that anyone who wants to try out the full version of Sacred 2 can. The ... Fallout 3 SecuROM shenanigans upset gamers 52 We got a tip today from an outraged gamer calling Bethesda liars for their use of SecuROM in the newly released Fallout 3. In case you forgot, Bethesda's Pete Hines mentioned a while ago that the... Good Old Games goes public, DRM haters rejoice 25 Let's hear it for affordable, DRM-free games, folks!For those of you unfamiliar with Good Old Games, it's the latest and possibly even greatest place to purchase older PC titles. A closed beta fo... Crysis Warhead + DRM + Amazon = It's all happening again 21 As I am sure you will all remember, Spore was at the center of quite a fiasco last month when gamers, angry at EA's continued use of the invasive DRM tool SecuROM, lashed out on Amazon, absolutel... Some guy: Piracy WILL kill PC developers 27 Patrick Marchal, technical director at Cities XL developer Monte Cristo has warned that piracy will be the death of PC developers, attacking the ongoing Spore outrage in the process. "... Here's everything you need to know about Far Cry 2's DRM 35 Whether it be for videogames, music, or even movies, DRM sucks ... period. That's why we want to give you the heads up on Far Cry 2's anti-piracy measures before it's too late.You're initially ab... Riccitiello claims DRM controversy is overblown, but dislikes own methods 12 The controversy surrounding Electronic Arts and DRM has been going on for quite a while, and according to EA boss John Riccitiello, it's an issue that was blown out of proportion by a tiny "... Fallout 3 to respect consumers and use less evil DRM measures? 20 With Electronic Arts continuing to use the despised SecuROM in all of its games, the dual subjects of piracy and Digital Rights Management have been in the gaming press for quite a while. Seeming... SecuROM comes to Steam via Crysis Warhead 58 The hated DRM software known as SecuROM is included as part of Crysis Warhead's Steam release -- despite the fact that Steam acts as DRM in its own right. To its credit, Valve clearly notes that ... Spore: One account per game, but multiple names per account? 17 As you are doubtlessly aware by now, Spore has been at the center of a lot of controversy thanks to EA's punishing DRM. While the install limit may not be that big a deal for those wanting to kee... Publishers 'scared' to go DRM-free, says online game distributor 17 CD Projekt CEO Michal Kicinski has stated that videogame publishers are "scared" of letting their games go on sale without being given a hearty DRM vaccination. CD Projekt is setting up... Dirty lies: Spore manual says multiple accounts per copy, reality disagrees 28 Oh Electronic Arts, how we facepalm at thee. Hot off the heels of the Spore DRM shenanigans, it seems that SecuROM has another nasty surprise in story for fans of Will Wright's latest opus. It wo... EA won't back down from DRM fight: Sticking to its SecuROM guns with Red Alert 3 76 Electronic Arts has come under fire for its use to SecuROM, a form of DRM dubbed "draconian" by those who tore Spore to shreds in Amazon reviews. While many consumers want SecuROM to sc...		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