Gears of War PC disables itself, Epic working on a remedy

In what’s surely one of the top “WTF moments” of the day, Gears of War PC players were shocked to discover that the game’s digital certificate expired yesterday, meaning no one can currently play the game without adjusting their computer’s clock.

Sounds like a pretty big mistake on Epic’s part, doesn’t it? But before you go questioning the company’s motives or what have you, Shacknews has quoted Epic programmer Joe Graf as saying, “This was a surprise to us too.”

As you might have guessed, the problem is being taken care of. “We have been notified of the issue and are working with Microsoft to get it resolved. Sorry for any problems related to this,” says Graf.

You have to admit, this situation is kind of funny. I suppose if the same problem were to plague Left 4 Dead or something more recent, it wouldn’t be so comical, but come on — it’s the original Gears of War … on PC.

[Via The Reticule]