In Defense of DRM Vendors
This is actually a revisit to an earlier article I wrote for a different web site. After I wrote that one there was a very large fuss made by some of the staff. Basically, the site was not able to do...
View ArticleEA Settles SecuROM Cases
“We find Spore GUILTY…of completely and utterly failing to live up to its premise!” Errr…okay, not so much, though I am correct about that game. Actually, it seems that EA has settled the numerous...
View ArticleSecuROM : Examining ‘The Beast’
Mention its name on your average gaming or computer forum, and you’re likely to be greeted with a somewhat emotional response from most people. Let’s try it. SecuROM. Yep, that’s pretty much par for...
View ArticleBioShock 2 DRM Finalized.
As quoted from the 2K BioShock 2 fan site Cult of Rapture : Over the past two days, I’ve fielded a lot of questions and concerns about the DRM for both the retail and digital versions of BioShock 2....
View ArticleDRM for PC Battlefield : Bad Company 2 detailed
As reported on the Battlefield Blog, the DRM information for the game has been detailed. The basic system being used is SecuROM. The details are : -The Closed Beta will use SecuROM. However, this...
View ArticleSecuROM does it right?
Do a google search using ‘SecuROM’ or ‘SecuROM sucks’ and you’ll find a ton of complaints about it. SecuROM’s history with gamers has not been very good to say the least. Although to be fair, a lot of...
View ArticleBattlefield: Bad Company 2 patch removes SecuROM from Steam versions
Shacknews reports that the Steam version of Battlefield Bad Company 2 has removed SecuROM in the latest patch. Kalms, a DICE representative on the Steam forums had this to say: Client update (522174 /...
View ArticleWait for the sunset.
No I’m not talking about taking a romantic walk on the beach with your significant other, which can be a very nice thing to do. I am talking about a term called ‘sun setting’. What that means is that...
View ArticleGreen Man Gaming will use SecuROM on distributed games
I wrote an article about Green Man Gaming, a new digital retailer of both new and pre-owned games, last year. The service sounded promising, but I noted that a lot of the details still weren’t known....
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