Ars Technica is reporting that they’ve received some internal documents from Microsoft that say that the next Xbox will indeed be playable without an internet connection, refuting earlier rumors that the console would have built-in “always online” DRM.
Enfour is the iOS developer behind useful and widely used utility apps like the iOS version of the Oxford English Dictionary as well as a number of foreign language translation apps. A few weeks ago, the team at Enfour announced that they would be implementing a …
DRM blah blah blah doesn’t work blah blah blah. Okay let’s cut to the chase. There is one thing that bugs me about the mentality of companies that use DRM, and that’s the fact that they believe you don’t own the game, only a license to …
Well that didn’t take very long. Even though it’s only a week old some Diablo 3 users have already seen their accounts hacked. There’s no way of knowing yet how many accounts have been compromised, but considering Blizzard already has a press release out in front …
Fans have waited 12 years for Diablo 3, and it looks like they’re going to have to wait a little while longer before playing Blizzard’s latest action RPG. The game was supposed to launch tonight, but somehow Blizzard underestimated the popularity of their own game, as …
You can’t seem to write anything about Ubisoft that’s news-worthy without it being about their DRM some days. Ubisoft’s release Anno 2070, which if I remember the series correctly is a game built heavily around trading and economics. The game’s DRM limits you to three activations, …
Assassin’s Creed’s upcoming entry will still have DRM, but it wont be annoying, bitchy, intrusive, or otherwise invasive. It will simply do a one-time activation and then it will never be spoken of again. Ubisoft in recent releases has been heavily criticized for using Always Online …
Well that’s me saved $50. The FSP horror shooter S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2, sequel to S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyle will be having always-online DRM that makes many players across the world froth at the mouth and demand a living sacrifice of a CEO to appease the Gaming Gods.
They claim it’s for community reasons, they claim it’s to allow savefiles, and they claim it’s nothing to do with piracy but I find most of these statements questionable at best. Blizzard is surprised at the backlash despite a strong foot in the online gaming industry.
Valve is praised heavily by players of Steam for their great customer service, platform, and excellent prices. Controversies aside, they’re one of the best retailers on the planet. Many publishers worry about piracy, but Gabe couldn’t care less about it.
Ubisoft is trying to hold onto it’s dwindling relationship with PC gamers after many issues with DRM on From Dust. Ubisoft has recently stated on it’s forums that they are actively working on a patch, which should be available for download in two weeks, that will remove …