11 Jun

With rumors and speculation surrounding “digital rights management” systems, commonly referred to as DRM systems, mounting in the past few weeks, developer CD Projekt RED has made its internal DRM policy public. The developer currently working on The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings emphasised that a final form of DRM management for the upcoming Action RPG […]

13 May

Digital Rights Management has been a political minefield for publishers and developers, reviled by consumers and difficult to balance between piracy and fiscal validity. Many companys, like Ubisoft, have tried unique models to mixed success, but Sega’s new system may provide the equality gamers have been clamoring for. Thanks to Game Politics, a spreadsheet of […]

25 Mar

Earlier this month, a series of “attacks” on Ubisoft’s DRM / Authentication servers left players unable to play the recently released PC-version of Assassin’s Creed 2 or the submarine-simulator Silent Hunter 5. Since both of these games require players to remain in constant communication with one of Ubisoft’s servers, players were faced with interruption of service while these servers were […]

09 Mar

Even if you managed to not succumb to homicidal rage by the internet account/access loopholes required to play titles like Assassin’s Creed II or Silent Hunter 5, a recent malfunction over the weekend left even legitimate copies of the software unplayable. Considering the already heated response the developer has received from the fanbase, Ubisoft was […]