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The Witcher Patch Removes DRM, Adds Adventure
1:40AM Mike Fahey | Patch 1.5 for CD Projekt Red’s award-winning PC roleplaying game The Witcher is now available, removing the pesky digital rights management while adding five new player-created adventures to the game. More »
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Dragon Age To Be SecuROM-Free
8:20AM Michael McWhertor | BioWare’s spiritual successor to the Baldur’s Gate series, Dragon Age: Origins, will ship without the unpopular SecuROM digital rights management and copy protection software that has been attached to previous Electronic Arts games. More »
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The Chronicles Of Riddick On PC Has A Ridiculous Install Limit
11:30AM Luke Plunkett | Oh look. Another PC game with a pointlessly restrictive limit on the number of installs. Aren’t these kind of stories just heart-warming? More »
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EA Releases Tool To Bypass SecuROM Limitations
8:20AM Michael McWhertor | Publisher Electronic Arts has released a De-Authorization Management Tool for PC gamers afflicted with one of its many catalog titles packaged with SecuROM for digital rights management. This is for you, disgruntled Mass Effect owner. More »
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Stardock’s Answer To DRM: Goo
6:20AM Mike Fahey | With Steamworks’ new CEG technology preparing to make DRM obsolete, Stardock has unveiled their own three-letter acronym answer to digital rights management: Goo. More »
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No DRM For The Sims 3
1:40AM Mike Fahey | Rather than anger their fanbase with intrusive digital rights management technology, EA has opted to stick with tried and true Serial Code protection for The Sims 3. More »
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New Steamworks Feature ‘Makes DRM Obsolete’
2:30AM Mike Fahey | Shortly after Microsoft revealed new features for their Games for Windows Live service, Valve counters with new Steamworks features, including in-game downloadable content, robust matchmaking, and new technology they claim “makes DRM obsolete.” More »
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Creative Assembly: Fighting Piracy Is Pointless
12:40AM Mike Fahey | What’s the point of fighting PC game piracy? According to Stormrise developer Creative Assembly Australia’s communications manager Vispi Bhopti, there isn’t one. More »
Prince Of Persia PC To Be DRM-Free
7:20AM Stuart Houghton | Not content with making Prince of Persia too easy for players, Ubisoft have decided to make it too easy for pirates as well! More »
