Comments on: Ken Levine Received Some Nasty Threats Over BioShock’s DRM

By: UncleBoogie

UncleBoogie — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 19:13:15 +0000

I bought Spore, didn’t install the EA download manager, copied the crack over. VOILA! Game works just fine. I can use online etc… I’ve got it on four systems.

Activations used: NONE.

By: Handisnacks

Handisnacks — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 15:58:22 +0000

Remember when you paid for something you actually got 100% of the product? Those were great times.

By: Vengeance09

Vengeance09 — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 22:07:45 +0000

You’d think companies would eventually learn that this sort of draconian DRM is easily avoided by pirates and thus it’s not effective. Literally -all- you are doing is hurt your sales.

By: Who_Flung_Poo?

Who_Flung_Poo? — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 19:49:09 +0000

But it NEVER works. EVER. The only people DRM’s affect are the people who legally purchase the game rather than download it.

By: Serio

Serio — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 19:47:52 +0000

Hah, this is the same thing EA did to Spore!

By: FredGSanford

FredGSanford — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 19:47:43 +0000

The problem is they only hurt the people who bought the game with DRM and not the pirates.

Just as well the revoke tool was only after a period of time of which was too late for most people who already lost all 3 activations.

Now they at least did the right thing by removing it but that’s a year later…

By: hekynn

hekynn — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 19:09:25 +0000

Hey their trying to protect their stuff they made from pirates. I always uninstall a game that I have beaten and await for a new one to play