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Growing PC games force Capcom has defended controversial DRM software SecuROM, saying that the problems that some have experienced with the anti-piracy measures are more to do with publisher’s implementation than the technology itself. I think SecuROM in some form will be a part of most of the games we …
Read More »Stardock: Our customers make the rules, not the pirates
Demigod developer Stardock has stated that the huge piracy rates suffered by its recent PC release Demigod will not result in the studio implementing copy protection DRM. If I wrote a post saying that Demigod sales were far below what we had hoped for and I said that the reason …
Read More »Fallout 3 suffers early piracy blow
Most publishers are accustomed to their titles hitting the pirate network the very moment they’re shipped out to retail, but Bethesda has suffered an early blow with news that Fallout 3 has already hit illegal file sharing networks. The game, which isn’t due out in the UK until October 31st, …
Read More »Illegal GTA IV rip appears online
The first reports of illegal rips of GTA IV appearing online on Xbox 360 have started to emerge – and the game’s presence on a number of gamertags confirms that some are already getting to grips with Liberty City. Kotaku reports that a PAL rip of the title appeared on …
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