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User privacy may be invaded as Microsoft patent suggests 'snooping tech' in motion sensor
Read More »UPDATED: The extent of Kinect 2’s visual DRM is beginning to emerge
Kinect 2 will be able to employ certain DRM measures depending on what it observes in the living room. That’s the conclusion suggested by a patent filed by Microsoft, and corroborated by sources talking to MCV in the weeks leading up to this week’s Xbox One reveal. ExtremeTech reports that …
Read More »Kinect will be listening to you
The in-built microphone in the new version of Kinect shipping with Xbox One will always be listening to you. That includes when the machine is turned. If this wasn’t the case then users would not be able to turn on their machines via voice. "The Kinect has a variety of …
Read More »Confusion surrounds built-in Xbox One DRM
Still no clear answer to what level of resale protection Microsoft's new console will have
Read More »Microsoft confirms Xbox One won’t be ‘always-on’
Don Mattrick says console will not require permanent internet connection to play games
Read More »No DRM in The Witcher 3: CD Projekt RED
DRM is one of mostly hotly debated topics in our industry today, but CD Projekt RED is sticking to its guns and maintaining its anti-DRM stance. The Polish developer has announced that, like its predecessors, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt will also be DRM-free. We are trying to get rid …
Read More »The Witcher 3 clefts DRM in twain
Upcoming RPG epic The Witcher 3 will be free of the shackles of DRM on PC. The news will be applauded by the gaming community, which has become vocally tired of draconian security measures that more often than not result in the official product being more prohibitive to users than …
Read More »OPINION: The negative trends that defined this generation
As we approach the next console generation, one of the major players has attempted to design its next-gen console to be more developer and consumer-friendly. How the PlayStation 4 eventually turns out remains to be seen, and we still don’t know much about Microsoft’s next-gen plans, although rumours have been …
Read More »EA: DRM is a dead-end strategy, was never discussed in SimCity meetings
The always-on internet requirement of Maxis’ SimCity was never designed as a DRM measure, EA Labels president Frank Gibeau has claimed. "DRM is a failed dead-end strategy; it’s not a viable strategy for the gaming business,” the exec told GamesIndustry. So what we tried to do creatively is build an …
Read More »Bungie not phased by SimCity woes
'Not our first rodeo' says studio of online-only shooter Destiny
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