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In what can only be described as a victory for consumers, Ubisoft has scrapped its controversial always-on DRM for PC games. It marks the end of a long and painful saga for the company although some observers will be disappointed that Ubisoft does not concede that aggressive DRM is an …
Read More »UPDATED: Final Fantasy VII on PC released by mistake, quickly pulled
The PC re-release of Final Fantasy VII was made available for purchase and subsequently pulled this weekend. Early reports suggested it was because of DRM woes, but MCV has been told it had been made live by mistake, hence being pulled. The game ran for $12.70 for a short period …
Read More »Ubisoft fixes uPlay DRM issue
Publisher Ubisoft claims it has resolved the loophole in its PC DRM that should prevent hackers from accessing uPlay users’ computers. The new patch can be downloaded from uPlay’s website or through the uPlay application. The fix comes in response to issues that arose yesterday, when it was reported that …
Read More »UPDATED: Ubisoft DRM loophole allows remote hackers to access PCs
A potentially very serious issue with the PC DRM employed by Ubisoft seems to have left many gamers susceptible to hackers. Rock Paper Shotgun reports that a problem with the Uplay/DRM infrastructure of a number of Ubisoft titles that allows websites to plant potentially malicious code onto the PCs of …
Read More »Epic considers always-on DRM for Fortnite
Implementation dependent on gameplay and platform, says studio producer
Read More »CD Projekt: The truth is DRM does not work
In a no-holds barred interview amidst Diablo III’s ‘always-on DRM’ storm, the developer of The Witcher 2 has blasted the use of digital rights management. Let me dispel the myth about DRM protectinganything. The truth is it does not work. It’s as simple as that,” CD Projekt CEO Marcin Iwinski …
Read More »Xbox 720 ‘to employ always-on DRM’
New report claims the next-gen system will fight piracy with constant internet requirement
Read More »Out with the old, in with the GOG
Popular games download service GOG.com has enjoyed a relaunch of sorts with its focus no longer on simply good old games”. Instead, the portal will now offer a mixture of old and new titles, though it stays true to its established principle of only selling titles without DRM. Newer means …
Read More »GDC: CD Projekt: ‘DRM does not protect your game’
Witcher 2 'cracked within two hours of release' despite using SecuROM, says Marcin Iwinski
Read More »Digital reverberations Part Two
We continue our chat with Doug Kennedy, CEO of Reverb Communications
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