Posts Tagged DRM
Why EA’s DRM “backpedal” rings so hollow
EA labels president Frank Gibeau has grabbed some eye-catching headlines with his recent statement to GamesIndustry that Digital Rights Management (DRM) is “a [...]
Ubisoft’s “always on” DRM policy has been over since June 2011
Ubisoft’s much-loathed “always on” DRM, a system that had plagued PC versions of games like Assassin’s Creed 2, has not been official policy [...]
Final Fantasy VII PC release pulled thanks to misfiring DRM
Square’s PC re-release of Final Fantasy VII, a project that seems to exist purely for the pun potential surrounding the new ‘Cloud saves’ [...]
Ubisoft acknowledges major Uplay security flaw
A flaw in Ubisoft’s ‘Uplay’ software, the overlay which doubles as a social area and DRM system for the majority of Ubisoft’s recent [...]
Steam Summer Sale breaks Ubisoft’s DRM
Steam’s ongoing Summer Sale has broken Ubisoft’s PC DRM system. The publisher’s DRM (through the implementation of Uplay) requires that players be online [...]
German consumer association takes action over Diablo 3
The German consumer association, the vzbv, has today cautioned Blizzard over Diablo 3′s packaging description highlighting antitrust violations. The German authorities are just the [...]
