Another Nail in Spores Coffin: DRM that Phones Home Every 10 Days

Posted by admin on May 6, 2008 under Found on the Net | Be the First to Comment

From shacknews.com:

BioWare technical producer Derek French has said that the PC versions of both Mass Effect and Spore will make use of copy protection that will require online validation every ten days to continue working.

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Kotaku Jumping the Shark? Banning Commentors? Another Sell Out?

Posted by admin on May 2, 2008 under Found on the Net | Be the First to Comment

Kotaku is starting to smell more like gamespot each and everyday. Are they spending too much time getting limo rides from the publishers? We have commented on how they seem to be drinking the EA Kool-Aid, at least on their kid glove coverage of Spore. Wow what 15 minutes in the back of a stretch Limo with an “EA escort” will do!

Nah Kotaku you say a sellout? Plugging Slurpees and Groveling for Pizza never! Don’t bring this up in the comments, seems their latest trick is banning posters. At least the comments about Kotaku on Digg are safe!

Spore NOT playable at SCI-FI London

Posted by admin on May 1, 2008 under Found on the Net | Be the First to Comment

Oh EA! Coverage on the spaceoddityblog