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relmstein.blogspot.com - 9/16/2008

Spore's DRM backlash branches out

— relmstein.blogspot.com — I was surprised to see that the backlash against Spore's DRM has spread from Amazon.com to other... review sites. Even the famous Metacritic.com is being affected as the user review for the game has gone down to a 5.1 out of 10. Most of the comments ... (more) Spore's DRM backlash branches out

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Spore's DRM backlash branches out
The Many Relms of Relmstein — ... I already noticed that the Washington Post picked up the story on Sunday and highlighted some of the key problems with the DRM scheme. Other news sites have followed and found interesting things like the game not allowing multiple Sporepedia accounts on the same computer. This wouldn't be so bad except that the manual specificaly mentions that you can have multiple accounts so families could keep their creatures separate. What's worse is that common bit-torrent tracking sites have reported that the hacked version of Spore is fast approaching the ...

Windmills Do Not Work That Way
Gamers With Jobs — ... tried to sell their draconian DRM as a positive for consumers, then they promptly went out of business. There's a reason EA has been less than forthcoming about all this. People notice these things when they're explained in a way they can understand. Get people to take notice. The Amazon ratings protest is a wonderful way to draw attention to the problem. When you get the Washington Post writing articles about how Spore's DRM “hurts more than it helps”, you know you have EA's attention. Contrary to popular internet belief, these companies do like to make money. If they can ...