You may have seen me mocking and ranting about Ubisoft’s DRM that they’ve included in Assassin’s Creed 2. Now consumers who haven’t been paying much attention to gaming news sites such as this are beginning to pay for the unneeded severity of Ubisoft’s rights management software. Following this thread on the Ubisoft website about the issue shows that this issue started many hours ago and is currently ongoing. This is... Read→
A few weeks ago, we talked about Ubisoft’s new DRM and how insanely ridiculous it was. I also mentioned something about… *Rubs chin* What was it? Oh yeah. If pirates want something for free, THEY WILL GET IT. This DRM hurts nobody but the paying consumer. And now that statement has been proven. Assassin’s Creed 2, bearing the new over-the-top DRM from Ubisoft, has been cracked and uploaded to warez sites, torrent sites, and newsgroups... Read→
Digital Rights Management (herein DRM) has been taken to greater, more ridiculous heights as of late, and Ubisoft’s announcement about the DRM in place for Assassin’s Creed 2 just ups the ante. DRM is put in place to deter piracy across many different types of media. Does it work? Of course not! If pirates want something for free, they will get it. Simple as that. All DRM does is hurt the people paying for the media. That means that the... Read→
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