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Ubisoft’s Uber DRM Cracked Within a Day

Thursday, March 4th, 2010

Last month the gaming giant Ubisoft announced their new über-DRM which requires customers to be continuously online in order to play purchased games. Of course, this DRM was circumvented in a few hours and while downplaying this blunder, Ubisoft fails to see that they’ve only increased piracy.

Game Developers Skeptical About Ubisoft’s New DRM

Saturday, February 6th, 2010

Last week the gaming giant Ubisoft announced their latest DRM invention. In order to play purchased games customers have to be connected to the Internet at all times. Game developers are skeptical of this new anti-piracy solution, but could it actually be a step in the right direction?