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Darkdata
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Posted on 01-30-09 11:39:38 PM (last edited by Darkdata at 01-30-09 08:40 PM) Link | Quote
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Gamers who tried to play Gears of War on the PC Thursday ran into a slight snag: it seems that the digital certificate that allows the game to run expired on January 28, 2009. Basically that means if you keep your PC's clock up to date, you can no longer play the game. The official Epic forum is ablaze with complaints about this issue, as the still-kicking community becomes enraged.


Gotta love DRM right? It is really stopping those pirates...

Wait, what? This not not happen on the pirated version?

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Posted on 01-31-09 03:53:08 AM Link | Quote



Someone in the comments set their clock to 1950, which he shouldn't have to do.

As always, DRM, extreme copyright protection, et al, are all bullshit in this day and age.

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Posted on 02-01-09 07:04:49 PM Link | Quote
I honestly love it when things like this fuck up. Who knows, maybe it'll convince them to move to something that isn't as draconian.

(Plus, guess whose games didn't break! oh oops piracy)

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