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EA Allows 3 "Activations" Of Mass Effect And That's It? Period?

Reader jk writes in to let us know that EA's sci-fi epic Mass Effect is still having DRM issues on the PC platform. This time, instead of requiring gamers to maintain an internet connection and activate their game every few weeks, paying customers (allegedly) get three "activations" of the game and that's it. Uninstalling the game doesn't "give back" an activation. More »

5:47 PM on Mon Jun 16 2008
By Meg Marco
13,921 views, 97 comments

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Mass Effect DRM Causing Backlash Among PC Gamers

If you'd like to play the PC version of Bioware/EA's hit XBOX 360 title "Mass Effect," you'd better have an internet connection. Why? Because in order to remain "activated" the game will need to reauthorize itself via the internet every 10 days. Go 11 days without checking in and your game won't work until you do. Some gamers are saying that this requirement makes them feel like criminals, and doesn't make a lot of sense for a game that otherwise doesn't require an internet connection. More »

11:20 PM on Wed May 7 2008
By Meg Marco
8,253 views, 183 comments

Latest by n/a: @ShirtGuyDom This is the First time I have ever posted on a forum. I feel compelled to completely support ShirtGuyDom position on everything in this thread. His original comments about DRM were completely coherent, and from the standpoint of his more »

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14 Year-Old Boy Buys "Madden '07"; Gets Porn

Seriously what is up with people putting porn in boxes and returning them to the store? A 14 year-old kid in Utah bought Madden '07, opened it up and found porn. EA has apologized and both they and Circuit City are looking into how porn got into the Madden game. More »

2:38 PM on Fri Jan 5 2007
By Meg Marco
4,416 views, 19 comments

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Morning Deals Round Up

Not only are we off to a late start this morning, but qksrv.net, which many deals sites use to handle affiliate links, is down, making the pickings especially slim today. More »

8:59 AM on Tue Jan 24 2006
By consumerist.com
12 views, Comment