Topic: Game News Dump (Read 282030 times)

Bongo Bill · « **Reply #1040 on:** December 19, 2008, 03:09:48 PM »

Does EA leave the copy protection in their Steam releases? Take 2 were that stupid when they released Bioshock on Steam, which is a big reason why I feel good about sticking with the console version. But that shit needs to stop.

François · « **Reply #1041 on:** December 19, 2008, 03:12:40 PM »

Quote from: Bal on December 19, 2008, 02:43:01 PM

Valve's grip on the heart of PC gaming said to have visibly tightened.

I...

I don't mind.

In other Steam news (ALL HAIL OUR OUR GASEOUS OVERLORDS), Aquaria is 16$ until the end of the year. Is that game still good in retrospect? I played the demo a bit, but it was like 30 bucks back then and I didn't bother.

Dooly · « **Reply #1042 on:** December 19, 2008, 03:13:18 PM »

Quote from: Crysis and Crysis Warhead pages

3rd-party DRM: SecuROM™ 5 machine activation limit

One step forward, at least one step back.

Misha · « **Reply #1043 on:** December 19, 2008, 03:18:45 PM »

aquaria is still good. I have played through it twice and enjoyed it both times

Kayma · « **Reply #1044 on:** December 19, 2008, 03:20:15 PM »

$16, you say? I might be jumping on Aquaria quite soon.

The Artist Formerly Known As Yoji · « **Reply #1045 on:** December 19, 2008, 03:30:49 PM »

I'd go for it. It sounds like they will be releasing it with some new artwork or something, too. ~~And giving them money will hopefully fund the sequel they better fucking come out with.~~

Wait... I think I just thought of something to get a friend for Christmas.

Disposable Ninja · « **Reply #1046 on:** December 19, 2008, 04:01:22 PM »

I was kind of hoping to see it on XBox Live at some point.

Somehow achievements make games taste better.

François · « **Reply #1047 on:** December 19, 2008, 04:29:25 PM »

Quote from: Disposable Ninja on December 19, 2008, 04:01:22 PM

Somehow achievements make games taste better.

Quote from: http://store.steampowered.com/app/24420/

-Unlock all the Steam Achievements

Saturn · « **Reply #1048 on:** December 19, 2008, 04:40:03 PM »

BUT THOSE ACHIEVEMENTS DONT GIVE YOU POINTS

Bongo Bill · « **Reply #1049 on:** December 19, 2008, 04:53:11 PM »

Quote from: Dooly on December 19, 2008, 03:13:18 PM

Quote from: Crysis and Crysis Warhead pages
3rd-party DRM: SecuROM™ 5 machine activation limit

One step forward, at least one step back.

Then the boycott continues.

Edit: WAITAMINUTE, the other EA games' pages don't have those notifications. Furthermore, digging around their respective forums yields evidence suggesting they are clean.

Could it be?

Romosome · « **Reply #1050 on:** December 20, 2008, 01:41:35 PM »

I've read multiple sources saying that EA titles on Steam do not have 3rd party DRM.

There was even a post on the official Steam forums saying "Steam itself is the only form of DRM on these titles".

(and honestly, I think systems like Steam are how DRM SHOULD be. This is great and proves it's one of the few methods that works, and is not awful, and works because it is not awful.)

TA · « **Reply #1051 on:** December 20, 2008, 03:35:11 PM »

Except for the parts where it is awful. Like how it's awful. The only thing Valve has on EA is that the mandatory software they require you to install to verify your purchases and activate them online doesn't interfere with core processes.

Dooly · « **Reply #1052 on:** December 20, 2008, 04:06:19 PM »

Quote from: Romosome on December 20, 2008, 01:41:35 PM

I've read multiple sources saying that EA titles on Steam do not have 3rd party DRM.

It says right on the games' Steam pages that Crysis and Crysis Warhead both come packed with SecuROM.

Brentai · « **Reply #1053 on:** December 20, 2008, 04:08:26 PM »

So EA is lying... one way or another.

Well, at least they're covering their status quo.

Romosome · « **Reply #1054 on:** December 20, 2008, 06:01:13 PM »

This is less lying and more nobody gives a shit about updating detail/info pages.

Or Crysis is the sole exception for whatever reasons.

Bongo Bill · « **Reply #1055 on:** December 20, 2008, 11:14:06 PM »

EA didn't develop Crysis, they just published it; I believe in that case, it fell to the developer to prepare a Steam version, and they didn't.

Smiler · « **Reply #1056 on:** December 21, 2008, 07:57:34 AM »

Crysis was on steam with DRM way before EA decided they wanted to put all of their games on steam, which is why they're saying that their stuff is DRM free, but Crysis still has it. They're too lazy to go back and get Valve to fix it for them, or they just don't care.

Ted Belmont · « **Reply #1057 on:** January 05, 2009, 12:19:14 PM »

CRAB BATTLE

Brentai · « **Reply #1058 on:** January 05, 2009, 01:52:11 PM »

It broke... it broke my cannon!

Alex · « **Reply #1059 on:** January 05, 2009, 03:06:55 PM »

Inafune to public: ~~Dragon Quarter kills franchise~~ Breath of Fire joins Megaman Legends in game limbo.

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