BeyondUnreal
06 May 2008, 18:21
<p>Over on GameDev.net Daily, an <a href="http://www.gamedev.net/community/forums/topic.asp?topic_id=493409">exciting news article</a> popped up. Apparently, Bioware is going more draconian than <a href="view_story.php?id=10902">even 2K Games could have imagined</a> with Bioshock.</p>
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<p>"After the first activation, SecuROM requires that it re-check with the server within ten days (in case the CD Key has become public/warez'd and gets banned). Just so that the 10 day thing doesn't become abrupt, SecuROM tries its first re-check with 5 days remaining in the 10 day window. If it can't contact the server before the 10 days are up, nothing bad happens and the game still runs. After 10 days a re-check is required before the game can run."</p>
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<p>The quote comes from <a href="http://masseffect.bioware.com/forums/viewtopic.html?topic=628375&forum=125">this post</a> on the Bioware forums. Check out the fourth post. Should our next poll be "Who will be cancelling their Mass Effect pre-orders"?</p>
More... (http://www.beyondunreal.com/view_story.php?id=11778)
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<p>"After the first activation, SecuROM requires that it re-check with the server within ten days (in case the CD Key has become public/warez'd and gets banned). Just so that the 10 day thing doesn't become abrupt, SecuROM tries its first re-check with 5 days remaining in the 10 day window. If it can't contact the server before the 10 days are up, nothing bad happens and the game still runs. After 10 days a re-check is required before the game can run."</p>
</blockquote>
<p>The quote comes from <a href="http://masseffect.bioware.com/forums/viewtopic.html?topic=628375&forum=125">this post</a> on the Bioware forums. Check out the fourth post. Should our next poll be "Who will be cancelling their Mass Effect pre-orders"?</p>
More... (http://www.beyondunreal.com/view_story.php?id=11778)