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Off Topic => Other Games => Topic started by: Nemesis on January 30, 2009, 02:58:00 pm

Title: Gears of War DRM snafu.
Post by: Nemesis on January 30, 2009, 02:58:00 pm

Link to full article (http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2009/01/pc-gears-of-war-drm-causes-title-to-shut-down-starting-today.ars)

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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.

"I had this problem this evening, I had to change the date and time (from PM to AM) and I am able to get in just fine," one frustrated gamer posted. "I also changed it back to the current date and time and it didn't work. Change it back to yesterday AM and it works fine... EPIC games won't be on my list anytime soon...."

A telling point.

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Those who pirated the game, as usual, continue to play with no issues.

But will the gaming companies understand it?

Title: Re: Gears of War DRM snafu.
Post by: Dash Jones on February 03, 2009, 02:09:01 am

No.  They are idiots.  I think the business's goal is to lose money or something.