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Ubisoft-DRM cracked

Ubisoft's always-on digital rights management solution has apparently been circumvented by hackers. The hack itself removes the DRM entirely and is being claimed by a consortium known as Skid Row. It requires users to download and install a modified version of the game's executable file to their computers.

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Jamie Foxx5905d ago

And how they literally try to control the consumer,we buy the game we should be able to do what the hell we want with it.

ColdFire5905d ago

Yes the DRM was the most successful at stopping pirate so far. But it still failed, and has caused more lost sales and outrage than any other DRM.

BubbleSystemSuck5905d ago (Edited 5905d ago )

User:Im so bored in this fu&%ng forest... lets Plays Assasins Creed 2 on my notebook... What the fç54ck?
DRM: Do you have internet?
User: im in a f&%%$king FOREST! I WANT PLAY!
DRM: F%&%CK You

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User: mmm i forget to pay my internet suscriptio.. what can i do? Play Assasins Creed 2!
DRM: NO YOU DONT. NO INTERNET, NO GAME. GET THA F%$& OFF!

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User: oh.. no electricity. what can i do? Play Assasins Creed 2 on my Notebook!
DRM: NO YOU DONT.NO ELECTRICITY. NO ROUTER. NO INTERNET, NO GAME. GET THA F%$& OFF!

ProjectVulcan5905d ago

Silly ubisoft :-) the higher profile the DRM and better publicised, the juicier the target appears for hackers. It was inevitable that something this intrusive was going to attract, shall we say, extra special attention from the hackers

Yi-Long5905d ago

DRM just pisses many MANY people off, so it just means they won't buy the game, even if they did intend to buy it.

DRM causes lost sales. And rightly so. I'll never ever buy a game that has DRM-restrictions.

FragGen5905d ago

Reminder: These are the same douchebags who want to stop including hard copies of documentation with software you paid $60 for under the guise of "it's green".

coldfoot5905d ago

If you're concerned about piracy, just don't bother releasing the game on PC. PS3 is the only 100% piracy proof platform for offline single player games.

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cpuchess5905d ago

As my computer science professor once said "No matter how high you build the fence it's always possible to build a ladder to go over it."

Myst5905d ago

Honestly that is a good quote right there lol. Bubbles and agree for that one.

BubbleSystemSuck5905d ago

I can not imagine the height of the ladder to go over the PS3 fence

Gran Touring5905d ago

Can't say we didn't know this was coming.

SKUD5905d ago

Nothing new to see here.

HammockGames5905d ago

...then it's a resounding "HELL YES!".

This was the most poorly conceived DRM scheme yet.

It needs to die a very public and embarrassing death so that we don't see the likes of it again.

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Microsoft Gaming Revenue Drops 7% Year-on-Year, Content and Services Down 5%, Xbox Hardware Down 33%

Microsoft announced its financial results for Q3 of fiscal year 2026, including an update on its gaming Xbox business and more.

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Jin_Sakai54d ago (Edited 54d ago )

Not looking good. Hopefully Asha Sharma is able to turn Phil’s disaster around.

dveio54d ago

To me it's still quite remarkable how they can cash-in 5.3bn in revenue in a single quarter, since their hardware is basically dead.

Jingsing54d ago

The stock mark is what makes Microsoft remarkable, They have convinced every institutional and retail investor to just keep piling money into them. Like many big tech giants they are just a big growing pyramid scheme. As long as people keep dropping money into ETF's that cover the market Microsoft will always be liquid. At the same time it is completely stifling innovation and competition. People need to start being more discreet in how they invest their money as it's killing the system.

Tanktopmaster9254d ago

Once they re-evaluate exclusive all will be fine….

S2Killinit54d ago

Riiiiight because people will just flock back to them for one or two games per year.

Jingsing54d ago

15+ years of bad performance is what they call irreparable in business. It is time for them to sell off the assets and get out of entertainment.

Tanktopmaster9253d ago

These declines are on the back of extra revenue received from releasing games like Forza horizon 5 on PlayStation. So I’m being sarcastic here when I said they should go back to exclusives. Killing off a revenue stream from Ps5 sales will only make things worse

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Report: Injustice 3 in Development at NetherRealm Studios

Thanks to the slip-up of an artist working on the title, we now have more evidence that a new Injustice game is in the works.

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Spiders Studio, Developers of GreedFall: The Dying World, Announce Liquidation of the Company

Spiders: "We're going to cut straight to the chase so you're not left wondering: After a long period without clear answers, we have received confirmation that Spiders is being liquidated.

What does it mean? This means the company as a whole no longer exists. We'll cease our functions immediately. The planned DLC will release via Nacon, and then-- well, that's it.

We're sorry that it's come to this and would like to thank each and every one of you for your support over the years.

If you have any questions or run into issues with your games, please contact Nacon directly as we'll no longer be able to reply."