Crytek and EA hate you
Following endless moaning about piracy levels on Crysis, it seems Crytek and EA are trying to go one better with Crysis Warhead. Crytek’s latest release comes bundled with DRM which only allows you to install the game 3 times. Once you’ve used up all your install credits you have to make a phone call to EA and ask them nicely if your allowed to install the game which you’ve already payed for.
So, congratulations go out to EA and Crytek. You’ve just given thousands of PC gamers a reason to pirate your game.
You can download the game here.
Then you’ll have to install the crack, which can be found here.
Again, this is further evidence that DRM just doesn’t work. By using this invasive software the corporations are just encouraging otherwise paying customers to illegally aquire their games.
Personally I hope this game sells badly and gets pirated to death. Hopefully EA will have a serious rethink about putting DRM on future titles.
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Fuck yeah! Nice one, Dave.
You’re right, this is going to encourage the exact opposite of what they want. Crackers have been removing CD copy protection for years and they’ll do the same thing with the shitty DRM on new games. Spore has the exact same situation: three installs and you’re out.
People who buy games will always buy games. People who pirate games will always pirate games. That’s that.
EA’s DRMinism is so stupid. Spore is already the most pirated game ever (Wikipedia said so), and they’re bundling Red Alert 3 with it now, too. Move over, Spore, because a better game is going to get pirated and cracked one million times at the end of the month.