Look out for the backlash on this one. The PC version of the upcoming FPS sequel Far Cry 2 will be using the same SecuROM technology as EA’s Spore, which ushered in some hefty controversy. The forum manager Bukowski113, who will likely hate his job in a little bit, posted over on the official forums [...]

The DRM on Will Wright’s Spore has led to extensive controversy, thousands of negative reviews on Amazon, and a user revolt. Now that revolt has taken the next step in the form of a lawsuit which claims EA does not disclose the SecuROM is on the game disc. This leads to the inability to uninstall [...]

Part two of the CBS Evening News with Katie Couric’s three part featured on video games, The Games Our Children Play, aired last night. In the latest segment CBS tech reporter Daniel Sieberg talks to industry icon Will Wright and discusses his latest project, Spore, as well as the interest in “god games” in general.
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The first of a three part feature on video games will be shown on the CBS Evening News with Katie Couric this evening. Entitled The Games Our Children Play, CBS technology reporter Daniel Sieberg will cover the following in the three segments:
Tonight: Gaming’s Impact on Kids - “Like it or not, 97% of teenagers play [...]

After a massive backlash from the gaming populace about Spore, Executive Producer Chris Corry has posted an update on the game’s official forums to ease concerns. Unfortunately, not may people will be eased with the response. The game will still have the SecuROM that’s causing all of the problems, still limits your installs (now to [...]

By now, one would think companies would wise up to the hatred for DRM. Yes, pirates are evil people and thieves. However, forcing your paying customers into a hole because of your fears over it. That’s what happened with Will Wright’s latest Spore and customers are, well, there are few words that would actually put [...]

EA and Maxis announced this afternoon that Spore has completed production and has officiall gone gold. A truly open world game if any ever deserved the title, Spore allows users to create their own characters, evolve them, and establish every bit of their virtual worlds as they see fit.

“We are so excited to finally get [...]

Nintendo covered all of their bases during their press conference, introducing new accessories such as the microphone called Wii Speak. The mic sits on the TV and lets everyone in the room chat with friends during Animal Crossing: City Folk sessions, the latest game in that series.
Pro Snowboarder Shaun White introduced the aptly titled White, [...]

The SecuROM DRM service has been getting quite a bit of attention lately due it’s restriction’s on how gamers access and play their titles. Today, another title was confirmed to be using the method as well as Atari announced that the PC version of Alone in the Dark will utilize the online activation service.
“This requires [...]

Despite not even having a full version of the game out yet in retail, EA’s Spore Creature Creator is hitting it off big with gamers as the company announced earlier tonight that over 250,000 creatures have already been made utilizing the free downloadable version of the service.

“The response to the Spore Creature Creator has been [...]