Two New SecuROM Lawsuits Filed Against EA. Electronic Arts SecuROM Lawsuit. The SecuROM soap opera continues as GamePolitics.com reports that Electronic Arts was hit with not just one, but two completely new SecuROM related lawsuits.. The SecuROM soap opera...

is, of course, SecuROM, and Electronic Arts has taken huge amounts of heat for its tight DRM restrictions since the game hit store shelves. But what is troubling is that not only is SecuROM not labeled on the game’s package, there’s no clue that the security...

user first activated. The activation scheme is similar to BioShock’s requirements utilizing SecuROM, a method that many users deemed frustrating. However, BioShock did not require users to constantly validate. “SecuROM settings are for up to 3 activations,...

Spore Sells One Million Copies Amidst DRM Woes. spore DRM securom ea sued. In less than a month since its release, Spore has sold more than one million copies since shipping on September 7. Without a doubt, Spore was one of the most anticipated games of 2008,...

available for purchase, including Mirror's Edge, Command and Conquer Red Alert 3 and Dead Space. With the introduction to Steam, Spore no longer uses the highly controversial SecuROM DRM, as was adamantly stated by a moderator on the Steam forum. "If the...

editions of Mass Effect and Spore would require online validation every ten days for the games to continue working. After a massive backlash, BioWare has confirmed that that the titles will include a different version of SecuROM technology. The new version...

or they want to play it 10 years later." Will Wright couldn’t be more off the mark. While many gamers did complain about the installation limitations, the biggest issue was the installation of SecuRom without notifying the consumer. Thus, the anti-piracy...

consumers see the WGA as nothing more than an aggravation and an infringement on their privacy. The same holds true for anti-piracy software (DRM) installing on PCs such as SecuROM, SafeDisc and StarForce. Yet piracy isn’t a hobby. It’s a business and...

in the controversial song from LittleBigPlanet. While PC gamers have been dealing with drama surrounding Will Wright’s Spore and the accompanying, somewhat sneaky SecuROM DRM, PlayStation 3 owners have faced a different class of drama altogether with the...