Destructoid has a report on plans for copy protection in
Bulletstorm, along with a follow up on the DRM in People Can Fly's upcoming first-person shooter. They note that the
Electronic Arts Online Disclosures for PC Games Page indicates the digitally distributed version of the game requires a persistent internet connection, but follow that up with People Can Fly denying this in
a tweet, seeming to blame the internet, rather than EA for the confusion (
later backing off), saying: "F**king Internets... No, Bulletstorm PC does not require any constant connection, only for install and for online play (duh!)." True to that, clicking through to the
EULA itself (
Adobe Acrobat-format), we see it contains word on the game's Zero Day Piracy Protection (ZDPP) and Server Side Authentication (SSA), saying: "ZDPP requires a one-time access to the Internet. It may prompt users to enter their serial code (enclosed with purchase) in order to install their game. If the code is invalid, or entered before the product’s release date, the installed executable files will remain encrypted and unusable. SSA requires a one-time access to the Internet in order to authenticate your serial code. Please keep your serial code. You may need it to access online features and/or if you seek to install your game on more than one machine." The EULA also confirms
the game will use the unpopular Games for Windows LIVE. According to the EULA the game will require: "A Windows Live ID and Account, installation of the Games for Windows Live software, acceptance of the Games for Windows LIVE Terms of Use."
The
Doomworld Forums offer a changelog and downloads of version 2.0a of
Doom64 EX, calling this a "Feedback Build" of this DOOM II modification. A post in the
Steam Users' Forums points to a previous such project called
Doom 64 Absolution explaining these efforts at reproducing a PC edition of N64 game Doom 64: "The Absolution was a TC where the author tried to recreate all the levels. It's mostly accurate. The man however is a Doom 64 nut, and has gone on to create an engine that literally uses a Doom 64 N64 rom to generate a wad, and with that you can play the game in near perfect accuracy." Thanks
Ant.
Here's Valve's report on the ten bestselling games on
Steam for the week:
- Magicka
- Monday Night Combat
- DC Universe Online
- The Sims 3 Ultimate Bundle
- Breach
- Battlefield: Bad Company 2
- Penny Arcade Adventures: Precipice of Darkness Combo Pack
- Dead Space
- Dragon Age II
- Counter-Strike: Source
Last year took a little getting used to, but this year I am completely in the swing of things in not watching the Pro Bowl the week before the Super Bowl. It occurs to me that I could also honor tradition by TiVoing it, so I can then not watch it the week after the Super Bowl too.
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