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Wednesday, October 1, 2008 12:00 AM

What hath Spore spawned?

More DRM, rampant piracy and possibly fewer games to come?
Cyrus Farivar

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  • Wednesday, October 1, 2008 02:25 PM

    I thought it's rather easy to pirate platform games.

    Granted you need an internet connection and the ability to burn DVDs (which everyone has), but you just download the cracked game, burn it to disc, and play it on your PS or Xbox. So there a few extra steps. Big deal.

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