Sure, more unscrupulous members of the gaming community will discover a workaround eventually, but let's just savor the moment, shall we?
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Eidos intentionally glitches Batman: Arkham Asylum pirates
by Justin McElroy 
on Sep 10th 2009 11:30AM
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Sure, more unscrupulous members of the gaming community will discover a workaround eventually, but let's just savor the moment, shall we?
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Reader Comments (82)
Posted: Sep 10th 2009 11:32AM Chris DPSN AggieCEO XBLThe Aggi said
Now that is some funny shit...lol...So he basically ratted on himself without knowing it...
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Posted: Sep 10th 2009 11:37AM StormEagle said
The best part is that the idiot posted the problem and the game hasn't even been released yet!
It's one thing to be dumb enough to pirate a game, but that right there knocks it out of the park!
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It's one thing to be dumb enough to pirate a game, but that right there knocks it out of the park!
Posted: Sep 10th 2009 12:38PM DWells55 said
He could work at a GameStop and have gotten it earlier. Also, the problem he's reporting is a SecuROM trigger. While they generally make themselves known in improperly cracked copies, it's certainly not unheard of for them to occur on legitimate copies as well.
As for "savoring the moment," give it a couple days for a proper cracked copy to surface and fix this. Meaning, in the end, it will only be those of us who actually go out and buy our games who get screwed by SecuROM.
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As for "savoring the moment," give it a couple days for a proper cracked copy to surface and fix this. Meaning, in the end, it will only be those of us who actually go out and buy our games who get screwed by SecuROM.
Posted: Sep 10th 2009 1:18PM ducttapeBigSexy said
@DWells55
I've heard the "SecuROM doesn't work!1!" argument a few too many times. Seriously, of all the people I know, I run into more issues with computers than anyone (it's a running joke between my friends and me), and I've never ran into an issue with SecuROM.
The real reason people hate SecuROM is the same reason why people hate the RIAA - it's a way they can justify piracy. Of course, no one will admit this (not even to themselves).
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I've heard the "SecuROM doesn't work!1!" argument a few too many times. Seriously, of all the people I know, I run into more issues with computers than anyone (it's a running joke between my friends and me), and I've never ran into an issue with SecuROM.
The real reason people hate SecuROM is the same reason why people hate the RIAA - it's a way they can justify piracy. Of course, no one will admit this (not even to themselves).
Posted: Sep 10th 2009 1:38PM DWells55 said
I just don't like unnecessary software bloating down my PC or causing problems when I try to play a game. Luckily i haven't had too much trouble with it in the few SecuROM games I've bought in the past, but others do have issues and I'd prefer that developers would stop using it. I don't understand why more games can't be like Unreal Tournament 3 and DRM free. I don't need the disc in to play, and all I had to do was punch in the serial and it was good to go. Even Steam, which I also buy games from, is better than SecuROM. It does have its flaws (can't sell used games, transfer licenses to another account, so on), but it's better than SecuROM.
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Posted: Sep 10th 2009 1:43PM Vidikron said
"The real reason people hate SecuROM is the same reason why people hate the RIAA "
No, it's the same reason they don't like root kits. We don't want programs we ask to be installed on our PCs to be installed. It used to be that it didn't even uninstall when the game itself was removed.
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No, it's the same reason they don't like root kits. We don't want programs we ask to be installed on our PCs to be installed. It used to be that it didn't even uninstall when the game itself was removed.
Posted: Sep 10th 2009 2:03PM Ghen said
Halflife 2 has the absolute best anti-piracy trigger. At one point in the game the AI just stops functioning for enemies. So you can continue the game, sure but there's just no one to fight.
So I downloaded a working version and played that.. But it was still very ingenious and probably made at least a few fellow pirates think twice ;)
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So I downloaded a working version and played that.. But it was still very ingenious and probably made at least a few fellow pirates think twice ;)
Posted: Sep 10th 2009 4:16PM FraGNeM said
The reason all games can't be like Unreal Tournament 3 is that UT3's main draw (online play) requires a persistent internet connection, and its copy protection uses this persistent internet connection to verify CD keys.
Not all games are primarily multiplayer-based (Batman: AA, for example), and people would complain if these offline games required persistent internet connections.
The fact remains that there isn't a clear solution for these types of games. Steam is perhaps the best approach yet, but it is a compromise for both parties (customers can't resell games, and all games are tied to a single account; Steam's basic protection can still be cracked and may not be as effective against copy-protection as alternatives like SecuROM)
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Not all games are primarily multiplayer-based (Batman: AA, for example), and people would complain if these offline games required persistent internet connections.
The fact remains that there isn't a clear solution for these types of games. Steam is perhaps the best approach yet, but it is a compromise for both parties (customers can't resell games, and all games are tied to a single account; Steam's basic protection can still be cracked and may not be as effective against copy-protection as alternatives like SecuROM)
Posted: Sep 10th 2009 5:13PM Brysonial the Bison said
haha stupid piraters. I really don't get it the games pretty dang fun if you arn't willing to spend 60 bucks to buy it or like 6 to rent it then why the heck would you want to play it?
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Posted: Sep 10th 2009 11:33AM StormEagle said
"It's not a bug in the game's code, it's a bug in your moral code."
Bat Burn!
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Bat Burn!
Posted: Sep 10th 2009 2:15PM (Unverified) said
The code is weak? No, you're weak.
Coffee is for owners.
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Coffee is for owners.
Posted: Sep 10th 2009 11:34AM (Unverified) said
Classic. I never have pirated a game and never will. Hope those people get busted.
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Posted: Sep 10th 2009 6:18PM CubeGuy said
Congradufreakinglations. Do you want a cookie?
A lot of people have pirated games or movies for a multitude of different reasons. Lots also have never done it, be it from morals or lack of tech=savvy required to do so. Informing the readers on a comment thread about how you're the Mother Teresa of intellectual property doesn't make you better than the rest of us. It makes you sound like a jerk.
It's like walking into an AA meeting and starting off with "Hi, I'm Tim. I don't drink, and you should all be ashamed of yourselves."
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A lot of people have pirated games or movies for a multitude of different reasons. Lots also have never done it, be it from morals or lack of tech=savvy required to do so. Informing the readers on a comment thread about how you're the Mother Teresa of intellectual property doesn't make you better than the rest of us. It makes you sound like a jerk.
It's like walking into an AA meeting and starting off with "Hi, I'm Tim. I don't drink, and you should all be ashamed of yourselves."
Posted: Sep 10th 2009 11:35AM (Unverified) said
"It's not a bug in the game's code, it's a bug in your moral code."
http://iplayalot.com/gifs/OhSnap.gif
Gotta wonder what your mindset is to pirate a game and then go complain about a bug on the official forums just in case something like this was happening.
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http://iplayalot.com/gifs/OhSnap.gif
Gotta wonder what your mindset is to pirate a game and then go complain about a bug on the official forums just in case something like this was happening.
Posted: Sep 10th 2009 11:36AM Haggard said
I've heard of this before, didn't GTA4 do something similar? Like the game would break and all sorts of weird shit would start going on. I guess if you accept that people are going to pirate anyway, you might as well have a little fun with them.
And I'm pretty sure that the torrent of Sims 3 that was going round that only contained less than half the game's content was intentionally leaked to give pirates an incentive to purchase the real thing.
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And I'm pretty sure that the torrent of Sims 3 that was going round that only contained less than half the game's content was intentionally leaked to give pirates an incentive to purchase the real thing.
Posted: Sep 10th 2009 11:40AM (Unverified) said
GTA 4 was broken for everyone on PC in the beginning if I remember right, pirated or not.
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Posted: Sep 10th 2009 11:42AM RKN said
When I went to India last month, I bought the PC version there for only $10, complete, legit copy I kid you not.
http://www.gamespot.com/pages/forums/show_msgs.php?topic_id=26701745&page=0
The game works just fine for me, I'm sure the patches Rockstar released fixed performance by a lot. I'd had no bugs, no crashes, I like it more than the 360 version, I love the mods and being able to aim with a mouse, headshots everytime, 60fps in a lot of places. I just wish Rockstar/MS would bring the DLC to it. : (
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http://www.gamespot.com/pages/forums/show_msgs.php?topic_id=26701745&page=0
The game works just fine for me, I'm sure the patches Rockstar released fixed performance by a lot. I'd had no bugs, no crashes, I like it more than the 360 version, I love the mods and being able to aim with a mouse, headshots everytime, 60fps in a lot of places. I just wish Rockstar/MS would bring the DLC to it. : (
Posted: Sep 10th 2009 5:43PM (Unverified) said
@tmacair: It's no where near as Broken as Bully.
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Posted: Sep 10th 2009 11:36AM (Unverified) said
Pirate copy is already available? It's not even in stores yet I thought.
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Posted: Sep 10th 2009 11:38AM StormEagle said
It comes out soon though. It only takes one person to put a pirated copy out there for the masses.
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Posted: Sep 10th 2009 1:25PM shamowfski said
It's been out for a couple of weeks. And the fix for the "glitches" has been out almost as long.
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Posted: Sep 10th 2009 5:47PM (Unverified) said
It's not exactly uncommon for a game to leak week's or even months prior to it's retail release. Guitar Hero World Tour has been surfing the pirate seas for the better part of the year now and it's not even out for PC yet.
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Posted: Sep 10th 2009 11:48AM (Unverified) said
I have never had interest in pirating a game. If the developers worked hard enough to make a great game, they deserve my money. If not, then I buy used if at all.
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Posted: Sep 10th 2009 11:56AM (Unverified) said
I think the developers should release the game about two weeks early on the pirating websites, but with massive end game errors in them. This way, most people have been seeding and torrenting the files so that it will be hard to stop it from spreading. It also completely ruins the game for the pirates.
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