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DRM Shuts Down PC Version of Gears of War

Posted by Soulskill on from the you-know-what-really-grinds-my-gears dept.

carlmenezes writes "It seems that the DRM on the PC version of Gears of War came with a built-in shut-off date; the digital certificate for the game was only good until January 28, 2009. Now, the game fails to work unless you adjust your system's clock. What is Epic's response? 'We're working on it.'"

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  1. Re:Idiotic Design by DJ_Maiko · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Valid source as in some Windows server (after all, GoW is an xbox-only game) or something on XBox Live? That is a fail-fail proposition.

    If only they could blame that on the red ring of death, as well. ;)

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  2. Re:HAHAHAHAHA by mgblst · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Or you could hook up your satellite dish, or you could ask your jeannie to fix it, or a million other stupid ideas.

  3. Re:HAHAHAHAHA by Anzya · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Or you could bitch and moan about it on /. and do nothing...

    This was a method that took me no more than 5 min to hook up first time I needed it and less than that the other times. Hardly a bad solution for the times when you due to work or leisure just have to get online for a few minutes.

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