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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. My Reponse by Karem+Lore · · Score: 5, Informative
    Epic's repsonse may be "Working on it"

    My response is http://gamecopyworld.com/

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  2. Re:HAHAHAHAHA by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    You can make a backup of ClientRegistry.blob in the Steam folder to restore Offline use of Steam:

    1. Log in to Stream, making sure that "store account details on this computer" is active
    2. Exit Steam. Do not log out, just exit
    3. Make a copy of the ClientRegistry.blob file in the Steam folder
    4. Start Steam without an Internet connection, it should ask you if you'd like offline mode
    5. If Steam decides that it doesn't want to start in offline mode anymore, copy the ClientRegistry.blob file that you have backed up back into the Steam folder

    Sort of a pain, but once it's working it's not so bad. I agree that nobody should have to do this to play the games that they bought.

  3. Re:Frist Post! ...expires by drinkypoo · · Score: 5, Informative

    I thought how strange, being as how a couple of them didn't even have a multiplayer mode. I thought, well maybe that's just for some kind of updating scheme or something, but I sure wasn't going to risk $50 to find out. So I ended up buying a USB drive, taking it to a place with high speed public internet, and just torrenting a few cracked games instead.

    I can't play my restored Steam backups because I cannot update Steam on my modem connection (it is not smart enough to resume downloads. Steam is shit) and so I have learned that Steam is not my friend. They told me I could make backups and play them without having to get them blessed. They lied. Fuck Valve, fuck Steam, and fuck Half-Life n. Anyone want to buy my fat-jewelcase HL2 disc and code?

    Any user who plans to play these games into the future does their self a great disservice if they buy anything which requires a connection at any time, whether it's just for the install or every time.

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